2001 Godin A4 Fretless Acoustic/Electric Bass Guitar
Overview: This thing sounds the biz! With its acoustic-style, solid cedar top and piezo pickup, this is essentially a fretless electric bass in format that sounds like an acoustic fretless. It's got the mwah all day long. I've played the fretted version of these and I liked them but I like this fretless one a whole lot more just because it's got a little something extra.
The neck on this is also very nice. It's got a bit of a soft-V rear profile and a flatter board radius so it's a bit like a mixup of a '60s Fender feel merged with a '50s Martin acoustic feel. I like. It's also got some figured maple that glows a bit in back...
Repairs included: I gave it a mild cleaning and a good setup. It's playing spot-on and is ready to serve. Someone before me fit a bone saddle and it's working well with the pickup.
- Weight: 8 lbs 5 oz
- Scale length: 34"
- Nut width: 1 9/16"
- Neck shape: medium soft-V
- Board radius: 12"
- Depth at first fret: 0.81"
- Depth at seventh fret: 0.93"
- Body width: 14 3/4"
- Body depth: 2 1/4"
- Body wood: solid cedar top, chambered maple body
- Bridge: rosewood
- Fretboard: ebony
- Neck wood: maple w/light figure
- Pickups: piezo undersaddle acoustic
- Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass to 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
- String gauges: 100w-45w or similar flatwound
- Truss rod: adjustable
- Neck relief: straight
- Fret style: none
Condition notes: It's all-original save maybe the straplock-style strap buttons and a replacement, bone saddle. There's a little bit of "belly" around the bridge and the bridge looks like it was reglued at some point. The finish is, overall, in good order -- but it does show light wear, scratches, scuffs, etc. throughout.
It comes with: It's got a gigbag.
Consignor tag: LCL

















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