Price:
$2200 Shipped in Continental US (Prefer Sale)
Only Trade:
ASH/ASH/MAPLE/WALNUT MTD 535 or 635 (with cash from me going your way). If you have one to trade, we can talk.
Specs:
Custom Singlecut 5-string RBass by Ray Rogers with the following specs:
1.) Much sought after 33" 24-fret bolt-on Ash neck with Ebony fingerboard, very stable with low action. Original owner paid $4000 for the bass.
2.) Flamed Walnut top and back on Mahogany body.
3.) Brand new BBG 792 Nordstrand - Pickups - DC5 Series Set
4.) Brand new BBG 849 Nordstrand - Preamp - 3B-5b
5.)10 lbs. bathroom scale - comes with a Hardshell case and straplocked Comfort Strapp.
Description and full disclosure:
I got this bass in trade a few months back. Current strung EADGC with Fodera Matt Garrison Strings. Plays and sounds awesome. Just really want another MTD again.
From the gentleman that I traded with:
"I bought this bass in March 2014 from a well known professional studio session player. I was told by the second owner that the original owner paid $4000 for this bass and got into a fight with the builder when the bass was received. There were file marks on the neck and the fret work didn't look good. A fight ensued. So the original owner removed Ray's logo and the truss rod cover. He removed and sold the original Nordstrands and put in Ken Smith jazz pickups and a Bartolini preamp. Sold the Nordy pickups and preamp to recoup some of his funds. The nut was shaved down for low action.
So when I bought it, the neck had file marks and all the wrong electronics. It was a "players" bass. So I brought it to a professional and very expensive wood luthier to fix up the questionable work on the neck. I bought brand new Nordstrand pickups and preamp to return the bass to original condition. I had the luthier remove the file marks as best as possible. He did a great job but it is not perfect. ( See pictures) He also built up the original nut. I spent a boatload of money on this bass restoring it. Only to discover I don't like singlecut basses.
The bass is still missing the trussrod cover and logo. I know that might bother some people. You can contact Ray if you like to get one. The bass has normal wear but not very easy to see in photos. I am going to say this a players bass. It is not mint. If you are extremely picky please don't purchase the bass.
The simple reason I am selling the bass so low is I just don't have a lot of play time on it so I don't know the bass that well. I don't know every single little scratch on it. I sold a bass to an insanely picky member one time and I never want to relive that again ( He didn't like the smell of the wood....serious! No joke!) so I am down playing how nice this bass is. It is definitely worth a lot more than I am asking."
The 2,200 shipped I'm asking is a very, very good deal.
Here are are a couple of crappy pictures (Hi Res Photos Coming Soon):
With the rest of the herd:
$2200 Shipped in Continental US (Prefer Sale)
Only Trade:
ASH/ASH/MAPLE/WALNUT MTD 535 or 635 (with cash from me going your way). If you have one to trade, we can talk.
Specs:
Custom Singlecut 5-string RBass by Ray Rogers with the following specs:
1.) Much sought after 33" 24-fret bolt-on Ash neck with Ebony fingerboard, very stable with low action. Original owner paid $4000 for the bass.
2.) Flamed Walnut top and back on Mahogany body.
3.) Brand new BBG 792 Nordstrand - Pickups - DC5 Series Set
4.) Brand new BBG 849 Nordstrand - Preamp - 3B-5b
5.)10 lbs. bathroom scale - comes with a Hardshell case and straplocked Comfort Strapp.
Description and full disclosure:
I got this bass in trade a few months back. Current strung EADGC with Fodera Matt Garrison Strings. Plays and sounds awesome. Just really want another MTD again.
From the gentleman that I traded with:
"I bought this bass in March 2014 from a well known professional studio session player. I was told by the second owner that the original owner paid $4000 for this bass and got into a fight with the builder when the bass was received. There were file marks on the neck and the fret work didn't look good. A fight ensued. So the original owner removed Ray's logo and the truss rod cover. He removed and sold the original Nordstrands and put in Ken Smith jazz pickups and a Bartolini preamp. Sold the Nordy pickups and preamp to recoup some of his funds. The nut was shaved down for low action.
So when I bought it, the neck had file marks and all the wrong electronics. It was a "players" bass. So I brought it to a professional and very expensive wood luthier to fix up the questionable work on the neck. I bought brand new Nordstrand pickups and preamp to return the bass to original condition. I had the luthier remove the file marks as best as possible. He did a great job but it is not perfect. ( See pictures) He also built up the original nut. I spent a boatload of money on this bass restoring it. Only to discover I don't like singlecut basses.
The bass is still missing the trussrod cover and logo. I know that might bother some people. You can contact Ray if you like to get one. The bass has normal wear but not very easy to see in photos. I am going to say this a players bass. It is not mint. If you are extremely picky please don't purchase the bass.
The simple reason I am selling the bass so low is I just don't have a lot of play time on it so I don't know the bass that well. I don't know every single little scratch on it. I sold a bass to an insanely picky member one time and I never want to relive that again ( He didn't like the smell of the wood....serious! No joke!) so I am down playing how nice this bass is. It is definitely worth a lot more than I am asking."
The 2,200 shipped I'm asking is a very, very good deal.
Here are are a couple of crappy pictures (Hi Res Photos Coming Soon):
With the rest of the herd: