Custom 6-String $1350.00 Frenz

drgroove111 · #1 07-13-2011, 08:56 PM

$1350.00 or best REASONABLE offer

CASH SALE / NO TRADES PLEASE

Up for sale a custom 6-string built by Ohio Luthier Bob Frenz.

Bass Features

Ash Body
Quilted maple top
Rosewood fingerboard
Birdseye maple neck
EMG 40dc soapbars
EMG active preamp
Kahler adjustable bridge
gotoh tuners

Finely crafted instrument. Well cared for and in near mint condition. (minor wear). Neck is fantastic. Action sets up super low with no fret buzz. Bass has amazing growl!!!!

I took this beauty in on a trade, and simply cannot get accustomed to 6 strings (been a 5er for a LONG time).

Feel free to inquire questions.

I will post more pics as time progresses....

drgroove111 · #2 07-13-2011, 09:09 PM

OK here we go:
6 string Bass #1 on sale is the first Frenz bass I took a chance on, I never heard of Bob or ever played one of his basses, I was blown away. It is a bolt-on and I have never seen another bolt-on neck from Bob. The body is quite unique too, the center core of the body is maple with what I believe is ash on both sides. It has one of the brightest looking quilted maple tops I have ever seen. The pictures really don't even do it justice. The neck is Birdseye maple with a scarf joint. It has a nice natural dark finish to it. I think the fretboard is a figured Ovankol and the patterns are amazing. The side markers and face markers are birsdeye maple too! I've never seen that before. It even has a detuner on the low B taking it down to an A. EMG pickups and I'm not sure what pre, but I think it's one of the EMG boards. 1 9 volt active electronics, it looks like an early BT seried pre except it's not on a pot. Volume, Pan/Blend Treble boost/cut Bass boost/cut. You can really shape the sounds with the setup. Under the compartment cover it say "Good Luck Bill Robert Frenz".
It has gold Schaller locking straps mounted and I'll include the strap connectors also. Gold Kahler adjustable bridge that is very sturdy and very cool design. 3 1/8" center to center at the bridge and 2 1/16" center to center at the nut. Great balanced body no neck dive, and it's weight is around 9 pounds. It comes with a custom made wooden case made by Bob himself.

drgroove111 · #3 07-13-2011, 09:11 PM

NEW PIC

jzucker · #4 07-13-2011, 09:13 PM

scale?
nut width?
24th fret width?

ModulusQ5-122 · #5 07-13-2011, 09:28 PM

Dude, that is nice. You have been putting up some really nice basses here lately. I guess somebody is having Gas pains lol.

drgroove111 · #6 07-13-2011, 09:40 PM

3 1/8" center to center at the bridge and 2 1/16" center to center at the nut

In addition, this is an adjustable kahler bridge that allows string spacing to vary. Idon't know alot about the actual bridge model but the luthier that works on my basses mentioned that it allows maximum adjustment flexibility...

34" scale

thanks jzucker

drgroove111 · #7 07-13-2011, 09:42 PM

painful gas modulusQ5-122 !!!!

jzucker · #8 07-13-2011, 09:43 PM

what's the width at the 24th fret?

thanks!

drgroove111 · #9 07-13-2011, 09:47 PM

getting tape measure as we speak...thanks for your patience.....

drgroove111 · #10 07-13-2011, 09:54 PM

appears to be 3 and 1/8th

drgroove111 · #11 07-13-2011, 09:56 PM

will add more pics in coming days

thanks

Dirk Diggler · #12 07-14-2011, 08:05 AM

A bump for a fantastic bass. I owned this bass for several years, it's made very well. I've actually owned 4 of Bob's basses over the years including this one, and his build quality is absolute top shelf.
This is indeed the only bolt on bass I've ever seen from Bob.
I took a chance on this bass on Ebay, and was never disappointed with it. If I weren't building my own, I would still own all the Bob Frenz basses I could find.
Dirk

drgroove111 · #13 07-14-2011, 09:21 AM

Beautiful Gallery Dirk....Keep up the good work!!!

Walbodiddy · #14 07-14-2011, 11:03 AM

I owned this bass a few years ago and can also attest to it's excellent build quality, playability and sound. Because of Bob Frenz' relative obscurity, this is one of the best values in a custom-built 6-string bass on the market.

The quilted maple top is striking in person - the figure appears very deep, almost like a hologram. Here's a photo in natural light that may give a more complete idea of how the bass looks in person.

drgroove111 · #15 07-14-2011, 01:43 PM

a huge thanks for the post Walbodiddy!!!!

I was having trouble getting my camera to give me bigger pics.

Great pic!!!!!

drgroove111 · #16 07-18-2011, 08:40 AM

bump...answering all pm's

drgroove111 · #17 07-22-2011, 10:19 PM

bump... still available......

alembic5 · #18 07-22-2011, 11:24 PM

I think I remember this one from last time it was up for sale. I love that top! Beautiful bass... wish I had some cash to make an offer. Bump for you!

Mo_Fonk · #19 07-23-2011, 08:11 AM

Is this a surface mount Kahler bridge, or recessed like the old Peavey TL-6 basses. Thanks

drgroove111 · #20 07-24-2011, 03:16 PM

it appears to be surface mount.... i cannot visibly see any signs of recessing...