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09-02-2012, 12:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | FS: Stambaugh 5 String
SEE POST #28 Body
Mahogany
Figured walnut top
Ebony accent layer Neck
Bolt-on 34" Scale
24 Frets
5 piece: Maple/Walnut/Birdseye/Walnut/Maple
Birdseye fingerboard
String spacing at the bridge: 18 mm Electronics
Pickups: Aero bridge soapbar humbucker, Aero precision
Preamp: Mike Pope 3 band, mid switch, push-pull for passive
Approximate weight: 8-8.5 lbs. This is an ESTIMATE. I asked Chris to use very light woods. This is a very light and comfortable bass.
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This bass is an incredible piece of workmanship. It plays easier than just about every other bass I've ever tried. I am selling it because its tone no longer fits my needs. I am tending toward the single coil sound, and I can't get that out of this bass. The Stambaugh is a very modern sounding instrument, and does its job fantastically. But it just isn't my sound anymore.
Here is a Youtube video that I recorded about a month or two after receiving it, breaking down the features and some of the sounds this bass is capable of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjoPo2_4yQA
I have no pictures of the bass by itself because I don't have my camera with me, and I'm a really backward guy so my phone doesn't have a camera, at least one that I know how to use. So here are some pictures from my album photo shoot (note: if you listen to my album, be aware that I did not get my Stambaugh in time for the recording sessions, so that album was done on a MIA Fender 5er):  
------------------------------------ Asking $2050 $1950 shipped to the CONUS. Only trade: See post# 28
Last edited by Snarf : 10-17-2012 at 06:49 PM.
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09-03-2012, 08:09 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha, NE, USA | | | What! Nooo! That one's awesome! |
09-03-2012, 09:49 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gainesville, FL | | | Weight? Case?
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09-03-2012, 09:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Case yes. Weight, I don't have a scale. But I specifically asked in the final specs that Chris use very light wood selections. I estimate it to be about 8-8.5 lbs. |
09-03-2012, 10:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hampton, VA | | | Any interest in trading for an alembic epic 4?
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09-03-2012, 10:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by calmb4tehpwn  Any interest in trading for an alembic epic 4? | No, thanks. |
09-03-2012, 10:51 AM
| | | | may I ask why it's not working for you ? a dislike ? |
09-03-2012, 10:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cycler may I ask why it's not working for you ? a dislike ? | Sure. The tone is quite bright and modern. When I spec'd the bass out and had it built, this was very much what I was into. In the last few months I have come to the realization that I much prefer the sound of single coil pickups, especially in the bridge position. Also, mahogany, while certainly a very good tone wood, I now know that I prefer alder. I've been through ash, walnut, and mahogany basses, and my ear just keeps gravitating toward alder. |
09-04-2012, 01:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Bump, all PMs replied. |
09-04-2012, 01:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Piermont, New York | | | bolt on? neck-thru? set next? Can't tell from foto.
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09-04-2012, 01:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Bolt on.
edit: You can see the back of the instrument in the youtube link.
Last edited by Snarf : 09-04-2012 at 01:37 PM.
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09-05-2012, 11:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Bump. All PMs replied. |
09-05-2012, 04:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Whoooooaaaaa |
09-05-2012, 06:09 PM
|  | Endorsing Artist : SFARZO STRINGS | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Petaluma, California 94952 | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Snarf Sure. The tone is quite bright and modern. When I spec'd the bass out and had it built, this was very much what I was into. In the last few months I have come to the realization that I much prefer the sound of single coil pickups, especially in the bridge position. Also, mahogany, while certainly a very good tone wood, I now know that I prefer alder. I've been through ash, walnut, and mahogany basses, and my ear just keeps gravitating toward alder. | This is the EXACT reason why I wonder people wait 2-3 years for a build. Tastes change, etc.
My build from a competitor took only 4 months. I am happy with mine, for sure.
Bump for you and GLWTS ! |
09-05-2012, 11:33 PM
| | | | Beautiful bass, wish I had the money to buy it... Good luck with the sale... |
09-05-2012, 11:46 PM
| | Endorsing Artist : SFARZO STRINGS | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Petaluma, California 94952 | | | OH WOW !!!! I just clicked on the video.
This is the video I watched over and over again about 6 months ago when I was looking for a custom.
I LOVE your bass !!!!
If it were a 4 string it would be mine.
That being said, I am SO happy with the bass and builder I went with. I kept it all here on the West Coast.
Also, great music ! I really like your compositions, Ian. Great stuff.
Last edited by mb94952 : 09-05-2012 at 11:59 PM.
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09-07-2012, 09:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | ^^ Thanks! Bump. |
09-08-2012, 08:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Bump |
09-09-2012, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mb94952 This is the EXACT reason why I wonder people wait 2-3 years for a build. Tastes change, etc.
My build from a competitor took only 4 months. I am happy with mine, for sure.
Bump for you and GLWTS ! | Stambaugh's take about a year, and you shouldn't buy a custom bass unless you're experienced enough to know exactly what you want.
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09-09-2012, 07:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Asking price lowered to $1950. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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