1990 Godin L.R. Baggs Acoustibass - SOLD £599 Lancashire

[bagsieblue]

£599 Now £499 shipped Mainland UK, or collect from Chorley Lancashire. 

 

Godin L.R. Baggs Bass Guitar Semi or Electro Acoustic.

Quite a rare bass, condition is very good overall.

A beautiful sunburst finish with white binding.
 

Overall in very good condition, a small scuff near the truss road access and some small chips on the black headstock - please see photographs.

Godin have confirmed that this" bass was built in 1990 and does have an internal mechanical harp which consists of 18 tuned metal tines fixed under the bridge." 

The Godin Acoustibass was first released in 1990 and is the predecessor to their current A4 model.
The body is a semi-hollow chambered mahogany with spruce top. The long thumbrest allows you to vary your thumb placement on the instrument.
The LR Baggs electronics consist of a piezo bridge pickup and active preamp with 3-band EQ.
These early version Acoustibass models have been said to have far better build quality and tone than the current A4 line.

 

Specifications are:

Rock maple neck
Rosewood fingerboard
34 " scale
Mahogany body
Solid spruce top
LR Baggs ribbon transducer and custom LR Baggs preamp
Volume, mid, treble and bass controls
Natural semi-gloss

Weight is 3.51kg or 7lb 11oz

Edited July 15, 2020 by bagsieblue

[LukeFRC]

On 04/03/2020 at 15:13, bagsieblue said:

Godin have confirmed that this" bass was built in 1990 and does have an internal mechanical harp which consists of 18 tuned metal tines fixed under the bridge."

what does this mean? or what does it do? (possibly OT )

[bagsieblue]

2 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

what does this mean? or what does it do? (possibly OT )

Inside the body cavity there are a number of 'tines' (the tuned mechanical harp) that vibrate sympathetically when the bass is played and give it a more resonant / acoustic / overtone sound.

[Marc S]

Sorry to hear you're out of work mate
That's a lovely looking bass.
GLWTS type bump

[bagsieblue]

£550 shipped Mainland UK

Edited May 22, 2020 by bagsieblue

[basolas]

Nice bass!!!

[Frank Blank]

Wish I could try it out! Do you happen to know the weight?

[bagsieblue]

7 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

Wish I could try it out! Do you happen to know the weight?

Weight is 3.51kg or 7lb 11oz

[Frank Blank]

1 hour ago, bagsieblue said:

Weight is 3.51kg or 7lb 11oz

Damn I want to try it. I recently sold an A4, which I loved, but it was just too heavy.

[Dogcake]

Hi,

does it come with a case?

[bagsieblue]

2 minutes ago, Dogcake said:

Hi,

does it come with a case?

Yes, it will be shipped in a case / gig bag (happy to agree on which with any potential buyer) then into a sturdy outer box.

[Dogcake]

Thanks for your quick reply.

Do you have a picture of the case you can share?

Thanks.

[bagsieblue]

2 minutes ago, Dogcake said:

Thanks for your quick reply.

Do you have a picture of the case you can share?

Thanks.

There would be a few options  - I'll PM you.

[ProfJames]

What a beauty