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will4bass

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  1. will4bass
    Not at the moment. I might be able to make some next week.
  2. will4bass
    Yes EMG size but original. I am the 2nd owner and I know the first owner who custom-ordered it like this.
  3. will4bass
    Selling this one is a tough decision really, in fact I would never have expected selling it, but times are changing for me and I am thinning the herd which leads to selling great basses that happen to be in the same sonic area as others I have. Up for sale is my fat, funky, Fender-ish Fodera VW Deluxe Custom 5 built in 2004. 35” (easy to play: no additional stretching compared to most 34” basses) Madascar Kingwood board Dove-tail maple neck Tiger maple front Mahogany body (I think) 4,5 kgs Seymour Duncan dual coils Dual action truss rod Etc. Some playing wear but overall in very good condition and technically 100%. Very solid bass, (low) action, string spacing (+/- 19mm) and neck curve anyway you like it. Comes with original hard shell case
  4. will4bass
    Here is a quite unique old Sadowsky J5. This beautiful light blue thing bas been played and modified but it remains to have that Sadowsky DNA all over the bass. Admitted, to some the adding of 2 ‘period correct’ Bartolini pickups may be an acquired taste but with a three way toggle switch per pickup it ads very musical tonal variations. The great early ‘94 maple neck, these necks are special really (Anderson?). The finish seems original to me, at some points it is becoming a bit greenish: same discoloring that happens with old blue Fenders. The neck seems to be refinished in a yellowish clear coating at some point. It’s done professionally. The pickguard seems custom made, don’t know by who. The bass has signs of playingwear all over but no abuse: generally speaking it looks pretty good. Most important is that it sounds and plays awesome, it is light (unchambered!) and well balanced. Other than mentioned modifications the bass seems 100% original. In the early nineties these Bartolini’s, Gotoh tuners and bridges were the ones that were used by Roger and they still work perfectly fine. The Gotoh bridge allows for afjusting the string spacing which I find to be a nice feature since I like the spacing to be just a little less than 19mm. The truss rod and the electronics work flawless as well and the frets have enough life in them for many years to come. The bass comes with an original Sadowsky soft case or Sadowsky gig bag.
  5. will4bass
    Pickguard = vintage No pickguard = standars
  6. will4bass
    Thanks Clarky!!
  7. will4bass
    OP? Are you hailing or hacking my post? 😉
  8. will4bass
    Hi, nice old Smithy. It looks so glossy: is it a refin? Comes with a OHSC?
  9. will4bass
    Thanks Bokkie! I think they are: 'made in Germany' it says. The bass is 100% original and this is what Alembic used back then. Maybe they still do on their models, I don't know actually. Ido know I am the first owner and never changed a thing!
  10. will4bass
    Thanks! Too narrow for me.
  11. will4bass
    Spacing 18 or 19mm?
  12. will4bass
    Alembic Spoiler from 1989. Some specs: birds-eye maple top, mahogany body, 3 piece maple neck(through) with ebony board including OHSC. 32 inch, 2 truss rods, AXY pickups, Volume/Tone/Pickup selector, Alembic low pass filter with Q-switch, chrome Alembic GOTOH tuners, Brass bridge, just below 4kgs on my kitchen scale etc. This Spoiler has that unique Alembic sound: bright, full and dynamic, with a sweet flavour that comes with the years. I am the first owner (!) and chose this one over 3 other Alembics in the shop at the time and I played this bass from 1989 till about 1995. From then on it rested in it's case. It has been played but considering a 31 years old instrument it is in very, very good condition. Technically 100%.
  13. will4bass
    Something wrong with the A string tuner?
  14. will4bass
    The board is maple too? I think I’ve never seen other than ebony on a USA Smith.
  15. will4bass
    It is a very great bass really. This very early 1 trussrod I like even a bit more than the also great 2 rod version from the early nineties. I also have a Fodera AJ6... 2 x 6 strings is 1 too many...so one has to go... can you imagine that this relatively cheap TRB6P can compete with the AJ6? It can. It is a bit of a different beast but I won't say the TRB6P is a lesser bass...
  16. will4bass
    No sorry. It’s been sols for a while.
  17. will4bass
    An acquired taste... 😉
  18. will4bass
    Noooo.. MY bass! 😉
  19. will4bass
    A steal for a neckthrough bass that is as good as the famous high end basses that cost 5 times as much. Fantastic neck through top of the line TRB6P(iezo): the first 6 string ever built by Yamaha. This one is from the first series with a single trussrod and (single coil!) pickups more or less 'in '70's position'. Also has the quite unique blendable piezo's in the bridge creating a sound that is very clean and bright, a bit like an extended acoustic guitar.
  20. will4bass
    Great bass. Great seller.
  21. will4bass
    Is this one gone?
  22. will4bass
    Whatever you saved for a rainy day... it’s raining now! 😊
  23. will4bass
    Great Fender Jazzbass 1973 with OHSC. Apart from the bridge pickup being replaced with a same but ‘75 grey bottom at some time it is 100% original. Very comfortable player, light, good balance, slim neck and low action. Nice growly fat Jazzbass sound. These early 70's Fenders have something different going on. And oh yes, the bass has some love signs but all works fine, including the trussrod.
  24. will4bass
    It's a tube with thread inside indeed. However... I would expect to find something like that online and I didn't.
  25. will4bass
    It’s the light grey metal tool in the middle. A very simple tool that doesn’t seem to be created for Fodera exclusively but I can’t find it anywhere.
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