FS: Wood & Tronics Chronos 35/5

[jim777]

I need to grab a fretless 5 or 6 and a fretted 6 string and don't have the cash to get either (it happens!) so my baby needs to go unfortunately. It comes with a gig bag. Some specs:

Body : Alder with purpleheart toneblock
Top : Indian Apple
Neck : 3 piece , Maple / Ash / Maple
Fretboard : Macassar Ebony
Scale: 35"
Preamp : Custom John East / W&T Design (vol, blend, bass boost/cut & treble boost/cut, mid boost/cut & mid sweep, active passive/tone)
Pickups : Christoph Dolf Dual Coils (bassculture.de)
Bridge : ETS Tuning Fork
Spacing : not 100% certain, but it looks like 18.5. It's very comfortable at any rate.
Tuners : Hipshot

Some pics from Dan Ledard's Luthier's Access Group, from when it was purchased:
Luthier's Access Group - Wood & Tronics Chronos 5 / 35 NT ( N )

Some pics of it at my house, with my BB75 (not for sale):
Index of /images/basses/woodtron

Even it a pic of it from the W&T website
Wood & Tronics Bass Guitars | Customisation Customization

This is a review of my exact bass, not a similar one but the same bass done by our own Jake Wolf for Bass Musician magazine:
Wood & Tronics Chronos 5 String Bass | Bass Musician Magazine [the face of bass]

In an email conversation I had with Enrico Passini of W&T, he said: "Congratulations for your bass achievement, that one happens to be one of our ten best-sounding basses ever. Its low-B focus especially deserves some praise as it is so focused and playable that I personally have experimented a very few times in my life, on any bass guitar."

It's a really nice bass Unfortunately, having a full time job (and a hockey team to coach and 10 other things) I get very few chances to play out these days and I have decided to sacrifice a bass I LOVE to get back out in front of an audience. I'm old with 4 kids, what can I say?

I'm asking $2800 shipped in the lower 48. Replacement is over $4K and comes with a wait. I will work with you if you are elsewhere.

If you have any questions or want different pics please let me know. Thanks!

[jim777]

I would definitely consider trades as well, just hit me up with what you've got I need to grab a fretless 5 or 6 and a fretted 6 string. I'm willing to do a trade + cash or whatever. I was planning to just buy from here anyway, keep it all in the family

EDIT: Sorry but I need to mention I am only interested in lined fretless instruments. I'm one of those guys who needs lines and I accept that limitation Thanks

[jim777]

Bump it up top

[TimBosby]

Wow that's sweet...

[jim777]

Originally Posted by TimBosby

Wow that's sweet...

Thanks, it really is I think because it's an Italian brand that is difficult to get in the US (and because of where I priced it - for that same reason) some might think that it won't really hang with a Smith or Fodera or F Bass or MTD or whatever, but it's the real deal. It isn't that blonde supermodel with all the looks but no substance It was a steal at $4K, it's kinda silly where I priced it (in my opinion of course LOL)

[thomasjbass]

PM sent...

[J.Wolf]

This is a KILLER bass.......

[jim777]

It is I've gotten some nice offers and don't want to leave people hanging, so if anyone has an interest please let me know.

Again, I ideally need a fretted 6 and a LINED fretless either 5 or 6, but I would prefer a 6. So, a fretted 6 and cash, a fretless 6 and cash, one of each or just plain cash would get a fast response from me And as I stated, if someone buys it with cash I will get what I need out of these classifieds to keep it all in house.

thanks again everyone

[jim777]

up top

[jim777]

pending

[4to5to6]

Indian apple top... very sweet looking. A description of this basses sound would be very interesting to me.

[jim777]

Thanks for all the offers folks