Nope, he bought it secondhand from a dude overseas. Its sweet to play, aiming for that as my next acquisition! Ahahaha, i sure know how to dream big man.
Currently I'm using the Ibanez SR506 that comes with Barts MK1 with active 3 band eq. I must say the sound can be really bright or tuned to make it sound boomy like death metal bass. I've also managed to make it sound like Michael Manring's fretless sound. So far I'm rather pleased with my bass and the Barts that it came with.