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For sale FS: Stambaugh 5 String

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SEE POST #28

Body
Mahogany
Figured walnut top
Ebony accent layer

Neck
Bolt-on 34" Scale
24 Frets
5 piece: Maple/Walnut/Birdseye/Walnut/Maple
Birdseye fingerboard
String spacing at the bridge: 18 mm

Electronics
Pickups: Aero bridge soapbar humbucker, Aero precision
Preamp: Mike Pope 3 band, mid switch, push-pull for passive

Approximate weight: 8-8.5 lbs. This is an ESTIMATE. I asked Chris to use very light woods. This is a very light and comfortable bass.
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This bass is an incredible piece of workmanship. It plays easier than just about every other bass I've ever tried. I am selling it because its tone no longer fits my needs. I am tending toward the single coil sound, and I can't get that out of this bass. The Stambaugh is a very modern sounding instrument, and does its job fantastically. But it just isn't my sound anymore.

Here is a Youtube video that I recorded about a month or two after receiving it, breaking down the features and some of the sounds this bass is capable of:

I have no pictures of the bass by itself because I don't have my camera with me, and I'm a really backward guy so my phone doesn't have a camera, at least one that I know how to use. So here are some pictures from my album photo shoot (note: if you listen to my album, be aware that I did not get my Stambaugh in time for the recording sessions, so that album was done on a MIA Fender 5er):

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Asking [DEL]$2050[/DEL] $1950 shipped to the CONUS. Only trade: See post# 28

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Jan 23, 2005
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Case yes. Weight, I don't have a scale. But I specifically asked in the final specs that Chris use very light wood selections. I estimate it to be about 8-8.5 lbs.
 
Jan 23, 2005
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may I ask why it's not working for you ? a dislike ?

Sure. The tone is quite bright and modern. When I spec'd the bass out and had it built, this was very much what I was into. In the last few months I have come to the realization that I much prefer the sound of single coil pickups, especially in the bridge position. Also, mahogany, while certainly a very good tone wood, I now know that I prefer alder. I've been through ash, walnut, and mahogany basses, and my ear just keeps gravitating toward alder.
 
Jan 23, 2005
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Bolt on.

edit: You can see the back of the instrument in the youtube link.
 

mb94952

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Sure. The tone is quite bright and modern. When I spec'd the bass out and had it built, this was very much what I was into. In the last few months I have come to the realization that I much prefer the sound of single coil pickups, especially in the bridge position. Also, mahogany, while certainly a very good tone wood, I now know that I prefer alder. I've been through ash, walnut, and mahogany basses, and my ear just keeps gravitating toward alder.

This is the EXACT reason why I wonder people wait 2-3 years for a build. Tastes change, etc.
My build from a competitor took only 4 months. I am happy with mine, for sure.

Bump for you and GLWTS !
 
Aug 19, 2008
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Beautiful bass, wish I had the money to buy it... Good luck with the sale...
 

mb94952

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OH WOW !!!! I just clicked on the video.

This is the video I watched over and over again about 6 months ago when I was looking for a custom.
I LOVE your bass !!!!

If it were a 4 string it would be mine.

That being said, I am SO happy with the bass and builder I went with. I kept it all here on the West Coast.

Also, great music ! I really like your compositions, Ian. Great stuff.
 

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This is the EXACT reason why I wonder people wait 2-3 years for a build. Tastes change, etc.
My build from a competitor took only 4 months. I am happy with mine, for sure.

Bump for you and GLWTS !

Stambaugh's take about a year, and you shouldn't buy a custom bass unless you're experienced enough to know exactly what you want.

Just my two cents. :)
 

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