Sei NJH5 for sale/trade - *SOLD* £2600 West London

[Steff]

Hi guys. 
 

Just got this Sei from @Gardenerben (who’s a lovely guy and a passionate player btw) and although it is every bit of amazing and looks stunning, it is not what I’m after. 
 

Specs:

Top - Claro Walnut 

Body - Ash with Bubinga tone block

Neck - Flamed Maple and Purpleheart

Fretboard - Curly Bubinga 

Pickups - Kent Armstrong 

(bass originally had these in series but I have rewired them in parallel as I think it sounds better - can revert to series on request). 
Preamp - Noll 3 band with semi-parametric mid sweep. 
24 Fret 

34” Scale 

18mm string spacing 

Weight around 4.1-4.2kg 

Hiscox hard case 

 

Has a few minor dings as seen on the photos below. 
 

The bass sounds incredibly focused and punchy with a great definition, B string is one of the best I’ve heard. 
 

Action is nice and low, strung with a brand new set of Elixirs (happy to knock off £40 if you don’t want them). 

The craftsmanship on that instrument is nothing short of breathtaking. I just wish the sound was closer to what I’m after so I could keep it 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

 

I’m happy to listen to trade offers with cash adjustment up or down. Things I might be interested in:

 

Sadowsky 5’s (Metro or NYC) JJ or Modern 

Tobias 6’s - Killer B, or pre-Gibson 

 

Yamaha TRB5 - the neck through version 

Pedulla 5’s with 19mm spacing

 

Fodera 5’s 

 

F Bass 5’s 

MTD AG5 

 

Warrior 5’s

 

Skjold 5’s

 

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5 (especially pre 2010 with a maple board) 

 

Ritter 5’s (missed one at a silly price a few months ago 🤦🏻‍♂️) 

 

Ambush 5’s

 

Carl S 5’s (very long shot for those two I know…) 

 

 

 

Try me - I’m sure there’s a lot of options out there that might catch my eye. 
 

Basses I’m not interested in - 

 

Anything over 4.4kg (sorry bad back) (could reconsider if it’s an old Tobias 6) 

Anything with a single pickup 

Anything with string spacing below 18mm unless it’s a 6 that I can convert to 5. 
 

Ken Smith - had one 

Lakland - got one

Fender - got one 

Trade value - £2600, cash price £2300. 
 

I prefer to meet in person - happy to drive for the right bass, or meet in West London. 

 

Edited August 14, 2024 by Steff
Added trade options, then added some more trade options.

[Steff]

Added a few trade options to the original listing. 
 

Also after Carvin Icon 5 

[itu]

On 19/07/2024 at 16:33, Steff said:

Anything with string spacing below 18mm unless it’s a 6 that I can convert to 5.

Could you please open this up a bit? Do you just change the bridge and the nut, or fix something else, too?

 

As your specs as well as price level seem to meet at higher pricepoint, have you been thinking about meeting a luthier?

[Steff]

Yeah if its a 6 string Tobias for example I would just change the bridge and nut to a 5 string ones and plug one of the tuner holes. 
 

Not sure what you mean in the second paragraph. 
 

Edit aah sorry got it. 
 

Yep have done already, got a bass built to my spec. I’m just throwing those out here to let people know what I might be interested in. There might be some cool basses out there. 

Edited August 8, 2024 by Steff