lowregisterhead

Eighty-odd views and no comments? I'd welcome your observations (with the exception of "too many strings" or "too much money" obviously...) :-)

Sorry - all the talk about how great these basses are has made me reconsider, and I've decided to withdraw it. Thanks for all the positive comments! ------------------------------------------------------------ WITHDRAWN Offered for sale is one of the original carbon graphite composite Steinbergers - an exceptionally rare XL-5W ('wide 5') bass. As many of you will know, you just don't see these for sale, as they only made about 50 of them. There are some 5-string versions of the X-2 and XL-2 out there, which were basically standard width 4-string necks with head and bridge conversions to somehow cram the 5th string on, resulting in a very narrow string spacing, but the XL-5W was built as a 5-string, and therefore has a very comfortable 17mm spacing. The previous owner rescued it from a shop in the States, and had work done at the Peekamoose workshops in New York to make it beautifully playable. Cosmetically, it's in good condition, but not immaculate, and as such could be said to be primarily a player's instrument, although still extremely collectable. Included in the sale is another completely unused bridge and tuner block, the original pickups and circuitry (a more recent EMG preamp and pickups are currently fitted), brass and aluminium string adapters for non-double ball end strings, a Packhorse flight case, a Ritter gig bag, and several sets of assorted double ball end strings. It's fitted with the NS Boomerang strap system, and the original pivoting strap plate is also included. Price: £4,500. May p/x for a Wal 5 string.

What an absolutely gorgeous bass... I had a caramel burst 24F5 myself, but sadly had to let it go. If I had the money, I'd pull your arm off!

[quote name='dood' post='732773' date='Feb 2 2010, 12:09 PM']Yes very true - I happened to see the advert over on TalkBass as well, who also have similar T&Cs with reference to auction-esque adverts.[/quote] Yes, I posted there too, and was told in no uncertain terms that I had to post a fixed price or the thread would be deleted. That was after being relieved of 20 bucks for 'Supporting Membership' before I could post in that section in the first place. This was closely followed by tasteless comments from others regarding how 'it must be a British thing' and how the only thing rarer than my bass was someone who would pay the price I was asking, and so on. Thank you for your patience. It's nice to see that UK forums are so much more polite! :-)

An offer and a bid are quite different in my book, but hey ho... OK then, I'll settle for £5,500 and the letter 'P' being stricken from the english language. I'll use the money to become all-seeing, all-knowing Master of Time, Space and Dimension. The go on holiday to Magaluf.

[quote name='sheepman' post='730972' date='Jan 31 2010, 07:11 PM']a very rare bird indeed, a brilliant instrument. the price is no peanuts though.[/quote] I might consider a p/x for a Wal 5-string if that helps... :-)

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='730631' date='Jan 31 2010, 02:39 PM']Jumping Jehosaphat![/quote] Div ye like 'at, noo? :-) (Lowregisterhead, originally fae Ferryhill)

Hi all Offered for sale is my carbon graphite composite Steinberger XL-5W ('wide 5') bass. As many of you will know, these are incredibly rare, as they only made about 50 of them. There are some 5-string versions of the X-2 and XL-2 out there, which were basically standard width 4-string necks with head and bridge conversions to somehow cram the 5th string on, resulting in a very narrow string spacing, but the XL-5W was built as a 5-string, and therefore has a very comfortable 17mm spacing. The previous owner rescued it from a shop in the States, and had work done at Peekamoose in New York to make it beautifully playable. Cosmetically, it's in good condition, but not immaculate, and as such could be said to be primarily a player's instrument, although still extremely collectable. Included in the sale is a second unused bridge, the original pickups and circuitry (a more recent EMG preamp and pickups are currently fitted), brass and aluminium string adapters for non-double ball end strings, a fitted flight case, a Ritter gig bag, and the original pivoting strap plate. It currently has an adapted NS Steinberger Boomerang strap system fitted, but this can be removed with an allen key, and the original plate refitted in seconds. Additional info and more detailed pictures available on request to genuinely interested parties. Offers invited in excess of £6,000.

Up on eBay now - Item No. 330319230534. LRH

[quote name='anthomp' post='453592' date='Apr 3 2009, 06:44 PM']Just a note to all i bought a Sadowsky bass from lowregisterhead and he really is a great guy to deal with and made sure the bass would survive a plane wreck and the bass ....... ooh baby,baby.....ooh baby,baby anthomp[/quote] Thanks for your kind words Antony. Enjoy! LRH

[quote name='molan' post='452693' date='Apr 2 2009, 07:51 PM']I think I was the one that bid it up to about £1,200 or so as well I rather looked the look of that Telebass as well - did it sell on EBay?[/quote] The Tele/Precision beastie didn't sell, but I was secretly rather relieved... sorry, I'm keeping it now!

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='451198' date='Apr 1 2009, 09:22 AM']I think we all saw this on Ebay, lusted then took a reality check and realised we couldnt afford it. Things are tight round here on Basschat also....[/quote] How about everyone clubs together and does a sort of timeshare bass purchase? Could work!

[quote name='Golchen' post='451174' date='Apr 1 2009, 08:48 AM']Great looking bass! I just bid on that on eBay - I knew that I couldn't make the reserve but it felt good just to think I'd tried! Best of luck with selling.[/quote] Thanks!

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='451115' date='Apr 1 2009, 06:34 AM']nice to see you on basschat mate! Good luck with the sale! [/quote] Cheers Chris - thanks for enlightening me! LRH

[quote name='owen' post='450997' date='Apr 1 2009, 12:08 AM']What's the weight? I am presuming that the controls are Vol/Pan/Treble/Bass?[/quote] Good point - more details added! LRH

Beautiful, rare, big-bottomed bass, made mid-90's, in storage for last 8 years, bought from original owner last year (serial 24xx), no fret wear, excellent condition apart from 2 small chips and a scratch - see pics. Complete with lightweight case, original warranty docs and 2 scratchplates (mint green and tortoiseshell) in case you fancy a change of look... Incredibly light at a mere 8.5 lbs. Controls are volume, pan, treble boost, bass boost, with preamp in/out on a push/pull on the bass pot. Impending house move forces sale. Bummer. £1850, no offers please, buyer collects from Woking, Surrey or pays fully insured carriage.