For sale is my Ken Lawrence Brase 5 string bass. The specs are as follows:
The neck is a bit on the thicker side IMO, but the 19mm spacing and ramp allows one to play lightning fast. For a good idea of the sound I would check out the Nordstrand site with the J Blade demos. B string feels great with plenty of note definition.
List on these new as of 2022 was about 9000, but Ken is not taking orders at the moment, or in the near future either it seems. On top of that, Ken no longer works with cocobolo, so this top is not even an option. It was by pure luck (and his generous nature) that he was able and willing to make the matching cocobolo ramp.
It felt hard to capture the accurate colors of what the bass looks like in the photos, but the "no ramp" picture seems to do the best job. Also included in the photos are pictures of the bass in Ken's shop and in the Nordstrand shop when the electronics were updated.
This is for sale only. No trades.
Any other questions please feel free to ask. The bass will ship out via fully insured FedEx Ground and is included in the price. It will ship in a nice gig bag as well. Thanks for looking.
Edit: The colors of the photos were bugging me a bit because I didn't think they were accurately reflecting the look. Managed to get a few more shots and didn't bother editing them this time, but I think it's ok. It shows what the bass looks like much better.
- 5 Strings
- 34" Scale
- 19mm spacing
- Ash Body
- Maple Neck
- Birdseye Maple fretboard
- Cocobolo top
- Cocobolo ramp
- Black Hardware
- Nordstrand B J Blade pickups
- Nordstrand 3B-5B Pre
- 9.9 pounds on scale
- Unsure on strings. Might be DR Hi beams. I don't remember what I last put on there exactly.
The neck is a bit on the thicker side IMO, but the 19mm spacing and ramp allows one to play lightning fast. For a good idea of the sound I would check out the Nordstrand site with the J Blade demos. B string feels great with plenty of note definition.
List on these new as of 2022 was about 9000, but Ken is not taking orders at the moment, or in the near future either it seems. On top of that, Ken no longer works with cocobolo, so this top is not even an option. It was by pure luck (and his generous nature) that he was able and willing to make the matching cocobolo ramp.
It felt hard to capture the accurate colors of what the bass looks like in the photos, but the "no ramp" picture seems to do the best job. Also included in the photos are pictures of the bass in Ken's shop and in the Nordstrand shop when the electronics were updated.
This is for sale only. No trades.
Any other questions please feel free to ask. The bass will ship out via fully insured FedEx Ground and is included in the price. It will ship in a nice gig bag as well. Thanks for looking.
Edit: The colors of the photos were bugging me a bit because I didn't think they were accurately reflecting the look. Managed to get a few more shots and didn't bother editing them this time, but I think it's ok. It shows what the bass looks like much better.
