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Old 11-08-2011, 09:24 AM
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Adam Stone 5 string beauty.

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Up for sale is an Adam stone 5 string bass. As you can see he makes his basses in the likeness of Carl Thompson. The bass sounds great but I just can't get used to the neck. Its a little thicker than I'm used to and my wrist simply can't take it. The neck has a soft V shape to it. There are no dings or scratches, it's just not going to get played much by myself.

Woods are as follows:
Walnut Top, Padauk Back, Maple core
Maple neck - Bloodwood sides, Rosewood Fingerboard
Bloodwood, lacewood, Zebrawood accents
Sperzel tuners, Hipshot adjustable bridge
Active EMG pickup, 34" scale
Weighs about 11lbs.
Asking $900.00. U.S. only please. paypal preferred.
Shipped in a roadrunner gigbag.
Thanks for looking and feel free to ask any questions.
Better pictures can be found here http://www.adamstonebasses.com/AS017.htm
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Old 11-08-2011, 09:25 AM
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So its currently set up passive?
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I pretty sure its set up active. Although I could be wrong, don't active pickups reqiure a battery and passives do not?
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Wow, nice bass. Good luck on the sale!
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Passive eq, active pickup which is typical of EMG. Controls should be volume and passive tone control like a p-bass.
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Passive eq, active pickup which is typical of EMG. Controls should be volume and passive tone control like a p-bass.
That makes sense, thanks for the information.
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Old 11-09-2011, 09:14 AM
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Wow! Wish I had the fundage for that one. BEAUTIFUL!
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What does the front of the headstock look like?
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What does the front of the headstock look like?
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Free bump. I know Adam personally here in Connecticut. He makes great basses.
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Great bass looking for a home bump.
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Wow. She's foineee!. GLWS.
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She's even better in person.
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