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For sale FSO: Alleva-Copollo LG5 as new

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Brand new/Mint LG-5 (still has tuning covers and plastic sheet on the pic - guard. Surf Green Nitro with DN (Brazilian) Rosewood/Maple board.
8.95 lbs. ... Comes with Jimmy's hardshell case and ships in the original AC carton.

Fret board is a DN/Maple laminate ala Paul Turner's original Oly white LG. What you get is the DN warmth along with a nice articulate attack. This bass kills and resonates like heck.

If ordered today, this bass would cost $6500+ and be a year out minimum.


$4999 firm, no trades ... + shipping to the lower 48 only.

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Joelc73

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mothra2 said:
Fret board is a DN/Maple laminate ala Paul Turner's original Oly white LG. What you get is the DN warmth along with a nice articulate attack. This bass kills and resonates like heck.
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What does this mean? Are you saying it's a laminated (i.e. 3 piece) maple neck with a DN board?

Thanks
JC
 
mothra2

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Joelc73 said:
What does this mean? Are you saying it's a laminated (i.e. 3 piece) maple neck with a DN board?

Thanks
JC
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Edit: No (misunderstood you at first, sorry) It is a conventional (1 piece) AC neck but with a thinned down maple board laminated to a thinned down DN board just like Paul Turner's original build. Similar to what Fender did for a while in '63(?).

.... here's a rough of my neck early on.
 

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mothra2

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Yup, really tough to give up, but I'm one of those whimps moving over to the dark side of (girly girl) 16mm spacing builds.
;>D
 
mothra2

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16mm spacing? you are out-yo-mind

These basses sound amazing, I got a chance to place one recently that a friend acquired...sounded so sweet man!
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Oh ... I'm crazy all right.
 
toothguy

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So, pardon the dumb question, but would that mean that this bass is 17 mm spacing ?
 
Joelc73

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Which bridge does it have? The one in the full body shot looks different than the one in the inset photo of the neck.
 
Bernie Connors

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Joelc73 said:
Which bridge does it have? The one in the full body shot looks different than the one in the inset photo of the neck.
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Good point. I'm assuming he ended up going with the Hipshot B instead of Jimmy's proprietary bridge that is in the inset photo. Jimmy's bridge is very cool, though. Had it on my LG5.
 
jonno1707

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Looks like one of Jimmy's standard Hipshot B's on the finished bass and one of his retro bent plates in the body shot.
 
bassarama

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Did anyone else see this ??

I can't make heads or tails of the fingerboard ???

It looks like another blank ( fretless neck superimposed over the original board- )-also, the second board protrudes into the pick guard :confused:

For real though, is it me and my terrible eyes OR--does anyone else see this ?????

NICE bass by the way, and more pics would be real cool :bassist:

Good Luck
 
Gilsonite

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Hey, make it stop....:hiding:

Its your eyes seeing a protective fingerboard cover for shipping purposes only. :D

bassarama said:
Did anyone else see this ??

I can't make heads or tails of the fingerboard ???

It looks like another blank ( fretless neck superimposed over the original board- )-also, the second board protrudes into the pick guard :confused:

For real though, is it me and my terrible eyes OR--does anyone else see this ?????

NICE bass by the way, and more pics would be real cool :bassist:

Good Luck
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MixBass

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mothra2 said:
Yup, really tough to give up, but I'm one of those whimps moving over to the dark side of (girly girl) 16mm spacing builds.
;>D
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I hear you man, that is the ONLY reason I don't ALWAYS play my AC's. Mind you I'd be OK with slightly less girly 17mm.
That's a beauty and some macho man is going to dig it!
 

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