FS/FT 90's Kawai RB 115 solid Koa body/graphite neck $400.00

Kawai-chang · #1 10-30-2010, 06:42 AM

90's Kawai RB 115. SOLID 2 piece Koa body. All gold Schaller hardware, including pickups. 1 P, 1 J style. Volume/blend/tone/tone controls with pull-up coil splitter on each tone knob.
Graphite neck, medium action, no truss rod.
Great playing, great sounding bass, about 9 pounds.
***ISSUE WARNING***
For some weird reason, it's lost 1/2 a coil on the J pickup. So, when you have the blend all the way to the J pickup, it's silent. When you pull up the coil splitter, you get sound from the E and A positions on the pickup. Never been dropped, jarred, abused. It's a mystery to me. Since it has an issue, I'm dropping the price from when I had this originally listed.

Asking $400.00 + shipping or best offer.

Also open to trades for nice quality basses with 1.5" (Jazz width necks)

seventhsunbass · #2 10-30-2010, 08:58 AM

Beauty!! Had one, sold it and miss it.

Any thoughts of a trade?
G&L L-5000, rare bird in Black/maple, all stock in stellar cond., OHSC, FS-Feeler

zenberger · #3 10-30-2010, 09:49 AM

weird about the pickup - i had one of these and had the same problem! must be a schaller thing...

grunz7 · #4 10-30-2010, 09:57 AM

So what's the nut width on this bass?

Kawai-chang · #5 10-30-2010, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by seventhsunbass

Beauty!! Had one, sold it and miss it.

Any thoughts of a trade?
G&L L-5000, rare bird in Black/maple, all stock in stellar cond., OHSC, FS-Feeler

That could be a very tempting offer, right there. I've never really considered a 5'er because of the neck width, but at 1.75 inches, that's VERY intriguing.

Kawai-chang · #6 10-30-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by grunz7

So what's the nut width on this bass?

1 5/8"

Scootbass1 · #7 10-30-2010, 11:16 PM

Any possible interest in a Warwick Corvette Standard?

Kawai-chang · #8 10-31-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Scootbass1

Any possible interest in a Warwick Corvette Standard?

I've played a few Warwicks, and they are just a bad fit for my hands/body. But, thanks for the offer.

RS · #9 10-31-2010, 12:46 PM

These are killer basses if you like that graphite neck sound. Good luck with the sale.

Scootbass1 · #10 10-31-2010, 05:53 PM

PM sent.

Kawai-chang · #11 10-31-2010, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS

These are killer basses if you like that graphite neck sound. Good luck with the sale.

Thank you for the good luck. When are we getting together for the veggie lunch?

Kawai-chang · #12 10-31-2010, 06:10 PM

On hold pending payment.

Scootbass1 · #13 10-31-2010, 08:02 PM

Payment on it's way.

rojo412 · #14 10-31-2010, 09:49 PM

Oh man! If I wasn't out of town, I could have checked it out for ya!

Kawai-chang · #15 11-01-2010, 09:47 AM

Sold to Scootbass!

Thanks for looking.