Kev

Brand new unopened set of heavy NYXL strings. Bought two, they don't suit what I need so I don't need the 2nd. Price includes postage. Would happily trade for a super light set, in the unlikely event anyone has one! Now sold, cheers.

You have to look at buying this and dropping 4x more on a used German SSI and wonder how much difference there can possibly be. This has to be the best value bass on the forum!

Gets an endorsement from me too! Hugely useful piece of kit, replaced FAR more gear than it cost.

So as well as building the best modern style basses money can buy, you also hoard traditional beauties like this?! 😍 Beauty buddy!

Lovely bass!! Just for the sake of clarity though, this bass isn't a Masterbuilt bass, it's a special edition model from 2008. The Masterbuilt instruments with all their features didn't come in for almost a decade later 🙂. Still, best corvette you could grab at the time!

On hold pending sale.

Any chance of a video or audio clip of what this sounds like?

Some natural light photos added!! 😁

Up for sale I have a bit of a unique bass, built by Hungarian luthier Blasius! This bass was built for hungarian musician Miklós Anga Kis to his exacting specs. Year: 2020 Topwood: Black Poplar Bodywood: Roasted Poplar Core Neck: Maple neck with Graphite reinforcement - multiscale 36" to 34" Fretboard: Highly figured Ash Fretboard Pickups: EMG Pickups Preamp: Zolkow 3x Preamp Hardware: Hipshot Tuners and Bridge. Sadowsky knobs. Schaller strap buttons. Since factory, the original EMG DC pickups have been upgraded to the top end TWX pickups, with the original volume/blend control swapped out for the TWX push-pull volume pots to switch between humbucker and single coil mode. The original volume/blend are still taped up in the control cavity. The Zolkow preamp is a thing of genius. It's a 3 band preamp with 12 internal dipswitches that control the frequencies of the bass, mids and treble. Attached is a PDF (kindly provided by Papaya) that goes through how to set the switches for different frequencies (its not in english but its fairly obvious). It also has a battery light indicator which reassuringly flashes green 3 times when the battery is fresh, twice if it's somewhat used, once when it's nearly out and flashes SOS when the battery is dead. (thanks to Peter for this info!) I've given the bass a full setup, neck is dead straight, action very low. The bass is currently set up for drop F# tuning with fresh Payson Drop G set strings and sounds absolutely HUGE, however can easily be reverted to regular B standard without issue with the zero fret. The nut behind the fret is carved from a lovely piece of wenge. Condition is great. The previous owner liked to experiment and added two additional strap buttons on the lower horn and near the arm contour, these have been removed but the small holes remain. It has a couple of nicks and scratches, most significant being the bottom of the fretboard being chewed up a little by someone apparantly using a short allen key to adjust the neck (the nut is quite deep, i'll include a tool with the sale that doesn't damage the bass...). Neck is wonderful and the fretboard is quite something. This bass would cost around £3k new. It pains me to sell but for some reason it's just not working out for me. Fresh pics below taken this afternoon. Also linked is a few videos of the bass in action, the first being made by Blasius and the other two from the previous owner. The bass did not come with any case but I can include a Stagg Ndura gig bag. Collection HUGLEY preferred as I have a distrust of couriers, happy to drive some distance to meet up. Courier a last resort at your risk/cost. Cash is king but trade offers welcome. zolkowpreamps_223_v2_bekotes_hu.pdf

Absolutely stunning, and must say your photography showcases it far better than the studio pics!