Ambler - Icarus - Thunderbird Custom Build £950 South Normanton

[Stofferson]

It is time I start preparing my mind, body and wallet for a mortgage

with that in mind, I regretfully place this absolute unit up for sale.

 

Commissioned this around 10 years ago and took delivery on my 30th birthday June 2017.

I've barely touched it in the last few years and its not been out on a gig since way before covid.

 

Thunderbird styling with jazz pickup.

 

Body is a piece of figured white ash with a trans black stain

 

Maple Neck with Wenge fingerboard 41.5mm nut width

EMG J pickups with VVT

Black Schaller Bridge

Black Clover tuning pegs.

34 inch scale.

Heavy duty flight case

Its solid, it is not light weight.

Plays and sounds like a hot jazz bass on sunset strip.

 

More info to come, any questions welcome

Unsure how to price this, so please get in touch.

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[madshadows]

That's a beautiful bass, GLWTS  

 

John 😎 

[edstraker123]

Wow that's awesome. I have an Ambler Juliet guitar and John's work is definitely up there with the best of the luthiers.

[binky_bass]

Is this black or trans-purple? Also, what's the neck construction? Set, bolt on, through? Any photos of the rear would be great! 🙂

[Stofferson]

12 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

Is this black or trans-purple? Also, what's the neck construction? Set, bolt on, through? Any photos of the rear would be great! 🙂

Its black, the pics aren't great ill get some more up!

Its bolt on neck!

[Brian18242]

This is stunning!

[Stofferson]

Apologies, I'm not photographer, cannot get good lighting in my house 

 

Doubled checked the nut and it's 41.5mm 

21 frets

 

[Stofferson]

Scale length from the brass nut to the bridge is coming in at 36"

I did not realise this!

 

Currently has some old elixirs on and kept it's tuning in Eb standard 

 

At that length I'm sure it'll handle some hardcore down tuning 

 

Truss moves and is bang on

Just going back through the build notes there are carbon supports in the neck also.

 

Bathroom scales it's coming in at bang on 5kg

 

As I said, it's a monster, it's an absolute beautiful monster