For sale Michael Dolan 5 string neck through PRICE LOWERED

Mike is a top-notch luthier (used to work at Alembic), for those who don't know his work. GLWTS, DM

Dee-man said:

Mike is a top-notch luthier (used to work at Alembic), for those who don't know his work. GLWTS, DM

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Thanks Dee-man.

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I wonder how he's doing? That whole Coffee Park area was decimated by the fire last year.

EDIT: Actually just looked him up. Looks like Michael Dolan Guitars is closed.

You don't see many Dolan basses these days. Someone should swoop this up!

Kal-El said:

This bass has the following features: 5 piece neck through body with rosewood stringers,a gloss finished light rosewood fretboard, string spacing P-bass style,wide D shaped neck, medium frets with no noticable wear, 34" scale, Gotoh tuners, Hipshot bridge, 3 Kent Armstrong pickups, VVVT controls with toggle switches to combine pickups, passive wiring, weighs about 10.5 lb.s, 2 tone sunburst reminiscent of the old Burns style finish. Will ship in a gig bag. Can meet in NYC/NNJ until 12/26 then shipped only. View attachment 3249464 View attachment 3249467 View attachment 3249465

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I own 2 of his basses. Awesome quality, especially for the price. Always thought he under charged for his work. Good luck selling it, sure it sounds great

SJLee said:

I wonder how he's doing? That whole Coffee Park are was decimated by the fire last year.

EDIT: Actually just looked him up. Looks like Michael Dolan Guitars is closed.


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Yes, he is semi retired now. You can find him on facebook. Another fantastic builder, Bob Groat, took over his shop in Santa Rosa.

Great looking basses. Good luck with the sale.

Super underpriced for the build quality!!! GLWTS!!

Bob Groat did a fantastic repair/refinish job on a Rob Allen of mine that had a wear spot above a pup when I got it, and was very patient with my color indecisiveness. We found the right tone (color, that is), and a few years later even Rob said how much he liked it when I sent it in for a setup.

So when you say
Precision spacing is it 3/4” or 19mm string spacing?
How does it play and sound?
I take it that with the pickup right at the end of the fingerboard it would not be conducive to slap and popping. What you think?
Thanks

I'm not a snapper nor a popper so I can't say as to whether or not the pickup would affect that style of playing. Any percussive effects I use in my playing are done at the highest frets on the fingerboard. I think it sounds fine,I have it loaded with fairly light D'Addario roundwounds which are bright and springy. Sound and playability are really subjective. The bass is passive and somewhat neutral sounding, so you have more control of the tone using pickup selection, hand placement and the EQ on your amp or board.
The quality of construction and hardware together your choice of strings should make the bass fit your playing style. I'm pretty sure the Hipshot bridge is 3/4 inch spacing.