SOLD CB Custom 5 String Fretless FS only

Discussion in 'For Sale: Bass Guitars' started by Tslicebass, Dec 29, 2014.

  1. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Price:
    2400
    Strings:
    5
    Fretless:
    • Y
    Location:
    Illinois
    I am somewhat reluctantly putting this incredible instrument up for sale. $2400 Shipped. For Sale only.
    I received this bass from Cliff in April 2009.
    Specs
    Spanish Cedar Body
    Figured Purpleheart and Ebony top. Purpleheart back.
    Modern Neck (Flame Maple/Wenge/Flame Maple)
    Fretless Ebony fingerboard. Purpleheart side stripes (binding) and lines.
    Purpleheart and Ebony front headstock cap. Purpleheart rear headstock cap. "A" shape headstock
    Purpleheart and Ebony playing ramp (Flat, height set screw adjustable)
    Black Hipshot A bridge (19mm), Ultralite tuners, Dunlop Dual Design straplocks
    Audere 3 band Z mode preamp. 3 way mid freq. selection switch. Z mode switch. Active/Passive switch. 18 volts
    Nordstrand Dual Coil Pickups. Series/Single Coil/Parallel switching.
    Purpleheart and Ebony control cavity cover and battery cavity cover. Threaded inserts.
    Weighs right around 10 lbs.
    This bass is in excellent condition with the exception of a few minor cosmetic issues and buckle rash (see pics). This bass has been gigged/toured with so it is not flawless. With that being said, this is the best fretless bass I have ever played. The neck is extremely stable! I have had to adjust the truss rod maybe 5 times since I got it (and that's living in Chicago). The fingerboard is in great shape and I have always had this strung with nickel rounds.
    The ebony top near the truss rod access had cracked recently so I flooded it with CA and sanded it down. Put a couple coats of oil on it to match the finish. I also went over the fingerboard with some superfine sand paper and put a coat of oil over it. The whole instrument has been hand buffed with wax and strung with a new set of DAddario EXL nickels and setup with nice low action. Will ship in the Protec gig bag I got with it. I will pay extra to have this securely packaged at a UPS location. I paid around $4000 for this new... tons of upgrades on this bass! Sorry no trades.
    PICS!
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    Crack
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    Fixed
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    Ding on lower horn. Probably from my gig bag zipper
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    Buckle Rash
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    Last edited: Jan 8, 2015
  2. Mystic Michael

    Mystic Michael Hip No Ties

    Apr 1, 2004
    New York, NY
    Wow, what a beaut! Pure class.

    I briefly played a Bordwell fretted five-string a few years ago at a TalkBass get-together, and was completely knocked out by its incredible clarity and sustain. Not a dead spot or hot spot anywhere on the entire fretboard. What an instrument!

    MM
     
  3. swpyne

    swpyne Basses R Loaded! Gold Supporting Member

    Jul 26, 2005
    Centennial, Colorado
    Stunning and beautiful. Is it a 34" scale?
     
  4. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Yes. 34 inch scale. Ebony nut.
     
  5. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Here is a video of the bass in action.



    Here is a track I played it on with Will Kennedy and Bob Mintzer of The Yellowjackets


    I also played it on this whole album entitled "Green Ruins"
    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lukemalewicz
     
  6. cyclopsbookworm

    cyclopsbookworm Mutant Werewolf Supporting Member

    Nov 13, 2012
    San Diego, CA
    This is the first singlecut I've seen that I actually dug. Nice! Can't play 19 tho. :unsure:
     
  7. Rumblefisher

    Rumblefisher Supporting Member

    Aug 22, 2007
    Astoria, NY
    Love that singlecut shape! So well done!
    Then again CB is a preeminent builder, I wouldn't expect anything less.
     
  8. Neuroman

    Neuroman BHPD - Forget about me. Save yourselves! Supporting Member

    Oct 17, 2013
    Sunol, CA
    Beautiful Ax. What radius sanding block did you use when you sanded the fingerboard?
     
  9. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    The fingerboard should have the same radius that it did when I bought it. I pretty much just used a foam sanding sponge with 400-2000 paper to smooth out some of the string wear. It came to me with a 16" radius on it
     
  10. kesslari

    kesslari Groovin' with the Fusion Cats Staff Member Gold Supporting Member

    Dec 21, 2007
    Santa Cruz Mtns, California
    Lark in the Morning Instructional Videos; Audix Microphones
    Stunning instrument. GLWTS.
     
  11. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Bump and a price drop
    $2400 shipped
     
  12. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Adjustable string spacing on the Hipshot a bridge.
    Bump
     
  13. cyclopsbookworm

    cyclopsbookworm Mutant Werewolf Supporting Member

    Nov 13, 2012
    San Diego, CA
    Man, I wish I could. My pockets just aren't deep enough.
     
  14. DadasHungry

    DadasHungry Supporting Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Colorado Springs
    Is this bass still available?
     
  15. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Yes it is.
     
  16. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Bumper
     
  17. Sixgunn

    Sixgunn

    Jun 6, 2012
    Colorado Springs
    I don't wait 30 minutes after eating, to go swimming.
    I have a Cliff Bordwell unlined fretless that will have to be pried from my cold, dead fingers!!! Awesome basses!! GLWTS!
     
  18. Tslicebass

    Tslicebass Supporting Member Commercial User

    Jun 12, 2007
    Chicago
    LowDown Bass Guitars
    Sold to Colin! Heading to a great player