Carvin Icon 5 strings 2006 make

[jasperb]

Carvin Icon USA made 5 strings bass (In excellent condition due to gentle use)
Asking price USD 1400.00
(Bought about 2 years back for USD1800.00)
Well setup for low action. Bridge can be simply raised for higher action.
Bookmatched Figured Claro Walnut Top w/ glossy finish with headstock matching bnody optional top wood.
5 piece Maple Neck (for excellent slap tone) with Koa stripes for stability / Alder Body for mid range warmth
Slap friendly asymmetric wide neck.
Neck thru the body with truss rod adjustment
Neck Covered By Optional Top Wood
Hip-shot A style bridge. Could be strung either thru the body from behind or from just the back of the bridge on top.
Birdseye Maple Fingerboard
No Top Inlays - Side Dots Only
Stainless Steel Medium Jumbo Frets for excellent slap bass tone
14in Fretboard Radius (Standard)
Black Hardware
Carvin SP soap bar humbucking pickups for the warm growl.
Nickel Roundwound .040 .060 .080 .100 .128
Dunlop Straplocks
Electronics : Replaced Carvin's on-board preamp with OBP3 from Aguilar for warmer tone. Will give Carvin preamp for free too. The volume control knob when in pulled out position puts the pickups in passive. Hardshell Bass Case
Check out some of the recordings at : http://www.myspace.com/web.pdx - Song : Alex's jam (all except the solo. )

Call Jasper @ 503-380-3938

[TimBosby]

What's the string spacing? Aren't Carvins usually pretty narrow?

[jasperb]

Wide assymetrical neck option is what the instrument has.
This is the dimension I'm getting from the web. I'd have to go home and measure it myself to confirm. (19mm string spacing- 3" bridge)

[Rapisme]

Trades

[TimBosby]

Quite an attractive bass. Too bad there aren't abalone dots on the fretboard - I've always thought they accented BEM very well.

[perfektspace6]

Nice bass. I really like the Icon series. Too bad they take such a hit on resale.

[jasperb]

IMO, Abalone inlays look cool on ebony like darker fretboard. I like BEM without any markings on it like high end basses (MTD). That's the reason I chose this configuration. It's a beautful as well as warm sounding instrument.

[TimBosby]

Great tone and playing on those recordings - is it this bass on all of them?

I'm thinking about ordering a bass w/ these same features - only abalone dot inlays and a 34.25 in scale (XB75 model)

Regardless-killer tone.

[SilkyStrings]

Nice fretless tone on St.Thomas. Burpy. What bass did you use on that track?

[bottomzone]

That is a very nice looking bass!!! I really like the contrast between to dark walnut and the maple fretboard. Nice sound on the recordings, too.

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