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Warwick Thumb 5 BO (2009 Germany)
Natural oil, MEC active J/J, fretted wenge board,

ovangkol body & neck. Warwick bridge and tuners.

Weight 4100grams.

Comes with hard case and candy.

Sounds like two fat jazz basses!

Fender Jazz Bass 4 bolt maple neck (1973A). Quite a succesfull design... 😉

Black binding/blocks. Very old black over walnut finish (probably factory refin as they did in

those days to comply with custom orders) white 3ply pick guard.

Stackpole potmeters (1973), Fender pickups (1972). This bass has been refretted and a brass nut (a trendy

repkacement in the late seventies/early eighties) is restored with a bone one. The bass plays perfectly with

action as low as you wanna go. Pickup output is very powerfull. This beautiful thing really is as good as an

early seventies Jazz Bass is gonna get and most certainly it won’t lose value either.

A nice weight of 4000 grams/8.8LBS of groovy funky jazzy coolness. Looots of Geddy Lee , Chris Squire,

Larry Graham and Marcus Miller vibes.

Comes with (later) Fender case

Pedulla U.S.A. Pentabuzz.

Flame maple AA, charcoal grey.
Excellent condition.

Year of Manufacture: 2006
•Serial #: 9203
•Body Wings: AA Flame Maple, Charcoal
•Neck: Capillary (neck-through), 3 piece maple laminate
•Scale Length: 34"
•Fingerboard: Ebony, fretless with 24 inlaid fretlines and gloss polyester finish
•Inlay: Mother of Pearl, 5mm dots
•Nut: Bone
•Width at Nut: 1-15/16" (49.21 mm)
•Truss Rod: Single rod, double-acting adjustable with 2 stiffening bars
•Weight: 9.5 pounds
•Hardware Color: Gold
•Bridge: ABM 3-way adjustable machined brass with roller saddles
•Bridge spacing: 19 mm
•Machine Heads: M.V. Pedulla/Gotoh
•Pickups: Bartolini, offset P's at neck, single J at bridge
•Electronics: Active, Bartolini
•Controls: volume, pan, bass boost/cut, treble boost/cut, mid boost/cut (toggle)
•Control Knobs: Anodized aluminum (black with marker)
•Finish: Gloss polyester
•Pedulla Kit (truss rod, bridge wrench) is included

This must be the pinnacle of the fretless world. What a bass. Everything feels right and it sings like Pavarotti on steroids

Japanese Sadowsky 5 string in very good condition with all the 70’s DNA a five string Jazz Bass could possibly have.

Ash body, maple neck/board, bound neck, block inlays. Pickups in 70’s position providing for more clear and tight sound options.

Bass is fitted with new Sadowsky single coils and new pre amp with VTC. I can reïnstall the original Sadowsky humfree pickups

and pre amp (with no VTC) if desired.

Frets are like new and provide for action as low as you like. This is quite an early UV70  which means the neck is not reïnforced

with graphite strips as the woods were still top quality. Maybe I am delusional but in my hands I feel a more organic bass that

sounds more like wood than the later ones. Not better, but different. Comes with the well known Sadowsky rectangular semi hard case. 

These are arguably the best '70's Jazz fivers around they are relatively rare (not sure, maybe hundreds or less exist) and they

are not being produced anymore. On par with the NYC quality, not with any MIG and MIC I played. Offers considered.

Sadowsky Metro Japan Hybrid PJ5 ash/maple (2004).

Black hardware as seen on NYC’s. 4100 grams of groovy

gravy gravity making sushi of any PJ in the wild west.

Comes with original semi hard (or is it semi soft? 😉) Sadowsky rectangular case.

Sadowsky NYC Original P (2005)
Alder body, maple neck, BR RW board
20 fets, 9" radius, 1 1/2" Nut width (J), 
'59 burst, Vintage neck tint 
Hardware chrome
Weight 3,74kgs

Unique Sadowsky NYC. The only one I have ever seen. Action, weight, balance and entire playability is best of the best.

Sound is deep like a Precision bass with clarity rather than that quacking Precision sound. Very smooth and well blending.

Comes with original Sadowsky rectangular semi hard case.

The late Rick Turner created a lot of magic in the world of music. The first PA system ever for a band called Rare Earth. The first Alembics. And this Renaissance is one of the later evidences of his brilliance. This thing can sound as bassguitar, acoustic bassguitar and upright'ish: all the oomph, grind and mwaaaah you ever need at 2400 grams only. Bass is new and one of the last ones new built by the master himself.

pics?

42 minutes ago, andybassdoyle said:

Classic!

Actually it is a Basic (quite an understatement for such an exorbitant instrument) but a classic nevertheless!

Ash body

Maple neck/board with black inlays
Graphite reinforcement bars inside the neck
Compound radius fingerboard
Neck width at nut 47,5 mm
String spacing at the bridge +/-18 mm
Scale 34"

Fender noiseless pickups (4th gen.)
Threeband EQ (18v) with passive tone control

Fender bridge with through body stringing (maximum sustain) or traditional top load (more attack)

Easy access dual way truss rod adjusting with spoke wheel at the base of the neck (like Sadowsky) 

Including Fender OHSC and certificate.

The bass is in very good, almost new, condition. No issues. Elites are arguably some of the best basses ever built by Fender.

Sculptured offset longhorn solid walnut body 
5 piece Eastern neck through maple neck, purple heart stringers
Fingerboard Pau Ferro
Double truss rod

24 jumbo frets
Scale 34”
4800 grams
Neck width 2” at the nut, 3 1/8” at the 24th fret

Schaller tuners
Tobias bridge
Bartolini TCT pre amp with 3 band EQ
Bartolini Tobias proprietary MTCC dual coils pickups

Tobias OHSC.

100% original and in great condition. Playability and sound are superb. A classic and timeless piece built by Mr. Michael Tobias and crew in Hollywood.

Ash body, quilted maple top, maple 3 piece neck with block inlays and binding. Low End proprietary stacked single coil pickups. Pre amp Gregory G-BP3 (brand new,

much like F Bass, transparent and very musical but more versatile.) 

String spacing at bridge +/- 19mm

Very solid well thought over top quality Jazz Bass built by Benavente guitars and assembled by Brian 'Mr. Low End' Barrett.

Plays and feels very comfortable, sounds like a Jazz Bass on steroids with extended note capacity.

What I can say in my non scientific maybe even biased humble opinion is that it is not as bright as a maple board with ash body, but not as dark as an alder body with rose board neck. For some the perfect synthesis.

My old bass. Nice one. Good luck selling.

Very nice one Rainer. If this would have been for sale a week earlier...

4 hours ago, sadbass said:

hi,, steel for sale??

One guy has an option till tomorrow. Biut other than that still for sale...

What's t he thing with the dotted i.s.o. inlay neck on the same body?

29 minutes ago, sinisar1959 said:

Hi there.

 

Those are terrific, terrific basses. Great playability and wide palette of sounds. Killer B string.

 

I have the same model, but from 2002. I’ve kept Bartolini p/ups - sounds phenomenal for any kind of music. Will never sell.

 

Given the prices nowadays I think yours is correct priced as well. Beauty! One would wonder why is this still here.

Thanks for your supportive comments. These oldies have something special. Whether it is a different build quality or ‘just’ the ageimg of the woods I don’t know, but it feels like an old  jeans, without the relic stuff.. just some minor honest playing wear. Considering the condition, the lightness and the extra set of pickups I think the price ia justified. New this would cost now over €5750. Then again: old woods versus new woods is easy math…

Price includes shipping in Europe.

2 hours ago, m1roljub said:

Weight?

3600 grams only!

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Sadowsky MetroLine 21-Fret Vintage MM MN Antique Tobacco Transparent Satin: 5-string electric bass, 34" (864 mm) long scale, bolt-on construction, sleek undersized J-Style body, American Swamp Ash body, Maple neck (C shape), Maple fingerboard, 12" fingerboard radius, Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III nut, 1.75" (44.5 mm) nut width, 21 nickel silver frets (width: 0.094" (2.4 mm) / height: 0.051" (1.3 mm)), passive Sadowsky hum-cancelling J-Style stacked coil pickup (neck), passive Sadowsky MM-Style humbucker pickup (bridge), active Sadowsky 2-way electronics (bass and treble boost) with Vintage Tone Control (VTC), controls for Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (P/P) / Treble and Bass (stacked), push/pull function at VTC knob for preamp bypass, 2x 3-way toggle switch for pickup configuration (series / parallel / single coil), quick access electronics compartment, Sadowsky Light machine heads with open gear, Sadowsky S-security locks, Sadowsky bridge with quick string release, 0.71" (18 mm) string spacing, chrome hardware, Sadowsky Blue Label 045 - 130 strings, Antique Tobacco Transparent Satin finish, parchment pickguard, incl. hex key tools and individual Certificate of Authenticity, incl. Sadowsky Portabag (SAC BAG BASS PORTA), made in Germany.

3600 grams only. Like new or ‘demo’!

Fun note: this the exact bass that Warwick, Thoman and Bax used in their publications. Also: they do not have one in stock and delivery times are are several months…

Steve showed interest in a bass I advertised on BC. All communication was very sensible

and pleasant. We agreed on the deal and payment was done quickly.

Meanwhile the bass has gone through customs in the UK with no delay and Steve kindly

expressed to be very happy with it: a perfect example of things working out well for both!

Bought a nice FBass from Alexis. Communication was very pleasant. When we agreed on the terms and payment was done Alexis took care of good packing and quick shipping. The bass arrived in good order and in the perfect condition as projected by Alexis. Recommended Basschatter! 

Sadowsky Metro Japan UV70 (2012)

Ash body, maple neck/board, 70's pickups position, 19mm string spacing, dark see-through black finish, black bounded neck and block inlays.

Sadowsky humfree pickups and Sadowsky pre-amp with VTC. With a little under 4700 grams not the lightest -for a Sadowsky- but certainly

one of the snappiest and tightest! Marcus Millerish? 100%! Bass is fitted with Nordstrand single coil 70's winding (€220) which sound more

open and dynamic. The bass comes with the original Sadowsky pickups in the Sadowsky rectangular semi-hardcase.