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Jaydee 6 String Calibas £1600 or trade.


Soliloquy
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I have a big life changing event taking place in January, and need to raise some cash to pay for it.

The Mark King bass is now sold :)
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[b]Calibas 6 string bass[/b], this is probably the flagship of the Supernatural line. I read somewhere that it's an conservationist's nightmare with all the wood used. It's certainly an amazing looking and very creative bass.

This is quite a very rare bass, not many have been made, and they don't come up for sale too often. In fact I did a search on here and didn't find a single one.

This particular bass was made for Roger Inniss, it was ordered as a birthday present for him by his girlfriend.

It's a 1988 model, and is in really nice condition. It was recently refinished in the original satin finish by John. It does still have a few very minor marks on the body, but nothing really major, and they won't photograph.

It was also fully serviced and set up by John, he also fitted a new truss rod to the bass.

It features a 7 piece maple and mahogany neck, with a thick ebony 24 fret board with mother of pearl dots in the usual places.
The body is a sandwich of ash, and I think rosewood as the accent wood.
The facings (front and rear) are quilted maple. There's a centre core of a much darker wood (I'm not sure what that is).

The controls are volume and passive tone, and the active circuit features bass, treble and mid cut or boost, and a presence control which kind of adds sparkle to the highs.
Pickup selection is via the three touch pads, there's an LED above each pad so you can see at a glance which one is selected.
The Jazz type Supernatural pickups are John's own design.

It's quite a heavy beast, but balances superbly, and doesn't feel too uncomfortable because of this. I can easily do a days practice followed by a 2 hour gig.

Personal collection is preferable for both instruments.

I'd like [b]£1600[/b] for the Calibas.

I welcome trades for any of the following on the Calibas, either 5 or 6 string basses - Sei, Modulus, Zon, Smith, Marleaux, Overwater, maybe Status. With a cash adjustment as required.

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Some more photos of the Calibas. These were taken back in the Summer. It has since been refinished at the Jaydee workshop.

This really is a very beautiful bass, and I will be very sorry to see her go.

Neither the Rabbit or the chicken are included in the sale :).

I am open to realistic offers on the Calibas. I really don't know how much it is worth. It's probably the flagship model in John's Supernatural series, and a new 6 string model would cost at least £3500.

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