-33" scale Ristola 6 string bass guitar (the B string is massive!)
-16.5mm string spacing at the bridge
-2" nut width
-cherry wood body and top
-maple/purpleheart 5 piece neck
-26 fret acrilcyzed ebony fingerboard with cherry fingerboard dots
-small vintage size fret wire
-Bartolini dual coil pickups
-Nordstrand preamp (wired volume with push/pull for active/passive, pickup pan, passive tone, bass, mid with push/pull for mid freq....no treble knob)
-David King wooden knobs (will come with extra knobs as I used to have a different preamp with stacked knobs)
-fully adjustable ebony ramp between the pickups
-Hipshot hardware
-inlaid straplocks
-there are two switches on the bass...they are inactive. I didn't need the extra features so they were disconnected. They could easily be rewired if one wanted.
-10.8 pounds...a very comfortable weight with my leather strap. Never weighed it until now, never really noticed the weight. The balance makes it very comfortable.
A basic gig bag comes with the bass.
The bass is definitely used. It has marks on the headstock and all over the body. It has been played a lot. I just found that one of the tuners turns a little funny. It may have gotten bumped at some point. It's fully functional with no issues, but I wanted to make it known. Pics below of the bass. This is not for someone looking for a pristine looking bass. This is a world class instrument for a great price. I just want to pass it on to someone that will play the hell out of it and enjoy it for years to come.
Here are a couple of videos of me with the bass to get an idea of how it sounds.
Here's a couple of soundclips:
...about 3 minutes in to hear the unaffected bass....
US sale only unless you're willing to pay the shipping. I'll let this go for $1850 shipped in the States. No trades please. I'd just like to sell it outright. When I bought it I paid around $3500 for it. This was a very custom instrument from Brian. Also, Brian Ristola's prices have recently gone up, and for good reason. His basses are on par with anything out there.
www.ristolainstruments.com
The sale will be as is and final as I've stated the condition of the bass as it is. Everything is in working order and it plays and sounds incredible.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much.
