Pinball Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) These are great basses. I like them so much that I have three This one was bought from here. I originally got it to try out the pups and then bought another. I love the sound both active and passive but three similar basses seems a bit excessive and I prefer my blue colouor to the black one. This one plays really nicely and sounds awsome. It is very powerful thanks to the awesome EMG's and 3 band electronics. The bass has issues as someone has clattered the control knobs against something, which has resulted in a lacquer cracks around the tone knobs. This didn't really show up in the pics or from a distance but they are prominent close up. Another problem was highlighted when I bought the guitar, as two of the machine head blades could touch each other. That is because two had been replaced in the past and although they look the same they are a fraction bigger than the rest. Swapping them around has cured that problem so its no longer an issue. So there you have it, an extremely sweet sounding and powerful bass, with quality componants, build and an ebony fretbourd for a bargain price. There are still a few of these going new for the £650+ mark new so £200 sounds like a lot of bass for the money. I will post in the UK at buyers cost [b] ESP LTD Surveyor 405 Ebony[/b][list] [*]Bolt-on neck [*]34" scale [*]Maple Neck [*]Ebony fingerboard [*]Swamp ash body [*]Standard 45mm nut [*]Dot inlays [*]21 XJ frets [*]Chrome hardware [*]ESP-LTD Vintage tuners [*]Wilkinson licensed WBBC-5 bridge [*]EMG MMTW-5 pickup on the bridge [*]40P5 active pickup at neck [*]Volume, Balance controls [*]3-band EQ [/list] The spec is here: [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-surveyor-405-ebony/21611"]http://www.gak.co.uk...405-ebony/21611[/url] PICTURES [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sc/p54ux4b3djipxjh/t2t9HFMrk3"]https://www.dropbox....pxjh/t2t9HFMrk3[/url] Edited January 19, 2014 by Pinball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 A lil bump from me to me! I'm playing this one all the time as it sits next to my PC, its a great recording instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lot of bass for the money, even acknowledging the couple of issues. Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) bumpy Edited January 5, 2014 by Pinball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Where are ya based mate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Just South of Bristol Will consider trades for a 5 with money in either direction, looking for something with a complementary sound Edited December 4, 2013 by Pinball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 [quote name='alan_01_uk' timestamp='1386364675' post='2299450'] Hi I have a Hohner The Jack custom 5 string headless bass just wondered if you would consider a trade? Alan. [/quote] Hi, not something I was looking for. PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaackWammen Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hey! I could be fairly interested in this bass. I'm a little low on cash at the moment(just bought an Ibanez SR705), but I could scrape up some dough if needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 A couple of people interested but its still here. Pics added in the drop box link up at the top. Note: I'll put the strings back on. I took em off to try flats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I keep reminding myself it's got too many strings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1389738554' post='2337487'] I keep reminding myself it's got too many strings... [/quote] At that price, surely you could forget such a minor flaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1389738554' post='2337487'] I keep reminding myself it's got too many strings... [/quote] [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1389739478' post='2337509'] At that price, surely you could forget such a minor flaw? [/quote] Think of the B as a thumb rest and your sorted. It almost plays alike a 4 anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Bumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Ben Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 PM'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Sold, thanks for the interests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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