For sale Adamovic Soul 5 with demo

33" scale five-string Adamovic Soul with one-piece Walnut body (significant upgrade), Nordstrand pickups, and five-piece Maple/Wenge neck with Greenheart fretboard. I’m told Greenheart (which apparently also goes by another name as well, though I can’t recall it) is supposed to be in between Rosewood and Ebony in terms of tone.

Here's a very brief demo I recorded: The first track you'll hear is with the P pickup only. The little lead track on top of that, which begins a few moments in, is a blend of the two pickups favoring the bridge. In both cases I was aggressive with my right hand pressure, the tone was around 50% of the way up, and I added a little reverb. This bass has incredible sustain, is responsive to touch and dynamics, and can get lots of other sounds while retaining a unique (in my experience) voice.

Hiscox lightweight hardshell case in fine shape included.

I'm asking less than I have into the bass so will ask the buyer to cover shipping costs unless it’s a local deal.

Pickups: The bass was born with a Haeusell P pickup only. The original pickup sounds great and will be included. I emailed Nikola Adamovic about this bass and he was a gracious and thorough communicator. Even though he is clearly very busy, he took the time to advise me on the selection and placement of the new pickups this bass now has. The Nordstrand NP5 dropped in and works really well with the Big Split 5.

Pickup info from Nordy website:
Big Split 5
NP5

FYI this bass is passive but has plenty of room in the control cavity for a preamp and these Nordy’s can be wired active or passive.

Pickguard: The original owner broke and discarded the pickguard the bass came with. I had my local shop make a clear one to replace it.

Here’s the shop’s website that did the work on this bass (they are pros): www.the12thfret.com I have receipts for the work done and the new Nordy pickups. Let me know if you’d like these.

String spacing: currently set at 18 mm but can be adjusted- I’d guess to about 17.5 or 19 mm by looking at the bridge tolerances.

Full width of nut: 1.75 inches

Condition: I tried to show everything I could in the photos. The neck is nice and straight and the truss rod works fine.

Frets: They look amazing. I wonder if they are stainless, as they don’t seem to show any wear.

Weight: my bathroom scale says I'm 9.0 lbs. heavier when I'm holding it.

This bass is super cool, but I recently got a fretted Marleaux Contra 5, which I’m gaga over. So, now I’m selling my other basses and looking to purchase a fretless one.