SOLD Nash PB-63, 3-Tone Burst, Alder/Rosewood, Lollar pickup, hard case, precision bass

Going from high performance race car type basses (Fodera, Warwick, Modulus, etc) to vintage basses is quite a leap. Obviously, I made the leap because I love the tone of the old Fender basses, but most of them play like crap. ...buzzy, dead notes, rusty pots.



This is not a big discovery. Many great luthiers have built fantastic p and j bass copies. Some of them play great and look vintage, but they don’t sound vintage. It seems like they always do something different like add a heavier bridge, a preamp, noiseless pickups, poly finish, or lite tuners. I found that the slightest alteration affects the tone - which is not bad unless you really want a vintage sounding bass.

I would like to plug one less known brand. Matt Brewster , the owner of 30th street guitars, makes great vintage sounding instruments. His brand is called Rust.

This Nash P bass nails it. It sounds like an old P bass. Plays great. Big beefy tone. All the notes are even and clear. You won't be disappointed.

Alder body
Rosewood board
3-Tone Burst - nitro finish
Lollar pickup
All vintage spec hardware

 

I guess it doesn't have much to do with an ad. I was just sharing some more information that might be helpful to bass players looking for a cool instrument even if it means they don't buy the bass I'm selling.

 

I think this one is considered a light relic. I don't have the nut measurement, but it's thinner than a Fender 63 AVRI - and much lighter too. Sorry for being so vague. It's lighter than my Moollon and my Muck J.

 

Yes, I think it is a j bass nut.

 

I'll measure/weigh tomorrow. I have it.

 

Matt built 2 basses for me out of USAG parts and Lollar pickups. Very good basses! I stained and oiled them. - ...but, I think the nitro finish helps the tone.

 

thanks John!

 

aw, thanks man. I enjoyed making those videos.

 

Sadly, I 'm not sure what to look for, so I upload some photos of the nut for you. The thinner nut is the Nash. The thicker one is another P bass.

And I have not made it to a post office to weigh the bass, but out of the 4 basses I currently own, the Nash is the lightest.