Charvel 1B Bass 1987 - Black - MIJ - Rare

Up for sale is a Charvel 1B Bass in Good + Condition. It has some dings and scratches that are common with a bass that is over 30 years of age. The Neck and Truss Rod are very solid. Electronics sound very good, overall a great player! This Bass was manufactured in Japan in 1987. It weighs in at 9.0 lbs, and comes with a hardshell case that is missing 2 latches, but is still functional.

Please ask any and all questions before buying. Here is a review of the Bass from a Music Publication.

IN TERMS OF BODY design and contours this Charvel 1B bass has no surprises and is certainly as reminiscent of traditional designs as any other production instrument around today. However, true to the standard of the guitars that Charvel have put out on to the market so far, both the finish and construction of this 1B bass is superb.
A matte lacquer has been applied to the neck and fingerboard which is smooth,fast to play and very attractive, allowing every detail of the grain to show through. There is no shabby finish to any cavity or edge and the neck fits the body snugly. Needless to say, the instrument balanced nicely, was comfortable and the neck, while a little on the chunky side, certainly offers the type of contoured design which is so good for speed.
The pickup and control arrangement is just about as simple as it's possible to get - a single split coil pickup with just two controls, one volume and one tone. As regards the tone,I initially thought this bass was a little too bottom endy, which is a pleasant change from all the modern, toppy-tone basses we look at. But with the control turned fully to the bass it almost seemed too muddy to be really usable without the help of a graphic. However, with the tone control turned further up to the treble the 1B does yield a bright sound with rounded bass — a bit Rickenbacker 4001ish.
For a single pickup passive instrument though, of a reasonable mid-range price, this bass is surprisingly useful and versatile. It can basically sound the way it's played; slap sounds slap, jazz sounds jazz, blues sound blues.

• Body material: poplar
• Neck material: bolt on neck, of quarter sawn maple
• Fingerboard: maple with black dot inlays
• Pickups: J20 vintage-type split coil
• Finish: vintage ivory
• Nut width: 41mm
• No.& type of frets: 21, wide oval, nickel silver
• Hardware: Jackson, black finished
• Machineheads: Jackson GB7B, enclosed
• Controls: 1 volume; 1 tone
• Country of origin: Japan