Up for sale is my 1996 SR4... and she's a gem.
She's one of the first production lefties ever made... Serial #L00084. "Born on Date" is July 10th, 1996. Neck has a hand-written date of July 8th 1996. Body stamp is June 4th 1996.
I'm the original owner... I called Bass Center in LA (RIP) to order one literally seconds after my buddy called me from NAMM and said they had lefties that year. I ordered it in late January, '96... date on the receipt is July 15th 1996.
You will be hard pressed to find another bass from EBMM's first official lefty production year with dates on it that are earlier than mine.
The woods they picked are beautiful. The neck is figured in birdseye maple, the rosewood is seasoned in a rich dark brown/red and the body is swamp ash, in the now discontinued "Natural Velvet" finish. The body is 2-piece, but the seam is literally almost invisible.
She has the 3-band EQ, and it's RAZOR sharp and gritty and punchy, as the typical SR should sound...
The bass has some mojo... there is some minor fret-wear, a few minor little dings towards the bottom of the bass and on the sides... all given to her with much love by me... but she is literally in fantastic condition for a used 15 year-old bass. I tried to capture everything in the pics, but it's hard to see.
She was my main player for about 10 years and was my first "real bass." I have gigged and recorded the hell out of her, but have loved her dearly and taken very good care if her.
I'll take $1,050 shipped, lower 48... or a P-bass with a maple board (Lakland, Nash, Fender + cash your way if the deal is right)... or maybe even something else. I'll consider anything.
Bass comes with the original hardshell G&G deluxe case... it's the nice tolex one with piping, not the molded plastic one. It's a little beat up and is missing one of the feet, but it still works and even smells like a new case.
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Let me know if you're interested!
