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For sale Sage Custom 5 with Aero pickups and Bart pre

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This one's a real beauty:

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The body is bookmatched mahogany with a beeswing bubinga top. Graphite-reinforced neck has flame maple sides, a mineral-streaked maple center, and black accent lines. Fingerboard is African blackwood with Ryan's signature silver-ring, wood-core fret markers.

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Bridge pickup is an Aero humbucker and neck is an Aero single-coil. Preamp is Bartonlini. Controls are volume, PU blend, mid, and stacked treble/bass. Knobs are wooden to match the top.

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35" scale, 24 frets, 19 mm string spacing (which can be tweaked on the bridge saddles), about 1.9" nut width, D neck profile, about 9.2 lbs on the bathroom scale, black Hipshot hardware, dual-action truss rod.

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Condition is 9/10. I studied every inch of it in good light and could only find a few things to note, all of which are detailed in pictures found here: https://picasaweb.google.com/100915...&authkey=Gv1sRgCKy_n_bD2aGtXw&feat=directlink

In that album, you'll also find more shots of the rest of the bass, including some professional photos from the Sage site.

$1800 shipped and insured CONUS.

Comments

May 16, 2011
180
67
Chicago
Thanks, Laklandlover!

BTW, for those interested, I do recommend a look at the pro pics in the linked album. They do a better job (go figure) of capturing the color and depth of the finish.
 
Dec 3, 2010
102
1
Brookline, MA
Bump for an awesome bass!! I just bought one and it is the best bass I have played. The bass plays like butter. Tone is just perfect.GLWTS
 
May 16, 2011
180
67
Chicago
Samples are up! https://soundcloud.com/thegreatmattsby/sets/sage-bass-samples

For recording, the signal chain was...
1. Sage bass wearing Spector nickel rounds (E and B taperwound). All onboard EQ was set flat. You'll see there are tracks with the bridge PU soloed, tracks with the neck PU soloed, and tracks with the blend centered.
2. Rack preamp, either...
A. Trace Elliot V-Type tube pre, with the knobs where TE calls it "flat"
B. Yamaha PB-1 solid-state pre, with the knobs where Yammy calls it "flat"
3. Peavey PV6 mixer/USB interface. Unfortunately, it's noisy, especially around 1.5kHz. It's probably just trying to hide all my clams.
4. PC recorder, which I clipped a couple times in there. Sorry 'bout that.
 

TimBosby

Somewhere in middle America
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Dec 19, 2004
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Gorgeous. I had a beautiful Sage bass for a while but I wasn't nearly good enough to be able to play it effectively.
 
May 16, 2011
180
67
Chicago
There have been some questions about trades. Try me--I'm always happy to be offered basses! Chances for a deal are best if it's a slim-necked four-string.
 
Mar 31, 2008
123
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trade for a slim necked 5 string? hand built FGN custom shop modern jazz?
 

TimBosby

Somewhere in middle America
Gold Supporting Member
Dec 19, 2004
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Omaha, NE, USA
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhlfshaahi wrfj[sj;ksja;'s
*my face just hit the keyboard*
 

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