Finbar Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Selling this on behalf of my guitarist. I can vouch for him as a sound guy and a safe seller, so don't worry that this item isn't being sold by me. He didn't want to sign up just to sell this though, so here's his spiel: "I'm selling my 7 string bass I got a few years ago. It's in great condition, no scratches or dents to speak of. Never gigged with it (I don't really play bass ). This is an active/passive bass, meaning it can be run as a passive bass or active, the controls on the bass are: >Master volume (push/pull knob to activate active circuit) >3 way pick-up selector kno >Active pickup controls (Bass, middle and treble) This bass sounds and plays really nicely, I set it up when I got it to have pretty low action so I could do/attempt some tap bass. I'll throw in a bass gig bag with it also for no extra cost. This bass is quite unusual for a 7 string bass as its strung up with 2 extra lows and 1 extra high, usually 7 string basses have 1 extra low and 2 extra high. This bass is tuned F#,B,E,A,D,G,C. I'm willing to let this go for £275, but am willing to take offers on it. Haggle with me It cost me £400 new about 2 years ago. PM me if you're interested." PM me if you're interested - I'll pass on his email address. Ta ducks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Have you had a go on it? Is it any good? I can neither afford nor justify but I have a strange urge to buy it and rip the frets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 looks pretty tight string spacing! As with all these unusual basses, it would be nice to get your hands on it to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 I'm not sure what the spacing is - but I'd say with these things the tighter the spacing the better, especially at the nut. The Conklin I have now has a much larger string spacing at the nut than my old Conklin or my Shuker, and it makes it a lot harder to play IMO. I haven't had a go on it since he's got it in working order - the F# was buggered on it for some reason at that point. But I'd say if you're used to that Conklin GTBD-7 profile, its definitely chunkier, and it weighs more. From what I can remember (not given it a go in a long time), I'd say that the sound is 'phatter' than the Conklin, but I don't think it goes quite as delicate sounding. Again, I never really gave it much of a play though, so I wouldn't really want to be quick to judge in that regard. How you getting on with that Conklin anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I'm really digging the Conklin, its definitely my number 1 bass at this point. I need to work on using the top two strings more and it is cripplingly heavy to play for a long time.... but it sounds amazing. I've just scored a cheap fretless 5 in the past few weeks though and wouldn't it be awesome to have the matching pair.... There's no way I could sell that one to Mrs VK unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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