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For sale Birdsong Hy5, 2011

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'hog and maple, Aguilar DCB/Audere electronics, rear routed
$2,100.00
Location
Arizona, United States
Strings
5
Trades
  1. For Trade
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Build sheet attached.

Beautiful bass that was featured on Scott's website for years, plays effortlessly and sounds huge. I replaced the electronics with Aguilar DCBs and a 4-band Audere preamp when the original electronics started to buzz and I couldn't figure out why. It's dead silent now, and the original electronics will be included. OHSC. Moved the upper strap button to the traditional position with allows it to hang in a more comfortable plane, for me.

Typical playwear but no significant dings, scratches, or gouges. Truss rod and all hardware works without issue.

Not much else to say about it - if you know, you know, you know?

Trade-wise I'm interested in a 34" 5-string with active electronics, Stingray 5, x2500, jbass, something like that. Also considering anything else that's fun. Reverend Wattplower MKii has been on my radar forever.

Shipping $50 west, $75 east, which amounts to splitting the cost w/ the buyer.

Thanks!
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Mar 28, 2009
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Cape Cod
Very nice. What is the scale length? What is the weight? What is the electronics layout? Thanks!
 

theschnitt

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Jan 27, 2005
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Tucson, AZ
Very nice. What is the scale length? What is the weight? What is the electronics layout? Thanks!
Thanks for asking, it's 31" scale (as are all Birdsongs), weighs 8.3 lb on a digital luggage scale, and the electronics are stacked vol/blend, lo mid/hi mid, bass/treble.
 

theschnitt

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Jan 27, 2005
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Tucson, AZ
How is the B string?
The B is the best there is on a short scale. The double-thru body feature also means that any regular scale B string (and string set) will work, which is really nice. That being said, it's not the same as a 34" or 35" scale B, it's def lower tension and the tone has more fundamental and less harmonic, as with any note on any string on any shortie.
 
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