For sale Michael Dolan Custom 5 With Piezos and HSC

$1,500.00
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5
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Please check this reverb sale for additional pictures of the bass, case, and a diagram of the electronics. This bass does not bear the Dolan logo, but I recognize his work and build quality. (I own another Dolan bass and have owned others. Mr. Dolan also did some repair work for me when he used to have his shop in Santa Rosa.)

As far as I can tell, it's an ash body with purpleheart stringers, Quilted Maple top (center piece is birdseye maple, as is the top of the headstock) Maple/ Wenge neck and a Rosewood fingerboard. Nut, Truss rod, Battery and Control cavity covers are made of machined Brass. Gloss finish. Weight is 13.10 Lbs. 18 volt electronics . E String Piezo not working, Magnetic pickups work. I was going to have Mr. Dolan work on it to get it back to spec, but when I felt the weight, I went off the idea. Too bad, because the build quality and the sound of this bass are really outstanding. Classic high end Hippie sandwich bass from a builder who worked for Alembic back in the day. (Please note that items pictured inside the case were not sent to me and are not included in the sale).

Great condition, except it shows cosmetic damage where it was once dropped by a previous owner. Has Dunlop strap buttons installed. Sorry, no strap locks. Ships in a regular hardshell case Asking $1500.00 Shipped.

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Thanks for looking.

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Mar 25, 2020
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Michael's last job was the refinish on my Ampeg baby bass neck w/side dots .
 

mustBmtd

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The reverb listing doesn't mention anything about what type of pickups or electronics that are installed in the bass.
 

Blackbird

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The Reverb listing linked is evidently not mine, just the bass.

You will have to take that concern to that Reverb member, if that is your primary concern.

Thank you for your interest.
 
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mb94952

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WOW !!!
To anyone reading this, Michael Dolan used to work at Alembic and then had his own shop for half a century where he built over 1,000 basses and guitars !!!

@Thundar . This is a 100% Sonoma County bass ! Built by Alembic employee turned shop owner and EMG under the hood, also from here.
This is a LOT of bass for a little $$$...
GLWTS !
 

Blackbird

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The neck is fully intact. It's just the way the finish looks.

Thank you for your interest.
 
Aug 12, 2007
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A kind word of feedback - the Reverb ad describes and pictures the (sizeable) wear to the side of the fingerboard, in an upper-register area that the player might feel while playing it. It would be great to update your ad with a shot of that as well, as your pictures are clearer than the Reverb ad but do not capture that area of the wear.

Beautiful bass and glwts! The electronic schematic seems incredibly versatile, I bet you can get this thing to sound like almost anything you want it to
 

Blackbird

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Thank you, and you are right. I will update the listing and add pictures of that section when I have better lighting.

The wear that you see is only on the finish. The wood itself is intact.

Same with that section of the neck Eric was referring to. Nothing broken, just the finish is a little funky. Albeit gorgeous, the bass is not new. Here's a closeup.
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Yes, it gets a wide range of sounds. 18 volt preamp, active only.
Also, it's the E string piezo that needs replacing, not the B. I have updated the listing.

Thank you for your interest.
 
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Blackbird

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Thank you.

It's been overcast and raining on and off for the past couple of days, so lighting hasn't been all that great, but here are images of the wear from two angles.

The flaking and discoloration is caused by the decoupling of the lacquer from the wood. I believe it's also what's happenning in the back of the neck.

Thank you for your questions.

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Blackbird

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Looking closely, there's also some decoupling happenning under the B string where the body meets the neck. I have added a picture. This also does not affect playability.

My take on second hand basses is that I can deal with most imperfections as long as the basic structure of the instrument is sound. Hardware can be replaced, electronics can be fixed, and, if I really feel it's an issue, instruments can be refinished.

I have a small favor to ask: Folks with comments and questions who have no intention of buying the bass are kindly asked to please send their messages via PM. Thank you.

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