Superb bass, custom made in Markneukirchen.
I got this bass in a trade and enjoyed it very much. Due to a permanent switch to fretless bass, I am selling this very special instrument.
Mint condition.
Half the price of a new one (£6,000/6,500).
https://shop.warwick.de/en/instruments/electric-basses/warwick-masterbuilt/thumb/thumb-nt/20511/warwick-masterbuilt-thumb-nt-6-string-natural-oil-finish
The specs:
Six strings
Schaller Machine Heads with wooden knobs
Just-A-Nut III Brass
Neck Wood: Wenge neck, 5 laminates
Fretboard: Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard
Fluorescent Side Dots
Fingerboard Radius: 26"
Scale length: 34"
Width Nut: 45,0 mm / 1.8" - Width 12th fret: 60,8 mm / 2.4" - Width 24th fret: 69,11 mm / 2.7"
Fret quantity material and size 26 Jumbo Bronze (extra hard) frets (width: 2.9 mm / height: 1.3 mm) -
Frets: IFT - Invisible Fretwork Technology
Body Shape: Curved Body Shape
Bodywood (Topwood / Backwood): Bubinga Pommelé body
Pickups Active EMG soapbar H/H
Electronics: Active MEC 3-way electronics
Pot layout: Volume & Balance stacked P/P for active/passive / Mid / Treble & Bass stacked
Bridge system: 2-piece solid Brass Warwick Bridge
Strap system: Warwick security locks
Construction: Hidden neck
High Polish Finish
Hardware colour: Chrome
Weight: 5,6 kg
Included accessories: Warwick User Kit including hex key tools and Cleaning cloth
Certificate: Individually issued certificate of authenticity
Original and super solid flightcase.
For Sale (First Owner)
a Fodera Flamed Redwood Elite 6 string bass guitar (2014) with Imperial body shape. Dual Seymour Duncan pickups with matching Flamed Redwood covers.
For more info about the technical specs look at Fodera:
https://fodera.smugmug.com/Newborn-Gallery-Vol-III/Newborn-855/
The bass is technically in perfect condition has only on the heel of the neck some lacquer damage due to a small accident. (Only Cosmetically) See photo.
Comes with original hard shell case, tools and candy.
Price 7500 GBP or 8500 Euro + shipment from the Netherlands
Ken Smith Elite 20th Anniversary Flamed Redwood Top 6 string (1 of 11 made)
Best Ken Smith out of the 10 or so I've owned for a very rare (very few have ever come out for sale) bass.
Not looking for trades - selling as bringing down my collection and mainly play jazz style basses these days.
Lots of feedback in the forum
Specs:
Flamed Redwood Top with Matching Headstock.
Body Core and Heel Blocks are made of Tiger Maple. The Laminate between the Redwood and the Tiger Maple is Black Walnut, and the Body Features are Tropical Walnut.
The Neck is made of Hard Rock Maple with African Bubinga features and heel laminate.
The Fingerboard is Macassar Ebony and has Mother of Pearl Top and Side Dots.
Pickups and Electronics are the same as the BSR "EG" and includes Series/Parallel Switches.
The bass has a 20th Anniversary Backplate and Truss Rod Cover.
These were $6,000 when made new in 1999/2000.
Bass has cosmetic wear / bumps from the previous owner (I am the second owner and have owned it for the past 15 years), which is reflected in the price, but functionally it works perfectly and the frets are almost as new and plays with an incredibly low action with no buzz.
34" scale. 18mm string spacing
4.6kg / 10.1lb
Ken Smith in his quest for the best tone woods found only a limited amount of this rare, old, seasoned, air dried, Figured Redwood. Because of the limited amount, only 11 of the KSA 6 flamed redwood basses were made.