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  1. topper

    Custom wiring diagram help

    I'd love some help/feedback on this wiring plan. It's for a custom bass with a single coil in the neck position and a 4-wire humbucker at the bridge. I want a volume, tone, and blend control plus a coil splitter on the humbucker, so I can put it in single coil mode. When the humbucker is in...
  2. Birdsong Corto 4 in great condition

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    For sale Birdsong Corto 4 in great condition

    Time to sell another Birdsong. Only recording now and my custom Birdsong that I designed is enough. Don't need the backups I have. Roll a little volume off and you can get all sorts of awesome sounds. Amazingly flexible Birdsong. You know the quality. Only trade I would even consider is...
    $1,800.00
  3. Alleva Coppolo KBP5 BIG PRICE REDUCTION!

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    For sale Alleva Coppolo KBP5 BIG PRICE REDUCTION!

    Alleva Coppolo KBP5 Limited Edition This is a tough one for me… Unfortunately, other hobbies are apparently just as expensive as being a bass player, so I need to move some stuff to be able to afford all of the crazy hobbies I’m into. This Alleva Coppolo KBP5 Limited Edition was built in July...
    $6,500.00
    or best offer
  4. Trinidad

    Custom Bodies and Necks

    Greetings! I'm interested in building a top shelf P Bass. A well-reputed luthier lives in my neck of the woods. He's known for his necks, and I have him lined up to build the neck and then assemble the finished product using components that I've already sourced. I'm looking for a well-reputed...
  5. S

    Custom cab builder in Chicago?

    So once upon a time, I bought a stretcher-case Harmony H-322, without any sort of cabinet - just the chassis and electronics. Fast-forward several years, and it's made it to the front of the queue for restoration, and once I'm done with the electronics I'm going to need a box to put it in...
  6. Highly Modded Custom Warwick Streamer RockBass Artist Line A.C. 8 lbs - EMG PAX - Crème White - New cond!

    For sale Highly Modded Custom Warwick Streamer RockBass Artist Line A.C. 8 lbs - EMG PAX - Crème White - New cond!

    FOR SALE: Very cool and unique 8 lb Highly Modded/Customized Warwick RockBass Artist Line Adam Clayton - Crème White - New cond! This amazing project Bass of mine has had every part/screw replaced/upgraded and was setup by tech Rod Miller in Las Vegas at RM Guitars. It is very balanced, sounds...
    $1,100.00
  7. For Sale - 2023 Custom Marusczcyk 8 lb Jazzus 32" Medium Scale Wal-Inspired Bass New/Mint Cond!
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    For sale For Sale - 2023 Custom Marusczcyk 8 lb Jazzus 32" Medium Scale Wal-Inspired Bass New/Mint Cond!

    FOR SALE I custom ordered this beautiful 2023 Maruszczyk 8 lb Jazzus 32" medium scale Bass last year. It is inspired by a Wal Bass with a chosen Spalted Maple top. The Bassculture Walbucker pickups with the Darkglass Tone capsule really pair well and sound great together. This is an amazing...
    $2,300.00
  8. Electravox 32” scale thinline with Tbird Pickups and ProTec gogbag
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    For sale Electravox 32” scale thinline with Tbird Pickups and ProTec gogbag

    **Final price drop to $725 shipped. ProTec bag included with sale at this price** I just received this (bought from the builder on Reverb). It’s a great medium scale bass with great looks and sound, but I’m not really a fan of the body style. Can’t really put my finger on why…it’s just not...
    $725.00
  9. 2010 Custom Mailloux Jazz Bass Guitar (Handmade in Australia)
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    For sale 2010 Custom Mailloux Jazz Bass Guitar (Handmade in Australia)

    Hi everyone, I've decided to move my 2 4 strings in favour of a 6 String, also selling a Fender Custom Shop Jaco. This is a handmade Jazz from Brisbane, Australia by Phil Mailloux who operates the OzBassForum. Specs: Alder Seafoam Jazz Body Maple Neck Cocobolo Rosewood Fretboard J- Retro...
    $1,400.00
  10. Smallmouth_Bass

    Do You Own Your Perfect Bass?

    So, I am curious: do you own a bass that is perfect in every way to you? I really mean, you would change absolutely nothing on it. This would include, shape, weight, scale length, pickups, electronics, colour, woods used, string spacing, neck radius, fingerboard dots and side dots, etc... If...
  11. Custom Order Mike Lull JT4 in Porsche Oak Green Metallic - AMAZING Color

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    For sale Custom Order Mike Lull JT4 in Porsche Oak Green Metallic - AMAZING Color

    Hey All, What you see here is a Custom Order Mike Lull JT4. I worked with Spencer for quite a while to get this one just right. Painted in Porsche PTS paint code 60K - Oak Green Metallic. This bass is an Amazing looking, feeling, playing and sounding bass. Pictures just simply don't do it...
    $6,400.00
  12. Hand sprayed Iron Ether FMeron

    For sale Hand sprayed Iron Ether FMeron

    This one also kind of hurts to sell. Here's a beautifully painted, mint condition FMeron up for grabs. Definitely one for your collection!
    $399.00
    or best offer
  13. 2018 Rick Turner Model 1 Custom
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    For sale 2018 Rick Turner Model 1 Custom

    This bass is stunning. It sounds as good as it looks too. It’s in beautiful condition. The magnetic pickup produces a clear, rich, warm tone. The piezo in the bridge can be blended in to suit your tastes and also soloed. It Features: - Short (30.5”) scale - Zebrawood top and back - Mahogany...
    $4,500.00
  14. Bernie Connors

    Wanted Fender Custom Shop 1958 3TB Heavy Relic Precision

    Looking for a 1958 Fender CS Heavy Relic Precision with a maple board. Please PM me if you have one to sell! Thanks!
  15. Sadwosky NYC Custom #2363
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    For sale Sadwosky NYC Custom #2363

    I'm selling this masterpiece! The Sadowsky NYC Custom was made in the 1996. The condition is pretty used and modified. However, this has not lost any characteristic of "Sadowsky Sound." It is a 4-string Sadowsky NYC bass and has very good used condition. The one specialty is that this bass is...
    $3,610.00
  16. L

    For Sale Sadwosky NYC Custom #2363

    I'm selling this masterpiece! The Sadowsky NYC Custom was made in the 1996. The condition is pretty used and modified. However, this has not lost any characteristic of "Sadowsky Sound." It is a 4-string Sadowsky NYC bass and has very good used condition. The one specialty is that this bass is...
  17. Shabat Tiger 5 - Custom - Serial 007
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    For sale Shabat Tiger 5 - Custom - Serial 007

    This gorgeous Candy Apple Red sparkle, luthier aged Tiger 5 was designed by me and Avi Shabat and his team. It has been one of my main session basses for the past three years and gigged out less than 5 times. An owner of a major studio here in L.A said that the Tiger 5 was the best recording...
    $2,450.00
  18. vbroden

    SOLD Shabat Tiger 5 - Custom - Serial 007

    This gorgeous Candy Apple Red sparkle, luthier aged Tiger 5 was designed by me and Avi Shabat and his team. It has been one of my main session basses for the past three years and gigged out less than 5 times. An owner of a major studio here in L.A said that the Tiger 5 was the best recording...
  19. NY2NH

    64 Audio earplugs - which Apex module for bass?

    I ordered some custom molded earplugs from 64 Audio. I got m12 Apex modules to let audio through in rehearsal. Today I tried them out and although the fit is great (no gaps) I couldn't hear bass frequencies accurately, so it sometimes sounded like I was playing the wrong notes. It was truly...
  20. Barticus

    Amazing Spector Woodstock collection

    I just came across this video recently, where Ian Allison presents some amazing one-off builds from Spector (Woodstock, New York). In a recent post from @Dr. Cheese, he had asked folks to post songs/artists that were played with a boutique bass (great conversation) and there were some Spector...
  21. GeneralTsoSexy

    Has man's reach exceed his grasp? Bass cloning and cheating death.

    Howdy, fellow bass enthusiasts! I am hugely excited to have my first custom bass build underway. To get the most joy possible from the experience, I would like to invite you all on the journey with me. I welcome any feedback, experience, observations, questions, and comments. I’ll even welcome...
  22. D'Mark Alpha 6 Custom
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    For sale D'Mark Alpha 6 Custom

    Selling my D'Mark Alpha 6 string bass with exotic Brazilian woods, active electronics. Bass is all original. It does show signs of wear but does not influence in how it sounds. Neck: 3 Piece Hard Maple / Purple Heart Top: Brazilian Exotic Imbuia with Hard Maple Body: Brazilian Mahogany...
    $2,100.00
  23. Douglas Giorgiani

    For Sale D'Mark Alpha 6 Custom

    Selling my D'Mark Alpha 6 string bass with exotic Brazilian woods, active electronics. Bass is all original. It does show signs of wear but does not influence in how it sounds. Neck: 3 Piece Hard Maple / Purple Heart Top: Brazilian Exotic Imbuia with Hard Maple Body: Brazilian Mahogany...
  24. Mastiff_5

    Best place for a custom HSC mauruszczyk frog

    I am - joyously! - a new Maruszczyk Frog 5 owner, and really want a hard shell case for it. Pulled-peace.de ideas not appear to sell them. Who /where should I go? Frog owners, what works for you?
  25. Mikes217

    Unknown Custom Bass Builder

    Hello everyone! On a whim, I gambled and bought a custom bass through Craigslist at a very reasonable price, and I was wondering if anyone recognises it to be the style of a certain builder. It has no markings at all, even on the neck or neck pocket, and I know for sure because it came with a...
  26. Mikes217

    Unknown Custom Bass Builder

    Hello everyone! On a whim, I gambled and bought a custom bass through Craigslist at a very reasonable price, and I was wondering if anyone recognises it to be the style of a certain builder. It has no markings at all, even on the neck or neck pocket, and I know for sure because it came with a...
  27. L. L. Elwood

    Would there be a demand for this Bass??

    Hello! Like many other musicians, I've basically played Legos with Fender instruments for decades.. quite by accident I've put together a really fantastic Frankenstein P bass that has taken the place of my beloved '71 P for gigging. Neck is the Made in Mexico '51 (baseball bat) replacement...
  28. Chickenwheels

    Best looking Alembic you’ve seen

    I caught James Taylor a couple of weeks back, with Jimmy Johnson, who has always been a big influence…quite accidentally. When I was starting on bass in the mid 80s my parents had this gospel album I jammed along to. It featured “Jimmy Johnson - Alembie 5 string base (sic)” lol. He played a...
  29. D

    Custom Bass Rig Review

    Hello TalkBass forum! Long time lurker first time poster. I am a drummer of about sixteen years playing death metal and metallic hardcore styles primarily. I have started a hardcore band and am on a quest to tailor our sound in accordance with my vision. My bandmates are onboard with this and...
  30. 1968 Telecaster Bass Neck, MJT Body
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    For sale 1968 Telecaster Bass Neck, MJT Body

    This is a bass I picked up a few years ago to dip my toes into the vintage world. I love it and hate to part with it but it doesn't get played as much as it should and this bass is a player. This bass was also featured on the cover of a Dutch magazine. It'll come with a copy of the magazine as...
    $2,750.00
  31. mmbass21

    No longer available 1968 Telecaster Bass Neck, MJT Body

    This is a bass I picked up a few years ago to dip my toes into the vintage world. I love it and hate to part with it but it doesn't get played as much as it should and this bass is a player. This bass was also featured on the cover of a Dutch magazine. It'll come with a copy of the magazine as...
  32. W

    NBD: Manninen Custom Instruments

    TLDR; I've always been a fan of Status and Dingwall, but neither would make a 37"-34" headless multiscale. I knew the luthier, Juho Manninen (of Manninen Custom Instruments) through a friend, and met him in Finland back in summer 2023. We roughed out the basic specs and the order was placed...
  33. CLAUDIO NUNEZ Custom Fretless 5-String - Handmade, Aero Pickup, 18V Aguilar Pre
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    For sale CLAUDIO NUNEZ Custom Fretless 5-String - Handmade, Aero Pickup, 18V Aguilar Pre

    This 2015 Claudio Nuñez Custom Fretless 5-String Bass Guitar is Used and in Excellent / Near Mint Condition: the only blemishes on the entire bass are some chips on the custom wooden ferrules (where the strings go through the body behind the bridge). Other than that, no dings, nicks, dents or...
    $1,600.00
  34. jtlee

    SOLD CLAUDIO NUNEZ Custom Fretless 5-String - Handmade, Aero Pickup, 18V Aguilar Pre

    This 2015 Claudio Nuñez Custom Fretless 5-String Bass Guitar is Used and in Excellent / Near Mint Condition: the only blemishes on the entire bass are some chips on the custom wooden ferrules (where the strings go through the body behind the bridge). Other than that, no dings, nicks, dents or...
  35. Fender Custom Shop Pino Palladino Signature Precision
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    For sale Fender Custom Shop Pino Palladino Signature Precision

    For sale is a Fender Custom Shop Pino Palladino Signature Precision. If you’re reading this listing then you know how incredible this bass is. It’s the best Precision I’ve ever played. It also has the darkest rosewood fingerboard I’ve ever seen on a Pino model. I would keep this bass forever if...
    $4,100.00
  36. Bernie Connors

    No longer available Fender Custom Shop Pino Palladino Signature Precision

    For sale is a Fender Custom Shop Pino Palladino Signature Precision. If you’re reading this listing then you know how incredible this bass is. It’s the best Precision I’ve ever played. It also has the darkest rosewood fingerboard I’ve ever seen on a Pino model. I would keep this bass forever if...
  37. Fender Custom Shop ‘58 Three-Tone Burst Relic Precision
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    For sale Fender Custom Shop ‘58 Three-Tone Burst Relic Precision

    For sale is a Fender Custom Shop ‘58 3TB Relic Precision. See below for details.. Weight: 8lbs 6oz Number of Strings: 4 Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Body Shape: '58 Precision Bass Body Material: 2-piece Select Alder Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer Color: 3-color Sunburst, heavy relic'd...
    $3,000.00
  38. Bernie Connors

    SOLD Fender Custom Shop ‘58 Three-Tone Burst Relic Precision

    For sale is a Fender Custom Shop ‘58 3TB Relic Precision. See below for details.. Weight: 8lbs 6oz Number of Strings: 4 Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Body Shape: '58 Precision Bass Body Material: 2-piece Select Alder Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer Color: 3-color Sunburst, heavy relic'd...
  39. Fender Custom Shop ‘63 LTD Three-Tone Burst Heavy Relic Precision
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    For trade Fender Custom Shop ‘63 LTD Three-Tone Burst Heavy Relic Precision

    For sale is a nearly brand new Fender Custom Shop ‘63 LTD 3TB Heavy Relic Precision. I’ve only had it for a few weeks as I bought it new from Willcutt Guitars last month. See below for the specs.. Body: 2-Piece Alder Body Finish: Heavy Relic Nitro Lacquer Control Knobs: Relic Nickel...
  40. Bernie Connors

    TRADED Fender Custom Shop ‘63 LTD Three-Tone Burst Heavy Relic Precision

    For sale is a nearly brand new Fender Custom Shop ‘63 LTD 3TB Heavy Relic Precision. I’ve only had it for a few weeks as I bought it new from Willcutt Guitars last month. See below for the specs.. Body: 2-Piece Alder Body Finish: Heavy Relic Nitro Lacquer Control Knobs: Relic Nickel...