margusalviste

Thanks! The old ones are rare and exeptional basses, that's true. But then again all my collection of basses is exeptional and there's almost no room for all of then. Sadly!
This one has Noll preamp. It sounds awesome even compared to my high dollar basses and vintage Fenders I had. There are no shortcuts in that particular design.

My new band calls for that old PBass sound and I've already got too many jazz basses - so it's finally time to let some basses go... Which is a difficult task as I have kept only THE VERY BEST INSTRUMENTS I've tried.

So for sale is one of my best basses ever - the '93 SKC Bogart Blackstone headless 4-string!
It's all composite but it sounds surprisingly big and woody, nothing like Status or other graphite neck basses, very close to my former 69 jazz btw. More growly and bites more though. Snappy highs of course, so it's a slap machine too! Super easy to play!
This particular bass has the highly praised Bartolini 9W4J pickups that sound much better than the new ones.

(Wow, I might buy it myself!!!)

So the bass will be sent out from Tallinn, Estonia, EU. The shipping cost to EU is included in the price!

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Price or Trade Value : £1600[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I decided to sell my Wood&Tronics (W&T) Ergon [/font][/color][color=red][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Alvistar[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] 5-string Signature bass as my new band calls for PBass.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Scale: 34"[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neck: Flame Maple/Maple laminate (neck-through)[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Body wings: Swamp Ash[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Finish: Sonic Blue[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pickups: Bartolini 9J1[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Preamp: Mike Pope Flex Core 4-band [/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bridge: Golden Hipshot A-Style[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Tuners: Gotoh GB11[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]String width at the bridge: 19mm[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The condition is like new. The back of the neck has been reshaped to get better playability in upper positions.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bass has tremendous lows and it cuts through extremely well! [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Comes with the W&T gigbag.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The original price is appr 3500 EUR. Now for more than half the price.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bass is in Tallinn Estonia. Happy to send it to any place.[/font][/color]

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1476610922' post='3155553']


There you go, that's quite emphatic!
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Of course, I was looking for a mate for my 82-83 JV Squier PBass that looks exactly the same!

I'll buy it!

Fantastic! Where can I get more of it?

Hey folks, here's a first single from my coming album called "The Present" (performed by The Alvistar Funk Association). I wrote the song in 1987 but we rerecorded it in 2014-2015. Me on 72 Fender Jazz bass, the great Ari Hoenig (US) on drums, fantastic vocal artist Inga Kaare on vocals.
https://soundcloud.com/alvistarfunkassociation/the-present

Here's also a video:
http://etv2.err.ee/v/kultuur/eesti_top_7/videod/bd424834-9f29-4166-ae04-a6ac507565e1/2---alvistar-funk-association-the-present

Please enjoy and feel free to add your comments here or in Soundcloud! More to come soon!

Mmm, my dream bass!

No GAS! (probably sick or something?)

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1473924657' post='3134092']
The ones I won on ebay appear to be Model J DP123's if that's any help?

[url="https://www.gak.co.uk/en/dimarzio-dp123-model-j-black/97011?gclid=CMGwkOnskM8CFTIo0wodG30L7Q"]https://www.gak.co.u...CFTIo0wodG30L7Q[/url]

looks like I got them at a decent price if they are +£100 new.
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Aa, these are warmer but perhaps do not have those snappy highs. But the price you paid is very good!

I tried Ultra Jazz 4 and 5. Also used Model J before that. While they sounded ok, Ultra Jazz being a bit too dry and narrow sounding, the other pickups sounded more open and full spectrum. Model J had great bottom to be true and Ultra Jazz works nicely with a good preamp.

Depends on your taste, of course! I personally tried Dimarzios vs Fender Custom Shop vs SD Antiquity II vs Lollar and sold Dimarzios. The other pickups found places on my different jazz basses.

Try Lollars! These are the perfect match with your wood combo. Tested!

My Bogart has actually very wooden tone. Very close to my former 62 Jazz bass, while cutting more through.

Grab this bass! These basses are awesome! I have one too and I love it! Mine has the old 9W4J pickups that are far superior than the new ones.

Not anymore!

It actually turns into never ending story. At least it turned in my case. I started exactly like you, now I have appr 40-50 microphones, 40 channels of high dollar preamps, 50K worth plugins etc etc Not to mention a bunch of DIs, amps, cabs, cans etc etc. And I am still looking for the right sound.

SOLD

Sold locally!

Now with the better mix: https://soundcloud.com/margusalviste/the-gate-by-the-alvistar-funk

[quote name='Jerrylejer' timestamp='1411679331' post='2561924']
Unbelievable it's still here !! Such a nice piece of work ... If I sell mine I'll send a pm mate ! Jer
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Thanks!

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Hi, here's a recent piece from my band The Alvistar Funk Association. The song is called the Gate. It was played using 79 PBass through the Millennia TD-1 preamp. Enjoy!
[url="https://soundcloud.com/margusalviste/the-gate"]https://soundcloud.com/margusalviste/the-gate-by-the-alvistar-funk[/url]

Bump!