For Sale: I am reselling a Kinal DK5 hollowbody 5 string that I bought last year from TBer DaveAceOf Bass. It was a bass he had custom built to his specs by Mike Kinal. Here is a link to his listing where he explains the bass in detail.
FS/FT: Kinal DK5
I am so conflicted about parting with this bass as Dave the original owner has great taste as the electronics and the neck are superb. The neck feels just great and I think John East makes the best preamps on the market. And, while I have never been the biggest fan of bridge piezo pickups, this one sounds really good and a little blended in with the magnetic pickups lends a really effective acoustic quality to the sound. But, after a few years of trying different things, I am realizing that I am most comfortable playing passive basses. Something about having all these tonal options at my fingertips pushes my OCD buttons in an extremely disruptive way for me in gig situations. I just have much better gigs with few to no options. But, damn, this is a really nice bass!
Moving on, there is a little bad news (that I believe I have priced accordingly for) - when this shipped from Dave a bottle of wood oil he included got loose and dinged up a the bass a little bit and more disruptively, got jammed into the co-centric midrange eq knobs which slightly bent the inner shaft of the pot. While visually the shaft is straightened back, there is a tiny bit of wobble that results in a few spots in the rotation where one pot catches the other pot and makes it turn. I would say about 85% of the rotation functions properly but then you will have this catch on the other 15%. It isn't that you cant eventually set the knobs where ever you like, it will just take two hands for that 15%. It's electronically and physically fully functional, just a little bit of a nuisance. I do believe that you could get a replacement pot from John East and swap it out though I imagine that that would be a job for a savvy tech. Otherwise, all is as it should be electronically.
As far a physical wear and tear, there is a small scratch on the front of the headstock, a couple of dings on the top of the headstock, a few small dings and scratches on the front of the body as a small ding on one of the F-holes. Lastly, there is a little belt rash on the back. I am including photos of the various flaws. Nothing to glaring and assume that the photos are always going to be unflattering. THe neck is straight and buzz free.
This comes with a custom hardshell case. $
2100,now asking $1900 shipped in the CONUS.
Feel free to contact me with questions.
Thanks!
Larry
