SOLD Cliff Bordwell Spanish Cedar and Ebony Fretless 5 String Bass

As most players start their classified ad off with a bass they are selling, this is a REALLY hard one for me to even post that I am selling. I absolutely love this bass and it is BY FAR the best fretless bass I have ever owned or played.

I bought this bass from a fellow Talk Bass member TSliceBass a couple of years ago and have enjoyed it very much. It is a bass that can take you many places with sounds and feel. No trades, just looking for someone to play this bass and take it where it will take the player.

Here are the 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.

Black switches closest to strings:

Neck pickup switch: down position-series, middle-single coil, up-parallel.
Other switch: bridge pickup switch: same function as neck.

Silver switches:
Closest to strings-
Z mode switch: down position-Hi Z mode (only works in series), middle-normal, up position-Low Z mode (only works in parallel). Hi Z adds some shimmering high end and a slight treble boost. Low Z mode adds a bunch of bottom and a low Boost.

Other switch: Active/Passive switch: Up position is active. Down is passive

3rd silver switch: Mid Frequency selector: Down position-high mid, middle-standard Mid, Up-low mid. Not sure of the exact freq. numbers.

Knobs:

Top row (closest to strings) left to right in playing position


Volume, Balance


bottom row


Treble, Mid, Bass

For more information on me and who I am as a player, please visit www.colintrusedell.com

Thanks and please PM me with all questions,

Colin

 

Thanks TSlice, I have loved this bass and am not crazy about letting it go. It will need to go to the right person.