Folks, I am looking to get a Mark King 5 string (pointy, Omega, Balance - I'm open to all 34 signature electronics equipped models) and have a few nice basses up for sale to help fund that. I'd be willing to trade both for the right bass
First: W&T Chronos 35/5
This is a flat out outstanding instrument. 35 B string is superb, and W&T founder Enrico Passini told me this bass has one of the best B strings he has ever played - as a luthier and former Fodera dealer.
I am looking for $2700 shipped in the US, but will consider shipping elsewhere.
Specs:
Body : Alder with Alder/purpleheart toneblock
Top : Indian Apple
Neck : 3 piece , Maple / Ash / Maple
Fretboard : Macassar Ebony
Scale: 35
Preamp : Custom John East / W&T Design (vol, blend, bass boost/cut & treble boost/cut, mid boost/cut & mid sweep, active passive/tone) Passive tone is always on, which is pretty cool
Pickups : Christoph Dolf Dual Coils (bassculture.de)
Bridge : ETS Tuning Fork
Spacing : 18.3mm, It's very comfortable
Tuners : Hipshot Ultralight
W&T gig bag
Some pics of it at my house, with my BB75 (not for sale):
http://jim777.com/images/basses/woodtron/ I can take as many pics as folks want to see.
This is a review of this exact bass, not a similar one ,but the very same bass done by J. Wolf for Bass Musician magazine:
http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2010/06/gear-impressions-and-luthier-spotlight-with-jake-wolf-wood-tronics-chronos-5-string-bass/ Second : Roscoe Century Standard Plus 6
Great 6! This was brand spanking new in May and looks it. I wanted one for a long time and finally got one recently, but was already leaning hard towards an Alembic before getting it. Plays great, sounds fantastic with a wide range of useable tones. This is a great chording and soloing bass and it's tough to put down when you start noodling on it $2100 shipped in the US, but will consider shipping elsewhere.
Specs:
3 piece maple neck with Wenge fretboard
Swamp Ash body with Cocobolo top
Bartolini pickups and pre (I will fill this out a bit later when I get home)
Roscoe gig bag
Some pics of this one here:
http://jim777.com/images/basses/Roscoe/century6/ I have decent feedback at Talkbass as jim777, 100% feedback on eBay as jimandmaurawhite, at as Jim777 on Jemsite.com forums where I'm a moderator.
Any questions, please feel free to ask
p.s. I had a login here that stopped working for some reason, but i was able to request and get my same exact name and pass word back, so I am both jim777's on here. One has 20+ posts and this one has whatever it has
