Custom made 5 string bass - beautiful in looks and sound £650 ovno £650 Glastonbury, Somerset

[WilfH]

Stunning five string bass made for me by award winning luthier Alan Miller - check his web site. Body is walnut with rosewood neck and headstock and a legal ebony fretboard. Kent Armstrong soap bar pick ups with single coil and humbucker connections. One volume knob then three mini switches -one to select single coil on/off, one to select humbucker on/off and one to isolate either pick up use both. Schaller bridge and machine heads, Fender round wound strings and quick release strap locks. Sale to include wide leather strap, hard case and stand. I have included pictures of the construction stages, including changes in design particularly of the headstock.

Why am I selling? Simply because I no longer play the type of music this lends itself to and it deserves to be played.

[BassBod]

How have I never heard of this maker, so close to home??  Looks lovely...hope it finds a new home soon.

[silverfoxnik]

This really is an unusual, but stunning looking bass! 

 

At first glance, it seems like something you've seen before, probably many times... 

 

But a closer look at the pictures and a read of the spec, tells a very different story. 

 

I'm curious as to the string spacing at the bridge, and also what kind of music you mean in this sentence :

 

".. Simply because I no longer play the type of music this lends itself to and it deserves to be played." 

 

Thanks and GLWTS! 👍😊

Edited 1 hour ago by silverfoxnik