For sale Drake/Ibanez medium scale 5 (USD)

Jeff Elkins · Jul 22, 2021

Nice cat! Medium scale = 32"?

TimBosby · Jul 22, 2021

Kitty! I remember watching this one get made on the Drake Facebook page. Sweet!

dangevans · Jul 22, 2021

Interesting- 32" scale, and is the B string quite tight?

Green Knight · Jul 22, 2021

Jeff Elkins said:
Nice cat! Medium scale = 32"?

Yup!

Green Knight · Jul 22, 2021

dangevans said:
Interesting- 32" scale, and is the B string quite tight?

Yes, the B string plays and sounds good and has adequate tension.

Green Knight · Jul 22, 2021

The cat's name is Ollie. He says thanks!

marcwhy · Jul 22, 2021

Nice!

bassb66 · Jul 22, 2021

It's always comforting to see the bedspread. It's nice to know there is some consistency in the world.

What is the weight and string spacing? I could offer you an Ibanez SRC6, or a Birdsong Corto to trade but I'm in the states and neither are fretless.

marcwhy · Jul 23, 2021

Hey technical people & Green Knight,
Could this be strung OK as E - C?
Thanks!
Marc

Green Knight · Jul 23, 2021

Hi everybody, thanks for the questions. My parents are coming to town tomorrow morning and everything is crazy. The string spacing is close for sure; I like it that way, but YMMV. It feels pretty light! I'll locate the measuring tape on Sunday and get back with specifics.

Drake Custom · Jul 26, 2021

Not sure what the spacing is but I used a Schaller 2000-5 bridge which has possible spacing from 15.5mm to 20mm and I imaging we landed on 16.5mm as the saddles were not all tight up against one another. Looks like one could go a touch wider on spacing in the photos. Was a fun little bass. i think I sprayed some finish on the body as well. It was pretty rough when I received it. Probably stainless steel frets. I use use the smaller wire as standard.

P Cheen · Jul 28, 2021

Weight of the kitty please. Mine's 13 lbs. Lil heavy on the shoulders. But pretty much sharp all the time.

GLWTS!

Green Knight · Jul 28, 2021

P Cheen said:
Weight of the kitty please. Mine's 13 lbs. Lil heavy on the shoulders. But pretty much sharp all the time.

GLWTS!

Haha!
While I do have a monster 14.4 pounder--a tad heavier than my T-40--Ollie is much less than that. I think he must be hollow-bodied, or at least chambered. Gorgeous red finish! I don't take this one out of the house.

Green Knight · Jul 28, 2021

Drake Custom said:
Not sure what the spacing is but I used a Schaller 2000-5 bridge which has possible spacing from 15.5mm to 20mm and I imaging we landed on 16.5mm as the saddles were not all tight up against one another. Looks like one could go a touch wider on spacing in the photos. Was a fun little bass. i think I sprayed some finish on the body as well. It was pretty rough when I received it. Probably stainless steel frets. I use use the smaller wire as standard.

Thanks for dropping in, especially since the rents are still here and the tape measure is MIA.
The frets feel great on this bass! They remind me of mandolin wire almost. Really gorgeous neck.

canuckshort · Jul 29, 2021

Great looking bass, very intriguing. I apologize if this has been answered, but is their weight for this listed anywhere. Thanks.

Green Knight · Jul 29, 2021

canuckshort said:
Great looking bass, very intriguing. I apologize if this has been answered, but is their weight for this listed anywhere. Thanks.

8.4 on my bathroom scale ... which is the limit of my weighing technology!

nagelfoundation · Jul 30, 2021

Looks like maybe just two knobs. What are the controls? Any idea which nordstrands for the pickups (specifically is the bridge hum canceling)?

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Alembics and parametric mid knobs scare me.

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