Hi, I'm new here!
For sale is my Manne Malibu, custom made for display at the 2010 Musik Messe. I am the original owner. The bass weighs ca. [b]3.5kg [/b]and is in excellent condition. The only thing worthy of mention is wear from slapping where the pickguard would normally be located. Condition is probably 9 out of 10.
It is truly a one-of-a-kind instrument. The body is black korina, which was lit on fire and finished with what the luthier calls a 'dirty finish'. It has cool 3D-like effects that can't be properly captured by my camera.
It is passive, and offers an extremely versatile sound palette. Each pickup is splittable to Serial, Parallel and Single-coil. It has an extremely thin phelonic fingerboard that sounds more like maple than graphite. The neck is maple with ash laminates and it has a two way truss rod. It comes with a heavy-duty gigbag (also in excellent condition).
I'm selling it for [b]1100 €[/b] (GBP equivalent) to fund another project. The price is non-negotiable, and [b]sale is preferred[/b]. Buyer pays actual (insured) shipping costs. I have a carton and packing materials. The bass is located near Stuttgart, Germany if local pickup is preferred.
Here are the specs from the manufacturer:
Malibu 4 Bass Fire Burst Black Korina
* Body: Fire Burst Black Korina
* Neck: Threaded, striped maple, beech multi-
* Fretboard: Resin F, very stable, no Deadnotes
* Pickups: 2 MANNE J-Blade, the three-way split: serial / parallel / Splitcoil
* Bridge: TC Classic
* Tuners: MANNE Bass tuners
* Hardware: chrome
* Finish: hand rubbed Fire Burst
* Incl MANNE Gig Bag
* Handmade in Italy
- 24 (6110 Dunlop) jumbo frets.
- 864mm. bass scale (34").
- 400mm fretboard radius (15,75").
- Thin “F resin” fretboard to give a precise attack without dead notes.
- Double way working truss-rod steel bar, allows favorite neck relief adjustment.
- Hardened multi laminated neck, made up with 0,8mm. thick wood plies. Ash sides on fretted basses , Maple sides on acoustibass or fretless.
- Asymmetrical (helicoidal) neck shape for comfortable playing .
- Satin finish on body and satin finish on the neck or hi-gloss finish for the specified models.
- Nickel plated Steel wound MANNE strings.
- Tilted back headstock, one piece with the neck.
- MANNE pickups.
[i]This is a private sale of a used instrument. There is no guarantee, refund or return. [/i]