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Custom Ralph Novak custom fretless bass guitar
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Custom Ralph Novak custom fretless bass guitar
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- 889USD
- Hardshell Case of Custom Ralph Novak custom fretless bass guitar
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Product Description
This custom bass was built in 1983 by famed builder Ralph Novak, who later patented the fanned fret design that is the basis for his top-shelf Novax guitars and basses. Except for some minor buckle scratches around the upper
ridge of the body, it is in excellent near-new condition. It was
never gigged, just used sparingly in my studio in the 1980's and
barely touched since then, yet when I pulled it out of its case
today, it was still in tune!
Every element of this bass was carefully chosen:
The neck has a 4-bolt attachment to the body. It features a full 2 octave ebony fretless fingerboard with fret markers on the side edge. Ralph's two-tone finish on neck didn't quite match the 3-tone finish of the ESP factory body, a planning error he didn't catch until he was assembling the instrument.The tuners on the headstock are Grovers. Ralph designed the flame shaped headstock to minimize string deflection angle at the nut.
The body started as an ESP Precision bass copy. The lower cutout was opened up to facilitate access to the upper range of the neck.
The forward pickup is from a pre-CBS Fender Precision bass. It has coil cut and phase-reverse mini-switches. The bridge pickup is a Bartolini.
There is a three position switch for the two pickups.
The bridge and saddles are from Badass Bass (there's even still a bit of the manufacturer's plastic packaging wrap on the edges of that bridge plate!)
Everything works.
I paid $900 for this in 1983, (not including the original Fender case that comes with it now). Adjusted for inflation, that averages $2180 (using a couple of online inflation calculaters) in 2016 dollars.
Product Specs
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Condition:Excellent
Make:Ralph Novak/ESP
Model:Electric bass guitar
Finish:3 Color Sunburst
Year:1983
Made In:United States
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