FS: Kinal MK-B five string

JLubinsky-Mast · #1 01-06-2012, 11:56 PM

The time has come for me to sell a bass that is not receiving the love that it deserves. Mike Kinal makes fantastic basses up here in Canada.
The body is Korina with a Walnut top. The fingerboard is Ebony on a Maple neck. 34.5" scale. Bartolini pick-ups through an Aguilar pre-amp.
There are a few dings around the input jack and around the edge of the headstock. I can put up some pics tomorrow.
This bass has a very smooth deep sound to it.
I am asking $1350, shipping included in Canada. I will need to split the cost of shipping to the States.
I can include a hard or soft case.
I am not looking for trades at this time, but, could be tempted with older Traynor heads (YBA-1, YBA-3), lower powered Ampeg heads (V-4, V-2), effects pedals (some fuzz, envelope, low-pass filters)... The only bass that is of interest to me is a thunderbird short-scale.
Thanks, please send me any questions.

Halegroove · #2 01-07-2012, 07:48 AM

These are really great basses. I had one get away from me last year. Still scratching my head over that one.

swpyne · #3 01-07-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Halegroove

These are really great basses. I had one get away from me last year. Still scratching my head over that one.

+1

TimBosby · #4 01-07-2012, 11:21 AM

A beauty!

DaveAceofBass · #5 01-07-2012, 02:01 PM

Gorgeous bass. When I sell my two for sale I'll either wind up with another Kinal or another Sadowsky.

JLubinsky-Mast · #6 01-07-2012, 02:31 PM

Thanks for the kind words. This is a great bass.
If I was in a studio regularly, this bass would stay in my possession, but for my gigging life of bars and clubs, I reach for my beat-up old faithful jazz bass.

DaveAceofBass · #7 01-07-2012, 03:45 PM

What's the string spacing?

JLubinsky-Mast · #8 01-09-2012, 12:20 AM

Unfortunately I haven't been able to get a weight of the bass yet.
The string spacing at the bridge appears to be 18.5 mm, I want to double check that in day-light just to make sure.
I've added some photos of the dings near the input jack, and the headstock. I think they look worse in photo than they seem in real life (although I may be biased...)
Also, I added some photos of the width of the body. It looks like one main piece of korina, with the walnut on top, with a thin layer, perhaps a veneer of korina then walnut on top of that.

JLubinsky-Mast · #9 02-09-2012, 08:24 PM

Pre-gig meal of kale chips and pyrohy, bump...

blackreverend · #10 02-11-2012, 09:38 PM

So did you get a chance to weigh that beautiful thing?

GrooveRider · #11 04-23-2012, 04:37 AM

Is this still for sale?
Thanks

Muziekschuur · #12 04-23-2012, 04:42 AM

Be-au-ti-ful..... And the marks on them give it character.... She's mighty pretty....

DaveAceofBass · #13 02-18-2013, 08:28 PM

Is this still available?

kbuschmann · #14 02-18-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveAceofBass

Is this still available?

Dunno know if that bass is still on the block, but I'll say this about Mike Kinal's work - the guy is a superlative luthier. I own or have owned a lot of top end basses (F, Roscoe, Dingwall, Elrick, Sadowsky), and I'll put Mike's instruments alongside any of them. At half (or less) the price.

kcandme · #15 02-18-2013, 09:48 PM

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