FT/FS Azalea Jazz- natural/rosewood $150 (NYC area) or TRADE for 5 string

quadrogong · #1 06-13-2008, 11:59 AM

https://post.craigslist.org/manage/718300451/fztfq

Little is known about this brand,Azalea..except the fact that it's a great,great J copy. smooth,organic,warm passive J bass...alot of fun,always inspires me..it's now my apartment bass/home studio bass..since I have 4 J's at this time, it never gets gigged..this could be a "main" axe, it was mine for a while..I used to have it wired in series and it was fun..thick and solid sounding.Now rewired in traditional j style.

I still love her...a cool bass, very heavy hardware,
slightly oversized,high mass body,from the grain, I'd say alder or ash,I think..not sure..nice gloss finish,VERY clean..
comes with "decent" gigbag.
$140 is really nice for this bass,she's alot of fun..kinda looking for a cool trade, something with different pu's maybe.

come try her in my midtown studio if u like.

this one gets the least use, so I'm thinking of trading for a 5 string. or buying an SX or something to learn 5'er on.

any 5 string fretted bass is ok,any trades?

EduardoK · #2 06-14-2008, 02:49 AM

Nice ! But I am gasing for that 32" FBB

quadrogong · #3 06-14-2008, 07:48 AM

ha ha ha! yes, you still are!..

why don't u ring up Matt at FBB Custom?
he's a fantastic guy,and will build you a "mini-Jive" style like mine..
the specs..

Four string fretted Mini-jive
Koa top (from a windfallen koa tree), spanish cedar back
maple/canarywood/jatoba 5 piece neck
laminated marblewood/bubinga fingerboard 32" scale
Bartolini 9JCB Classic J bass pickups with Bartolini NTBT preamp (active/passive)
Goncalo alves headstock veneer,
Koa/zebra knobs,morado trussrod cover.
6.5lbs

Matt is a very trustworthy builder and businessman,and is cheaper than anyone out there,and should have "fodera" or "Sadowsky" status, but he's too unique and unusual..not very mainstream..but oooo,the tone on that thing!
u can get one for maybe $1300ish..

quadrogong · #4 06-14-2008, 07:56 AM

just to mention..the previous owner rewired this to a standard J configuration, he said he did an electrical tape job,not soldering..
I had this wired in series, I'd play her both pu's full up,in seriers, so i could have a master Volume knob live,for volume swells,quick mutes,etc..
but then sold her briefly,the new owner rewired her traditionally,but no soldering.

I can solder them, if u really want it changed.
my wife and I both went to audio school and are ok with a soldering iron,
but basically, the connections are 100% fine,no problems at all,I never really saw reason to, so I left it.I havn't touched it,and the bass performs perfectly.

quadrogong · #5 06-14-2008, 08:07 AM

these are stock photos, I saw the same bass selling for $340 with a little practice amp included. I'm almost sure they're the same,

..although I removed the Azalea logo the first week I had her, the headstock is blank,and clean,no blemishes or scratches.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Bass-Gu...Natural-Stain-

quadrogong · #6 06-14-2008, 08:08 AM

stock photos,but mine looks identical,condition is very clean.

quadrogong · #7 06-14-2008, 08:10 AM

another stock photo,I checked and everything is the same..

hoping for a local transaction if possible...

quadrogong · #8 06-27-2008, 11:21 AM

there's still one of these on ebay for $379,comes with a little micro amp,I did a search for "Jazz" in the bass category,between $99 and $300,and it came up..

I also have a BC Rich mockingbird bass for trade/sale..
(on TB now..)
maybe u want both basses, I can also work that out as well

quadrogong · #9 06-27-2008, 11:22 AM

there's still one of these on ebay for $379,comes with a little micro amp,I did a search for "Jazz" in the bass category,between $99 and $300,and it came up..

I also have a BC Rich mockingbird bass for trade/sale..
(on TB now..)FT/FS Early 80's Mockingbird MIJ-blk-

maybe u want both basses, I can also work that out as well