Anaconda Ultra J4 Elite £1350 Leicester

[Lee-Man 76]

Lockdown has meant that I've brought loads of my gear home/out of storage. It's been great! But, I've have started to realise how much has amassed over the years. 

So, going to start putting some bits and bobs up for sale.

Next up is this awesome Anaconda j4 elite. I had no intention of buying anything at the London bass guitar show a few years ago. Andrew who builds the Anaconda basses here in the UK gracefully let me try this one as I was thinking about a custom build. I brought it on the spot! It really is astonishing. A new one at the moment is north of £2.5k

Specs are:

Roasted Birdseye maple neck

Ebony fingerboard

Liminlay side dots

Wenge facing

Brazilian mahogany back

Bartolini

Tonestyler passive eq

Series/parallel/single coil switch for each pickup

Locking neutrik socket

Gold hipshot USA hardware

As with all my gear it has been gigged, but loved. There will be marks from usage etc. This is in very good condition. Priced low for a quick sale, before I change my mind. 

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by Lee-Man

[BCH 115]

Fabulous basses, quality components & build, the necks are a dream the design is very ergonomic..... mine arrived 2019....great price GLWTS

https://www.anacondabasses.co.uk/Basses/featured-bass---1

 

[Lee-Man 76]

6 hours ago, BCH said:

Fabulous basses, quality components & build, the necks are a dream the design is very ergonomic..... mine arrived 2019....great price GLWTS

https://www.anacondabasses.co.uk/Basses/featured-bass---1

 

They really are great. Been super impressed with everyone I've played. 

[TheGreek 5,401]

Amazing!!!

[Lee-Man 76]

6 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Amazing!!!

It's such a pretty bass. The wood choices are amazing. Andrew at Anaconda said this is a one off as the wood on the back is really old and there was only this piece. He'd evidently been saving it for a special build.

[scrumpymike 666]

A real beauty that one!  What a Christmas present will that be for some lucky new owner.  GLWTS

[Kev 431]

Stunning, what a beautiful bass! Can see how easy that would have been to Impulse buy!

[scrumpymike 666]

1 hour ago, Kev said:

Stunning, what a beautiful bass! Can see how easy that would have been to Impulse buy!

Yep, 'Impulse Buys R Us'!  If this were a short-scale, I'd probably be doing it right now 🙂

[Lee-Man 76]

3 hours ago, Kev said:

Stunning, what a beautiful bass! Can see how easy that would have been to Impulse buy!

Yeah, it was an expensive weekend. Getting in to the show before it opens is great, but can be expensive. 

 

1 hour ago, scrumpymike said:

Yep, 'Impulse Buys R Us'!  If this were a short-scale, I'd probably be doing it right now 🙂

You should try this if you want a shorty, it smokes

 

[scrumpymike 666]

1 hour ago, Lee-Man said:

You should try this if you want a shorty, it smokes

Very nice I'm sure but I've never been a fan of the Mustang body shape.  Just a personal thing and I don't think yours will hang around for very long.

 

[ricksterphil 307]

There are some fabulous basses on here but this is the mutts nuts

Edited December 1, 2020 by ricksterphil

[Lee-Man 76]

Bump for a free pic of this bass being played by Andrew Gouche! 

[molan 319]

On 25/11/2020 at 16:44, scrumpymike said:

Yep, 'Impulse Buys R Us'!  If this were a short-scale, I'd probably be doing it right now 🙂

How short do you want to go Mike?

I have an, ultra-rare, JV P bass with 32” scale in a faded yellowy tint Olympic White. 

Sounds just like a classic JV era P and strung with the correct length Thomastik Infeld flats. 

Only mentioning this here as a sale might give me some funds towards this lovely Anaconda 😉

[molan 319]

Do you know roughly how much it weighs Lee?

[Lee-Man 76]

8 hours ago, molan said:

Do you know roughly how much it weighs Lee?

Yes, 4.3kg

[Lee-Man 76]

Open to trades on this. 

Can add cash if needed. 

Would be very interested in studio gear (1073 clones/500 series bits etc) , Rhodes/Whirly or a versatile guitar for the studio. 

Edited December 11, 2020 by Lee-Man

[PatrickJ 891]

@Lee-Man - what is the neck width at the nut please?

[Kev 431]

Seriously wish I was the owner of this bass. It’s just wonderful.

[Lee-Man 76]

15 minutes ago, PatrickJ said:

@Lee-Man - what is the neck width at the nut please?

It's bang on 40mm, so between a jazz and p bass. It's a fast/easy neck to play. 

[Lee-Man 76]

7 minutes ago, Kev said:

Seriously wish I was the owner of this bass. It’s just wonderful.

Your more than welcome to try it out.

[PatrickJ 891]

14 minutes ago, Lee-Man said:

It's bang on 40mm, so between a jazz and p bass. It's a fast/easy neck to play. 

Oh my, that is my favourite neck width..

You say v. Good condition with a few marks, any details on those?   Are the controls Vol Vol Tone, what do the toggle switches do?

Edited December 26, 2020 by PatrickJ

[Lee-Man 76]

@PatrickJ yes it's volume,volume and a tonestyler tone pot. 

The tonestyler is a notched pot with diff capacitor values for each notch. It's a great way of getting a variety of tones without the issues you get with active circuits. Also, the two switches (one for each pickup) have three positions (series/parallel/single coil). 

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Tone_styler_BAss.html

As it's an oil finish.

There are no marks on the front, neck or headstock. A couple of small marks on the back of the body and leg bout. These are in the Brazilian mahogany, so can prob be steamed out like on a Warwick. The first pic is near the jack socket where it sits on your leg. 

Edited December 26, 2020 by Lee-Man