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I need to make something clear right out of the gate: I
love this bass. It plays like buttah, sounds killer with a veritable cornucopia of usable tones, and looks like new to boot. The only issue (if you can even call it that) I have with it is the extra string - I'm just too used to a 5.
So after a lot of thought, I've decided to see if I can trade this beauty for a comparably valued Elrick 5. Since finding an "identical" twin is unlikely, here's what I'm looking for (in priority order):
- Fretted 5-string with 19mm spacing
- Elrick Platinum E-volution body
- Single-cut would be cool
- Bartolini "skinny" pickups, X4/5? (nice to have)
- Removable finger ramp (also nice to have)
I
might entertain non-Elrick trade offers for basses of equal-or-lesser value ($2800 trade value), but the point of this thread is to end up with something very close to what I started with, just one fewer string.
Wood choice and a couple of nice pics can be found at
Elrick's website. More details and pictures available on request.
