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Sold: John Birch - Custom Thru Neck 4 string bass guitar - Made in UK
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This beautiful bass was made in Nottingham by John Birch Guitars in 2016 as a prototype / demo model. John Carling (designer) wanted to create something pro quality that was also lightweight and immensely comfortable to play, and this was the result. I bought it directly from the company.
As you can see from the pictures, the bass features a multi-laminate thru neck. The top is finished off with a zebra-wood veneer. Sound comes from a pair of soapbar type pickups and a 4 control layout.
I'm not really a bass player (apparently I'm a guitarist!) - so the great neck, low action, and comfortable ergonomics of this bass really appealed to me. Tonally, it has a nice mellow clarity, but played harder can become more punchy.
I have a 'Gear 4 Music' semi rigid gigbag / case available to buy. This is virtually brand new.
CONDITION:
The bass is in really good condition, having not had a lot of play time in its short life. There are some surface marks: small indentations / swirling, but due to the clear lacquered finish these are not very visible. It's worth noting that as a prototype, this bass isn't finished to quite the same level of perfection as you'd see on a full production / retail model. For example, the zebra-wood veneer is very thin, there are some spots where the lacquer is a little cloudy (like that shown on the side of the fretboard) etc, but none of this detracts from it being a great, one off, hand built bass.
I really like the bass, it's lovely to play, but the pickups are a little too low output for my taste (it's quieter when A/B'd against other basses) - I took it back to John Birch who checked the wiring, and the pickups were changed from parallel to series wiring and also a little short circuit was fixed, - this increased output a bit, but otherwise John (Carling) confirmed there everything was as it should be.
PRICE: was £450, now £250 (case extra)
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Thank you
I'll probably regret selling this but price drop to £400...
You can see the bass in the bass gallery on their web.
The generic parts are probably on account of this being put together as a bit of a prototype.
Just a thought, if you're going to question the quality or authenticity of an item it may be more courteous to do this via a private message rather than within the seller's thread.
Happy to answer any further questions.
It's a great bass that feels lovely to play and would make a great platform for upgrades if you so desired...
GLWTS
£250 for the bass (postage at cost but would prefer to post in the case which is available by negotiation) - this assumes no fees incurred from payment method etc
I assume there's nothing six stringed that you're after?
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