Dave Muscato
11-14-2007, 03:11 PM
Hey folks,
I have a Washburn XB-925 fretless bass, made in Chicago, USA. I bought it from an authorized Washburn dealer, Hennessey Music, in Columbia, MO on 10-9-2004 for a little over $1600 new. I also bought a Washburn aluminum flight case, which cost me an extra $280, which I'll throw in with the bass.
This bass is FRETLESS FIVE-STRING, with a zebrawood top (with matching headstock) and stock Bartolini pickups with a 3-band active EQ and pickup selector switch. It also has a Wilkenson bridge, a maple neck with rosewood fretboard, and a swamp-ash body. It is in excellent condition, except for the fretboard, which is in good condition. For some reason, Washburn strings these from the factory with roundwound strings, and there are a few *very* minor & easily buffed-out, barely-visible surface scratches on the rosewood fretboard from the few people who played it in the shop before I bought it. I put half-rounds on it right away and these swirls in the fretboard do not affect tone or playability at all. The bass is otherwise stock, except for a set of Schaller straplocks I installed. Unfortunately, I do not have the original buttons.
All the original case candy, including the blank warranty card and allen wrenches, is included.
I haven't played it much, I'd say less than 50 hours total. I bought it with the idea that I'd like to learn fretless, and I might as well buy a decent one, if I'm serious about it. Well, it turns out, I should stick to fretted!
For some reason, high-end Washburns have low resale value. I think it is because Washburn is generally regarded as a budget-niche company, but their USA stuff is very good and not at all like their imported cheapies.
I have accepted that I will not get anywhere near the $1600+ I have in this bass, so I'm asking $900, and I'm open to offers - that's $700 less than I paid for what is almost an un-used instrument, not counting the $280 flight case!
Thanks very much for checking out my post.
Best,
Dave Muscato
(573) 424-0420 cell
mail@davemuscato.com
or just PM me here!
PRICE REDUCED *AGAIN* to $850!!
Please note: I had a thread about this bass already, offering to trade for an MTD Z6. After 3 months with no trade offers, I went ahead and bought a Z6 on eBay. Since my old thread is now 3 months old, I can't edit the topic heading to say "FS" instead of "FT," so I started a new thread. You can check out the old thread here:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356732
I have a Washburn XB-925 fretless bass, made in Chicago, USA. I bought it from an authorized Washburn dealer, Hennessey Music, in Columbia, MO on 10-9-2004 for a little over $1600 new. I also bought a Washburn aluminum flight case, which cost me an extra $280, which I'll throw in with the bass.
This bass is FRETLESS FIVE-STRING, with a zebrawood top (with matching headstock) and stock Bartolini pickups with a 3-band active EQ and pickup selector switch. It also has a Wilkenson bridge, a maple neck with rosewood fretboard, and a swamp-ash body. It is in excellent condition, except for the fretboard, which is in good condition. For some reason, Washburn strings these from the factory with roundwound strings, and there are a few *very* minor & easily buffed-out, barely-visible surface scratches on the rosewood fretboard from the few people who played it in the shop before I bought it. I put half-rounds on it right away and these swirls in the fretboard do not affect tone or playability at all. The bass is otherwise stock, except for a set of Schaller straplocks I installed. Unfortunately, I do not have the original buttons.
All the original case candy, including the blank warranty card and allen wrenches, is included.
I haven't played it much, I'd say less than 50 hours total. I bought it with the idea that I'd like to learn fretless, and I might as well buy a decent one, if I'm serious about it. Well, it turns out, I should stick to fretted!
For some reason, high-end Washburns have low resale value. I think it is because Washburn is generally regarded as a budget-niche company, but their USA stuff is very good and not at all like their imported cheapies.
I have accepted that I will not get anywhere near the $1600+ I have in this bass, so I'm asking $900, and I'm open to offers - that's $700 less than I paid for what is almost an un-used instrument, not counting the $280 flight case!
Thanks very much for checking out my post.
Best,
Dave Muscato
(573) 424-0420 cell
mail@davemuscato.com
or just PM me here!
PRICE REDUCED *AGAIN* to $850!!
Please note: I had a thread about this bass already, offering to trade for an MTD Z6. After 3 months with no trade offers, I went ahead and bought a Z6 on eBay. Since my old thread is now 3 months old, I can't edit the topic heading to say "FS" instead of "FT," so I started a new thread. You can check out the old thread here:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356732