Hooch Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Tone monster. For sale this beautiful sale Xotic XJ-1T5, built two years ago in Japan. I won't detail all the specs, you can find here many details: [url="http://xotic.us/guitars/xj1_5st/xj1_5st.html"]http://xotic.us/guit...st/xj1_5st.html[/url] It's an instrument in almost new condition: no dings, no pocs, only micro scratches on the pickguard. The bass is not too heavy (swamp ash body, 4.4-4.5 kg), nice balance, super comfy too. The neck is nicely built, with its fender-ish C profile extended to five strings. The oiled back of the neck feels very close to an old nitro lacquer one. Medium frets, low action (under 2mm above the 12[sup]th[/sup] fret), and a real great B string, which exactly rings like the other strings, with a not-so-common dynamics. You can easily play an A on this B-string, it's still usable and clear. Pickups are Xotics ones, like the preamp, which consists of an onboard Trilogic II pedal. Various configurations are possible from the manufacturer, including the HRI system roughly consisting of a ghost coil located under the pickguard so that there's no hum when PUs are used alone. This bass does not have this system, and frankly speaking that's fine: first the Xotic pickups have very little hum, plus you get a feature you wouldn't with the HRI: a FAT parallel/series mode. Controls: neck pickup volume (pull: active preamp on), bridge pickup volume (pull: series mode on), passive tone, then bass mid and treble boost-cut. Toggle switches select medium and treble center frequencies. In passive mode, this bass has a load of this 70s jazz growl, snappy highs, and lows full of depth and definition. The passive tone is great, super progressive. Real fat neck pickup. When the active electronics is switched on, you get ... almost the same bass if you want. The preamp is clear, and you can adjust its output with a trimpot directly tweakable from the back plate of the body. Active controls are really effective and useable in any positions. In short, though it's difficult being short with such a tool, it's a tone monster. Awesome bass. My price is a fair [s]1600 GBP[/s], reduced to a nice 1520 GBP, including this high-end Mono gig-bag in as new condition (215 euros) [url="http://www.thomann.de/"]http://www.thomann.de/[/url] en / mono_cases_m80_veb_gry.htm, instead of the Contego-like Xotic gig bag (half the price), and [u]insured shipping[/u] to GB (or any place in Europe with the same fees). [url="http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=383243Xotic1.jpg"][/url] [url="http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=399508P1010820.jpg"][/url] As for me : I live in France, made a few deals here with BMBR, RW1965, loudandclear and lapolpora. Edited February 21, 2015 by Hooch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwood Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 What an amazing finish for a Xotic. Yannick is really a serious seller. Good sale my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Lovely bass John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooch Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Thanks John and Greg, much appreciated Lovely bass indeed ! Craftmanship is on par with any boutique jazzes out there, gorgeous instrument and a real joy to play and hear. If you're looking for this 70s jazz bite and presence, you can't go wrong with this one. Hope I'm not breaking the 36-hour bump rule, but price is now reduced to a nice 1550 GBP, Mono gig bag and insured shipping to GB included. Edited February 5, 2015 by Hooch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooch Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 30-more-pounds-price-drop bump. 1520GBP with its M80 Mono gig-bag, fully insured shipping to Europe included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 this are amazing instrument , i had a chance to play one a while ago! was left astonished great price too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooch Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) Thanks mate ! These are top-notch instruments indeed. I had three Xotic fivers: a gorgeous Electrum metallic XP1, a cherry red RW/alder XJ1 i bought on BC, and this ash/maple XJ1. Every one of them was very (very) nicely built, great necks, useful sounds in band situations. This ash-maple is the one I kept, great jazz growl, and a fat neck pickup coming close to the XP1. Huge sounding series mode too. I don't need a fiver in my current band, it really is a shame for such a bass not being played as it should. Tone monster ! Edited February 6, 2015 by Hooch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkoantt Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 PM'ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auslander Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Consider you trade with 1990 Pedulla Pentabuzz five strings fretless bass in mint conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooch Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hi, sweet bass i'm sure but i almost never play fretless, sorry ! @Mikki: replied to your PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooch Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooch Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 And now sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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