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For sale ESP-LTD 5 string - Upgraded!

Sold
$500.00
Strings
5
Status
This item has been sold and is no longer available!

Details

For sale is my modded ESP-LTD 5 string. I'm quitting the world of bass and selling all my gear.

This is an ESP-LTD B205-SM. The spalted maple top sucked (as in no spalting), so I refinished it to show the solid ash body underneath. I also reshaped the headstock into a more pleasing shape and added the Om symbol to the headstock (see pic).

This is a killer playing and sounding bass which was my best bass for gigging. It's been upgraded with Seymour Duncan NYC Phase II humbucking pickups. It has two switches added so you can switch between, Series/Parallel/Dual Coil/Single Coil. Has a stock ESP-LTD 9v preamp (bass-mid-hi) Volume and Blend knobs. Pickups alone cost $250 not installed. 34" scale. Weight - 8 lbs.

Plays beautifully, low action and has a variety of tonal options. Excellent shape. Comes with a Levy's high quality, thickly padded, canvas/leather gig bag (this ain't no cheap, thin gig bag...I paid $150 new for it years ago).

The price is $500 firm plus whatever actual shipping costs are.

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Comments

Apr 26, 2001
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I do have some local interest and I might trade it towards a guitar I'm interested in. It's still up for sale though. I've had a couple of lower offers, but the pups alone are $250 and it comes with a used gig bag (that cost $150 when it was brand new). So my price of $500 plus shipping is pretty firm. Thanks for looking.
 
Apr 26, 2001
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These basses sell for what I'm asking, and that's without the $250 pickup upgrade or the included Levy's canvas/leather padded gig bag.

I'm asking $500 but I will check out any reasonable offers.

Thanks.
 

maxximusic

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These basses sell for what I'm asking, and that's without the $250 pickup upgrade or the included Levy's canvas/leather padded gig bag.

I'm asking $500 but I will check out any reasonable offers.

Thanks.
Do you know the string spacing measurements?
Also, can I get a picture of the side of the neck?
I have small hands and this two measures are crucial for me.
Thanks
 
Apr 26, 2001
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The string spacing is 3/8" (string center to center) at the nut and 5/8" (string center to center) at the bridge. Low action and plays very easy.

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Side view of neck at nut...

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Side view of neck at heel...

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Apr 26, 2001
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Looking more and more like I'm just going to trade this in on a guitar. Anyone interested, let me know today by 3:00PM CST. After that I'm taking it into a couple of music stores and see what I can get for it. It may remain up for sale, but we shall see.
 
Apr 26, 2001
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I sold all my other gear and bought a guitar, so I'm in no rush to sell this. I'll still sell it for $500 plus shipping, but the price is firm and I'd rather keep it than let it go any cheaper than that. They sell for this price brand new and that's without the $250 pickup upgrade and a great padded gig bag.
 
Apr 26, 2001
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Thanks. Yeah, with those SD NYC pups it sounds spectacular. But I'm not in any bands, and have no plans to be, so I'd rather sit at home and write music on my guitar.
 
Apr 26, 2001
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As requested, here's a pic of the back...

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And a pic of the heavy duty, padded, canvas/leather Levy's gig bag (it's old...about 10 years or more and I've gigged exclusively with this the entire time, and aside from some outer wear it's still a top notch bag). I've even dropped basses down stairs in this bag and never had a damaged bass in all that time). Bought it new for $150 and it's FREE with the bass...for now that is. ;)

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Apr 26, 2001
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I have someone who lives nearby coming tomorrow to look at the bass and is interested in buying it. It is not sold at this point, but I've had a lot of interest and offers. If you are interested let me know and I'll let you know if the deal falls through.
 

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