FS: Darkstar Alert! Beautiful Modified SX P/J Bass

[TheCreature]

Here's an immaculate black on black SX P/J bass with a Darkstar pickup installed in the P position. The bass sounds incredible by itself – the tech who installed the Darkstar (www.crislerguitar.com) couldn’t believe the build quality. The Darkstar is everything you’ve read about – thumpy, clear, responsive to touch and LOUD. This bass is a vintage tone machine. Alder body with a rosewood board along with the Darkstar gives great tubby bottom.

The pics: The pickguard needs to be replaced. This is the original guard and the ears from the original P pickup are visible. Two options here: send the guard to Jeannie pickguards and he’ll copy it without the earholes, OR he sells a thumbrest for the Darkstar. I believe that might cover the earholes.

I couldn’t get all the dust off the body for the close-ups. There are three indentations on the back about 1mm across and not deep at all. I couldn’t get them to photograph. Other than that the bass is perfect – no cymbal dings or belt rash. All that black with all that chrome sure is purty. A chrome Badass bridge sure would look nice…

I have $500 into it. I’ll ship it to your door for $500 including a Ritter gigbag. If you’ve been looking to try a Darkstar equipped bass, here’s the only opportunity that won’t cost you thousands.

I prefer a Postal MO but will take Paypal. No trades - Stupid IRS.

[TheCreature]

Bump

[Scott in Dallas]

Looking for anything to trade? I'm local.

[TheCreature]

I might do a Markbass LMII. Other than that I have too much stuff already!

[TheCreature]

All PMs replied to

[TheCreature]

I've had some pricing questions (thru a PM - very classy), mainly, "Isn't $500 too much for an SX w/ a few upgrades?". I also occasionally see a listing and say, "Wow, that's a high asking price for that ***", but let's see:

Bass $140
Pickup $188
Labor $125
Bag $35
Shipping $25

Looks like I'm losing $13 on the deal (!). In all honesty I was hoping someone would rather pay to have something already completed than go the project route, which can be a PITA. It IS kind of a specialty piece - I figured I'd have to be patient. Someone out there wants to play a Darkstar bass without doing all the legwork I did. I know there's a market out there for this - I hope...

[bassic_element]

In the real world no one gives you what you originally paid for something...

[TheCreature]

I understand completely - The value added here is the aforementioned legwork, and the delivery of a completed bass. It took months to get this project bass playable - mainly wait time granted, but months nonethless. I'm not looking for a buyer who is bargain shopping - that person would probably undertake the project themselves. Maybe my prospective buyer doesn't exist, or doesn't exist on TB anyway. I say two weeks to verify if my head is way up my ass or not.

[Juniorkimbrough]

cool a$$ bass! but i would have to in the most respectful way possible agree w/ basic_element.

Best of luck with the sale! I bet it sounds SWEET!

[TheCreature]

Another pic, and here's hoping there's someone out there with a chubby for a Darkstar eqp'd bass!

[giantjerk]

Does the DarkStar overpower or drown out the jazz pickup?

[GrooveBass]

To add my 2 cents, if I had the coin, I'd be on this bass. Losing money on any sort of instrument is no fun whatsoever, and any way you slice it, $500 is a cheap price to pay for an instrument that has a Darkstar.....at least as far as I've ever seen. Plus it comes with a gigbag? I don't see a downside here.....but then again I'm a pushover when it comes to P basses that aren't normal.

[TheCreature]

Thanks for the bump!

The Darkstar is indeed MUCH hotter than the J pup. It's not unusable, however, and you can dial in a little of that burp sound when you need it. Mixing in some of the J pup yields that phase cancellation sound also. Soundwise, the J pup is usuable and handy to have. Makes a nice thumbrest too!

[TheCreature]

Return from the road bump

[buffordbass]

oh man, I just realized you are local and Roger built that thing.....
... pm sent

[TheCreature]

Ah - screw it - as Johnnie Taylor says, "Cheaper to Keep Her". I'm going to replace the pickguard, put on a BAII, and get to know her a little better.