!!! SOLD !!! Jerzy DROZD Obsession Basic 7 with some extra options (CITES free woods) !!!
£3000

Hellzero · June 28, 2018

Thinning down the herd, so selling the basses I don't use for different reasons.

FOR SALE OR TRADE.

NOW £2000 GBP !!!

Quite rare fully original Jerzy DROZD Obsession Basic 7 with some extra options (CITES free woods).

The specifications :

35 inches scale.

24 frets (no front dots), in pristine condition.

1.5 mm action under the F string up to 2 mm under the B string.

17.5 mm strings spacing at the gold (option) 2 parts Jerzy DROZD brass bridge.

8.5 mm at the ebony nut.

1 truss rod (fully working).

7 gold (option) USA Hipshot Ultralite (option) tuners.

Bolt-on (7 Torx bolts) 3 pieces maple with wenge stripes neck.

Ebony (option) fretboard and matching etimoe (close to mahogany) headstock and upper heel (option) => some red colour on the headstock angle volute (see pictures), maybe it's been transported in a red carpet interior case that has discoloured.

2 JeD 7XS split single coil hum cancelled pickups with wooden covers.

Active only 18 Volts (option) Aguilar OBP-3 preamp with 2 new batteries and a new gold barrel output jack (volume, blend, low, fixed 400 Hz mid & treble EQ with original wooden knobs).

2 pieces etimoe (close to mahogany) body with gold Schaller security locks strap pins.

Weight : 4.8 kilos (very light for a 7 strings bass).

Delivered in original well used (but not abused) Jerzy DROZD lightweight foam case.

Fitted with new Dean Markley SR2000 2698C round wound strings (22 - 27 - 47 - 67 - 87 -107 -127) => the F string is also wound.

Satin polyurethane finish.

Made on the 27th of December 2007 (#42206).

Complete set up made by Christophe LEDUC.

Official price today would be around £6000 GBP if you can get one made as the Basic model doesn't exist anymore and hasn't really been replaced. Also don't forget that it will take close to a year of waiting to have it made.

Asking price is £2000 GBP is a very fair price due to the rarity and overall very good condition of this bass.

This bass is really terrific sounding, very well defined, absolutely hum and noise free, as versatile as you wish thanks to the construction without becoming aggressive, has an incredibly easy to play neck (you won't believe you are playing a 7 strings bass with a 17.5 mm strings spacing), but due to my right frozen shoulder (which is now non recoverable), the 35 inches scale is a real pain to play and is the only reason why I'm selling it. Every detail is totally thought and everything is close to perfection, which is so rare that it has to be mentioned !

Here is what Jerzy DROZD was saying about this model : "OBSESSION™ Basic™ Five piece bolt-on maple neck with wenge stringers, etimoe body, 24-fret fingerboard, two Jerzy DROZD JeD XS type pickups, active 3 way Aguilar OBP-3 electronics, two piece ( bridge & tailpiece ) bridge, satin polyurethane finish, lightweight foam case included."

And about the pickups and electronics : "Our proprietary JeD XS single coil split are used on the entire line of our basses. The latest generation of our Neodymium magnets yields great gain, wide frequency response, and wide dynamic range in a hum-free, compact design. To power our instruments we use Aguilar OBP-3 onboard preamps as standard equipment. Our new JeD XS pickups were specially designed and tuned to get the maximum performance from these fine electronics."

Some links :

http://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/pdf/Catalogo2006final.pdf

https://www.deanmarkley.com/products/10474-sr2000tm-bass

The pictures to see the real condition (not that flashing as there was a lot of sun when photographed), which shows only some very normal wear after 11 years of use, with deep thumb anchoring marks above the pickups and some other scratches, dings and dongs, but nothing really serious :