BassBod Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) This is a Brandoni neck and body, with oil and wax finish (a few years old..nice and mellow). Gotoh reverse tuners, badass bridge and EMG active pickups and pots. The only Fender part is the scratchplate. I believe the alder body is japanese in origin, as is the maple/rosewood neck. [attachment=9037:DSCN1139.JPG] [attachment=9038:DSCN1136.JPG] The neck has been defretted (by me) and inlaid with maple fret lines, and given a thin "superglue" finish to protect it from wear. It also produces a brighter growlier sound. Currently strung with Status plastic flats. The gig bag is included (a light Brandoni labelled bag, with grey fuzz lining). [attachment=9039:DSCN1137.JPG] [attachment=9040:DSCN1138.JPG] It plays fine, sounds fantastic. The only potential issue is the neck holes - these are a bit worn, so if the neck is taken off again they will need some filling to make a tight fit. Currently it feels solid. Good news is there is a cutout under the scratchplate, so you can adjust the rod without taking the neck off (why didn't they do that in the first place??). Yours for £250, collection only please (just outside Bristol, M4 J18) PM or post any questions, BB Edited June 17, 2008 by BassBod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) Thanks Marcus - it is a great bass for the ££. I thought about putting some lower spec pickups in to sell a bit cheaper, but its sounds so good I decided to keep the EMGs in. I could put a cheaper standard bridge on, and bring the price down a bit, but it would probably leave a "shadow" where the Badass was. BB Edit - checked my bits box, I've got a standard chrome Fender type bridge, so if I fit that instead I'll let the bass go for £225...collected etc. BB Edited June 17, 2008 by BassBod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 (edited) Bump - now includes a brown leather "fender" logo'd strap..ooohh tempting... BB Edited May 28, 2008 by BassBod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 One last bump, before I start gigging it again...no one fancy trying fretless, even with stabilizers??? BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Superglue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) Yes, superglue. Pain to work with, but does a very good job...but you do have to be a bit careful. You can also shine it up if you want the fingerboard to look glossy. But I don't. BB EDIT - don't go trying this on your Sadowsky/Lakland/Shuker or anything else expensive, it may reduce the resale value "slightly"..... Edited May 30, 2008 by BassBod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Bump - back again, with reduced price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 That's a great looking fretless.....superglue works great, got it on mine, it's really hard wearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freuds_Cat Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Man, cant believe no takers, that looks great for the price BassBod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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