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A rare find at Guitar Center
- Thread starter Cookye
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That is a D-Tuner made by Hipshot. It allows you to drop the E string to D just by flicking that lever down.
curbowkid said:
not for the year that it was made. heck, i don't know about the prices for that bass today.
the one you're referring to is *not* the chambered presentation model. is is brad?
still, a darned good deal. even if it is a 36 ;-)
Information from the builder.
The body is a seven layer combination of Flamed maple and Cocobola. Front and back are Cocobola. The neck and fretboard are both a combination of Red Cocobola layered with Maple Purpleheart, that I thought was unusual. A request was put out for a shot of the back.
It appears it is a dovetail joining the neck and body. It is done in an excellent display of luthier craftsmanship.
The electronics are wired very cleanly, The pick-ups are Pavel's, he didn't have much information on the wiring of the pick-ups. an Aguilar preamp set into the rear. the control cavity cover has information on the builder, make serial number and a short message including phone number. I will not post any pictures of the cover, there is a lot of personal information on the builder.
I found a picture of Randy Coven with the instrument sitting on the floor directly behind.
The body is a seven layer combination of Flamed maple and Cocobola. Front and back are Cocobola. The neck and fretboard are both a combination of Red Cocobola layered with Maple Purpleheart, that I thought was unusual. A request was put out for a shot of the back.
It appears it is a dovetail joining the neck and body. It is done in an excellent display of luthier craftsmanship.
The electronics are wired very cleanly, The pick-ups are Pavel's, he didn't have much information on the wiring of the pick-ups. an Aguilar preamp set into the rear. the control cavity cover has information on the builder, make serial number and a short message including phone number. I will not post any pictures of the cover, there is a lot of personal information on the builder.
I found a picture of Randy Coven with the instrument sitting on the floor directly behind.
the builder and Randy Coven are very close friends. He toured with Yngwie Malmsteen and Randy as a guitar tech. He gave some information but would not get into details. But, this item was not stolen.
Holy beautiful bass, Batman!
I'm a 5 string guy typically... but I would be a 4 string player if I owned a bass like that!
Congratulations... you won the bass lottery!
I'm a 5 string guy typically... but I would be a 4 string player if I owned a bass like that!
Congratulations... you won the bass lottery!
Been following this thread since it started. What a great find and beautiful bass. I'm glad for you.
Well, excuse me. As I said "it appears to be". I own neck through, dovetails and bolt-ons. This is the cleanest joint I have ever seen.
No need for your rudeness
, just adding clarity to the description of your bass. There are different types of set-neck construction, dovetail being one of them.
Medium scale, 24 fret with a zero fret. Balance, for me, is perfect. Let it go and it doesn't shift. It is deceivabely light, the body (which is should have taken a picture of) is really thin, roughly 1 1/4" thick and has the profile of an Alembic Stanley Clark.
