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$1650 shipped within the 48 states only.
If you're local, you're welcome to come by and play it.
Sorry but I'm not interesed in ANY trades.
The Story:
In March 2008, I had Brian Barrett at the lowend.net contact Bill to have him build this bass for me. It's based off of a '68 Jazz bass but with 21 frets instead of 20. This bass is also pictured on Brian's website under the sold basses section titled: "NASH 68 J Blocks." The custom neck with blocks and binding was an additional $400. The total cost was $2200 (2008 prices). Bill did an amazing job on this bass; it feels so robust and well-built and once you plug it in, it's FAT Vintage Tone! It packs a punch and is very versatile as most J basses are. This bass was a custom order and the wait time was over two months...well worth the wait!!
The Tone:
Clarity is the first word that comes to mind. Notes ring out so loud and clear, it's just great. This bass cuts! The body is Alder and resonates for days. The nitrocellulose finish is thin and you can smell it!
Acoustically, the bass is loud and snappy with a nice feeling fretboard that has great projection. The back of the maple neck is smooth, fast and really easy to move around on as all Nash necks are.
Plugged in, it's Fat, Vintage Jazz Bass tone...as mellow or growly as you want but make no mistake, this bass will cut like a knife at full volume or with the bridge pup soloed. You will be heard!
The tone knob really allows you to capture that vintage round tone. Roll off just a bit and there you are...old school rock n roll.
The Lollar pups are not humcanceling, but they make very minimal noise depending on your amp, pedal, cable situation.
The Jason Lollar Pickups are perfect in this bass; they capture that old school vibe really well.
The tuners are excellent. You have to TRY to knock this thing out of tune...but I would expect nothing less from a quality bass like this.
It's in the upper 9 lbs. range and it looks BADDASS! Not much else to say...IT'S A JAZZ BASS, ALBEIT, A VERY GOOD ONE.
The Specs:
Relicing: Level 1 "Light" Relcing
Body: Alder
Finish: 3-Tone Sunburst with Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck: Maple RC B/B wide radus - not yer average J neck radius!
Fret board: Rosewood with Blocks and Binding
Tuners: Vintage Reverse Style
Pickups: Jason Lollar
Frets: 21
Hang tag included.
* Just a little side note: I finally had a chance to play a Fender Custom Shop '64 Jazz (the bass I thought I wanted once this one sold)...not anymore. Why? Because, while it was an excellent bass, it was not any better than this Nash or my last Nash for that matter. I gotta admit, I was bummed out because I was hoping that the Fender CS Jazz was going to Wow me more than this bass does. Nope. That was last Thursday, 9/10/09. Since then, I'm thinking Alleva Coppolo will be my next Jazz bass. I wan an active JAzz bass. I've already owned Sadowsky and this bass is on par with that (build quality, fit/finish, etc.), so I guess AC is better? I sure hope so. Don't take that as a slam on Fender, I love Fender and still use my MIA as my main bass, but my experience last week was eye opening. It's all about the details. This Nash is a bad dude.
Thanks for looking!
$1650 shipped within the 48 states only.
If you're local, you're welcome to come by and play it.
Sorry but I'm not interesed in ANY trades.
The Story:
In March 2008, I had Brian Barrett at the lowend.net contact Bill to have him build this bass for me. It's based off of a '68 Jazz bass but with 21 frets instead of 20. This bass is also pictured on Brian's website under the sold basses section titled: "NASH 68 J Blocks." The custom neck with blocks and binding was an additional $400. The total cost was $2200 (2008 prices). Bill did an amazing job on this bass; it feels so robust and well-built and once you plug it in, it's FAT Vintage Tone! It packs a punch and is very versatile as most J basses are. This bass was a custom order and the wait time was over two months...well worth the wait!!
The Tone:
Clarity is the first word that comes to mind. Notes ring out so loud and clear, it's just great. This bass cuts! The body is Alder and resonates for days. The nitrocellulose finish is thin and you can smell it!
Acoustically, the bass is loud and snappy with a nice feeling fretboard that has great projection. The back of the maple neck is smooth, fast and really easy to move around on as all Nash necks are.
Plugged in, it's Fat, Vintage Jazz Bass tone...as mellow or growly as you want but make no mistake, this bass will cut like a knife at full volume or with the bridge pup soloed. You will be heard!
The tone knob really allows you to capture that vintage round tone. Roll off just a bit and there you are...old school rock n roll.
The Lollar pups are not humcanceling, but they make very minimal noise depending on your amp, pedal, cable situation.
The Jason Lollar Pickups are perfect in this bass; they capture that old school vibe really well.
The tuners are excellent. You have to TRY to knock this thing out of tune...but I would expect nothing less from a quality bass like this.
It's in the upper 9 lbs. range and it looks BADDASS! Not much else to say...IT'S A JAZZ BASS, ALBEIT, A VERY GOOD ONE.
The Specs:
Relicing: Level 1 "Light" Relcing
Body: Alder
Finish: 3-Tone Sunburst with Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck: Maple RC B/B wide radus - not yer average J neck radius!
Fret board: Rosewood with Blocks and Binding
Tuners: Vintage Reverse Style
Pickups: Jason Lollar
Frets: 21
Hang tag included.
* Just a little side note: I finally had a chance to play a Fender Custom Shop '64 Jazz (the bass I thought I wanted once this one sold)...not anymore. Why? Because, while it was an excellent bass, it was not any better than this Nash or my last Nash for that matter. I gotta admit, I was bummed out because I was hoping that the Fender CS Jazz was going to Wow me more than this bass does. Nope. That was last Thursday, 9/10/09. Since then, I'm thinking Alleva Coppolo will be my next Jazz bass. I wan an active JAzz bass. I've already owned Sadowsky and this bass is on par with that (build quality, fit/finish, etc.), so I guess AC is better? I sure hope so. Don't take that as a slam on Fender, I love Fender and still use my MIA as my main bass, but my experience last week was eye opening. It's all about the details. This Nash is a bad dude.
Thanks for looking!