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Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: longhorncat on May 26, 2014, 06:37:35 AM

I just saw this gorgeous Cocobolo Exploiter for sale and had to share.  
 eBay link (http://www.ebay.com/itm/251536537644)  
 
 
 

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Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: pauldo on May 26, 2014, 08:40:58 AM

oooh!

Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: tomhug on May 26, 2014, 02:45:59 PM

Beautiful, but heavy. I asked the seller what it weighed:
 
 it is a 34 fullscale. The weight is around 13.5lbs, appr,

Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: Bradley Young on May 28, 2014, 11:00:38 AM

13.5 lbs isn't bad with a wide strap.

Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: bsee on May 30, 2014, 08:17:01 PM

Yes, it is. For a four to five hour gig, 13.5 pounds is too much on any strap. I'd live with it, though - that bass is awesome!

Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: Bradley Young on May 31, 2014, 04:56:54 PM

The weight wouldn't bother me. But the case would; the case on my Balance K is *right* at the limit size-wise.

Title: Exploiter 5-string on eBay
Post by: bsee on June 01, 2014, 07:25:37 PM

The cases for these things are pretty big. I borrowed one for a month back in the late 90s, and it came to me in a large keyboard bag. It was a lot easier to transport that way, but much more care needed to be used to keep it safe.