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12-14-2011, 10:17 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | FS feeler: Nordy VJ 5
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Specs:
Alder body
Maple neck
Brazillian rosewood board
MOP blocks
Universal neck pickup route(currently s reverse P)
Sadowsky 2 band with VTC
Weighs under 9 lbs
19 mm spacing
34.5 inch scale
Small frets
Plays like a dream and sounds amazing!
In great condition with only one overly noticeable ding above the neck pickup.
Gassing for a Fodera or US MTD.
Asking 2450 shipped in a mooradian bag
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12-15-2011, 06:10 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Springfield, IL | | | Owned several Nordy basses and this one is my favorite. It kicks major booty.
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12-15-2011, 09:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | That it does. I just have major New York luthier gas currently.
Grady
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
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12-15-2011, 08:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | Would also consider another high end 6er with a 34 inch scale and 24+ frets +/- cash.
R-bass, Roscoe, STR, etc...
I like natural woods, spacing between 18 and 19mm, and instruments under 10 lbs.
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
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12-16-2011, 03:54 AM
|  | Relapsed Guitarist | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Greater Danbury Area, CT | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by gkbass13 Would also consider another high end 6er with a 34 inch scale and 24+ frets +/- cash.
R-bass, Roscoe, STR, etc...
I like natural woods, spacing between 18 and 19mm, and instruments under 10 lbs. | how about a 7 string jazz that isnt some of those things?  |
12-16-2011, 06:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gkbass13  That it does. I just have major New York luthier gas currently.
Grady | You'll be sorry...nothing against the "major New York luthier" I've owned 7 of those personally. And now that I have Nordy's..I highly doubt I will get another "major New York luthier"  I think I owned 7 of them because while I really wanted to love them...I was never 100% happy. Until I tried the Nordy. You build quality that is every bit as good and a bass that is more comfortable to play IMO. And the tone...wow!
Bump for a nice Nordy..hopefully, you will come to your senses and keep it.
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12-16-2011, 07:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | Haha. Thanks man
I have nothing against Nordy's...in fact they are hands down the top of the heap for the "traditional style" basses compared to others I have played(havn't touched a Celinder or Alleva Coppola yet). I will openly admit to this being the nicest playing and sounding bass I have ever owned(see my profile for the list it of instruments it beats!). It feels nearly perfect to me profile wise, but if I were to have an ideal Nordy, there would be a few tweaks I would make(classic 34 inch scale, solid finish or natural ash). It comes down to me just not being a huge fan of sunbursts.
Right now i have a chance to spring for a Fodera financially, and wouldn't mind giving it a whirl, but there is no doubt in my mind that at some point I will be ordering a 70's classic VJ5 from Mr. Nordstrand.
So, I suppose I should add that to the potential trade list...a Nordy classic 5er with either single coils or big singles in natural ash or some funky color would make for a cool trade.
Either way, bumping this again, although I honestly wouldn't mind one bit if this thread sits for a few months or if I'm "forced" to hang on to it.
-Grady
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
Last edited by gkbass13 : 12-16-2011 at 07:59 AM.
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12-16-2011, 07:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | Fully agree the Modern (34.5 scale) like you have here and the Classic (34" scale) do sound a lot different. I own one of each and they are definitely different beasts.
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12-16-2011, 08:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | Oh, I have absolutely no gripes with the sound of this bass. It is amazingly versatile and absolutely smokes in a mix. I'm just ina spot where I can be picky about things like scale length, and am seeing what is out there.
-Grady
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
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12-16-2011, 09:22 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bourbon Street, New Orleans | | | If memory serves me correct, doesnt this particular bass have a "Sadowsky" contour on the neck and not a standard Nordy Modern contour?
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12-16-2011, 09:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | That is news to me if it is the case. All I know is that the neck is extremely comfortable.
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
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12-16-2011, 11:01 AM
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Endorsing Artist: GHS Strings | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 818 ~ 805 ~ L.A. | | | Beautiful instrument....
PS: Jimmy Coppola lives in California not too far from Carey Nordstrand....
Last edited by LowBSix : 12-16-2011 at 11:03 AM.
Reason: PS
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12-16-2011, 12:02 PM
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Endorsing Artist: GHS Strings | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 818 ~ 805 ~ L.A. | | | I love this bass!!!
Last edited by LowBSix : 12-16-2011 at 12:25 PM.
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12-16-2011, 12:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Muncie, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gkbass13 Wrong thread, man. | LOL, I am surprised that I haven't done that yet
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12-17-2011, 09:18 AM
|  | No matter where you go, there you are... | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago (south suburbs) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RockBoxBass If memory serves me correct, doesnt this particular bass have a "Sadowsky" contour on the neck and not a standard Nordy Modern contour? | If it is the same one that Saluki had - yes.
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12-17-2011, 09:41 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC | | | Modulus VJ trade? See mine in classifieds.
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12-17-2011, 10:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | Not too into modulus stuff. Might consider a quantum 6 plus cash.
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
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12-17-2011, 12:47 PM
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Endorsing Artist: GHS Strings | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 818 ~ 805 ~ L.A. | | | Beauty! |
12-17-2011, 01:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | Thanks for all the kind words! She is a beauty!
Grady
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You know the motto.
I stay fluid, even in staccato.
Butterflies, Bergs and Benz's= my sound.
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12-17-2011, 07:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Springfield, IL | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by RockBoxBass If memory serves me correct, doesnt this particular bass have a "Sadowsky" contour on the neck and not a standard Nordy Modern contour? | Yes Robert and Tom are correct. Original owner wanted a more sadowsky profile on the neck and it has a sadowsky pre. Got that expensive rosewood too. Man Robert this baas would rock Bourbon St.
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