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06-28-2009, 09:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malibu, CA | | | FS: Nordstrand NX5 Near Mint - Price Drop & Trades added!
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Nordstrand NX5 Custom 5 string - Body: northern ash
- Top wood: burl myrtle with black veneer line
- Neck:maple/wenge/maple 34.5 scale
- Fingerboard: birdseye maple 24 frets
- Bridge: Hipshot style A
- Tuning gears: Hipshot
- Nut material: bone
- Pick ups: dual coil humbucking - Fat Stacks
- Pick up covers: custom matched laser cut
- Pre amp: Aguilar w/ 3-way switches for each pickup
- Knobs: genuine ebony
- Output jack: Electrosocket
- Finish: satin
- Logo: pearl
- Case: thick custom Nordstrand gig bag
- Control knobs: volume (pull passive), blend, tone, treble, mid (up 800, dn 400), bass
- Weight 9.5lbs. bathroom scale method
Recent Purchase from Low End, but I just ran across a personal 'dream bass' so this must go before I fall in love. It is supremely playable - perhaps the most playable bass I have known. Build quality and tone are all well validated in many Carey Nordstrand appreciation posts, so I won't try - suffice it to say it is a sublime instrument. This build would run you at least $5K and take some time. I'm in for $3500 but can let it go for $2945 + actual shipping. Instrument is located in Lakeland, FL and will ship anywhere in the world buyer wishes to pay for. As far as trades - Preamps/Amps: Kern, Glockenklang, or other sexy preamp and we can do partial + $$$. Glock Poweramp or Bergantino Cab could work too. Other Basses: MTD USA, Jerzy Drozd, F-Bass, Sadowsky NYC, Fodera, other 5's and 6's in this vein.     These are the pix from Low End, I'll shoot some more when it gets sunny down here... Best, Mike
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Last edited by mgrier1 : 07-19-2009 at 05:51 PM.
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06-28-2009, 09:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Happy Bottom, VA | | Great looking bass... Didn't Carey halt his bass production?? It would def. take some time.. 
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06-29-2009, 12:20 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: L.A., as in Lower Arkansas! | | | I have a sister bass to this with Spalted Maple top and I must say that "sublime" is a great description.
If I'm not careful, I'm gonna talk myself out of selling mine!
dcr
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06-30-2009, 09:44 AM
|  | My Other GSD Bad Ass! | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CinCinNati | | | Bump for my all time favorite bass design.
Simply the best... |
06-30-2009, 09:50 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Singapore | | | drool... |
07-01-2009, 02:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles | | | Carey's the man! What a piece of work, huh?
Looking...but I know I shouldn't touch!
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07-01-2009, 06:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: USA, Vallejo | | | all i can say is WOW..all i can write is SOMEONE PLEASE BUY THIS BEFORE I START BREAKING MY CHILDREN'S PIGGY BANKS!
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07-03-2009, 03:07 PM
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Very cool bass. What does the tone knob due if you have bass, treble, and mid-range with a selector switch?
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07-03-2009, 06:44 PM
| | My Other GSD Bad Ass! | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CinCinNati | | Quote:
Originally Posted by ahollowhd  Very cool bass. What does the tone knob due if you have bass, treble, and mid-range with a selector switch? | Passive rolloff... |
07-05-2009, 09:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: L.A., as in Lower Arkansas! | | | Bump for a great bass at a super price. If you want one, better take it...'cause I think mine's off the market for now!
dcr
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07-05-2009, 08:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden. | | | Spacing at the bridge?
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07-08-2009, 12:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malibu, CA | | | TTT...
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Originally Posted by The_Owl Spacing at the bridge? | I haven't measured it, but it feels exactly the same as my Jerzy Drozd which is 19mm.
Couple of interesting offers, but it is here for now... Come and get it at this low price!
Best,
Mike
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07-10-2009, 07:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Moraga, California | | | Stunning. It would be fabulous sitting next to my Nordy VJ4.
(Free Nordy-Bump!)
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07-11-2009, 02:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Oxfordshire, UK | | Don't suppose you have any pics of it strapped on at all?
Just trying to get a feel for the relative size of it
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07-11-2009, 03:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Central New Jersey | | | This is a phenomenal example of functional art. What a looker. |
07-12-2009, 09:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malibu, CA | | | More Pix
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Originally Posted by Molan Don't suppose you have any pics of it strapped on at all?
Just trying to get a feel for the relative size of it | No pix on the strap, but here are a few for you...
I'd say it really is no different than the typical J-Bass in size... Set-neck is much easier to negotiate, of course. I have lowered the price once again... It is entering the screamingly low price range now...  Partial trade for preamp is fine - see first post!
Best,
Mike     
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07-13-2009, 02:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Free "why-is-this-still-here" bump!!! |
07-19-2009, 05:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malibu, CA | | | Trades added...
...please see original post - I will consider trades, but prefer $$$ or Trade + $$$
Basses 5's & 6's, Pre's, Amps, Cabs...
Best,
Mike
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07-21-2009, 01:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malibu, CA | | | Traded... Thanks Chris!
All the Best,
Mike
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Last edited by mgrier1 : 07-25-2009 at 11:07 PM.
Reason: Traded
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