1981 ARIA PRO II TSB-550 BASS MADE IN JAPAN

In great condition, light as a feather and made in Australia , this bass is just amazing. very early one with serial number #49. Resulting from a collaboration between noted Australian Luthier Neil Kennedy, and Cole Clark, the Kennedy LLB4 represents the merging of innovative build philosophies, culminating in a bass emblematic of modern design. Sporting a sleek, satin black finish, the LLB4 features a full neck-through body construction, alongside a 34″ scale length neck utilising Queensland maple in a three-piece construction, with River Sheoak adorning the fretboard. Featuring pickups and a 3 band pre-amp system from noted US bass amplification company Aguilar, the Kennedy bass is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of tones, ranging from vintage-inspired to modern. A truly exceptional example of Australian manufacturing within the instrument space, and a bass fully capable of undertaking a wide variety of performance applications. Includes a Cole Clark branded Gator gig bag. Made entirely from sustainably sourced timbers Nut width: 40mm String spacing at bridge: 19mm Fingerboard radius: 305mm (12 inch) Scale length: 34” Number of frets: 24 Neck : 3 piece Queensland Maple with carbon fibre and 2 way truss rod Fingerboard Wood: river she oak Body wood: Bunya pine Colours: Natural Tuners: Grover Bridge: Gotoh Knobs: Domed Knurled Pickups: Aguilar Super Double dual coil humbucker EQ: Aguilar OBP3 18 volt – The OBP-3 is Aguilar’s most flexible on-board preamp design, providing +/-18dB of cut and boost at 40Hz, +/- 16dB of cut and boost at either 400Hz or 800Hz and +/- 16dB of treble cut and boost at 6.5 kHz. Strings: Nickle 45, 65, 85, 105 Controls: There are six control knobs in two rows of three. Top Row The first knob controls Volume by turning and the active/passive mode with a push/pull switch. Pulling with switch up changed the circuit to passive mode. The second knob is is the Pickup Blend control. On the centre position, the sound is generated from both pickups. As the control is rotated clockwise, the sound progressively shifts to the neck pickup and similarly, to the bridge pickup when rotated anti-clockwise. The last knob is the Vintage Tone control. This allows high frequency tone roll off and works in both active and passive modes. Lower Row These three knobs are Treble, Mids and Bass EQ. These knobs only work in active mode. The Mid control is fitted with a push/pull switch to change the mid frequency between 400Hz and 800Hz.