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Hellzero

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  1. Looks like limba or another kind of African mahogany.
  2. Now that the snow has gone, don't forget that it can be used for your next barbecue party. Excellent wood, very dry, will turn your hamburgers into the real ones as it's German made. Or if you prefer the pizzas, it will make a perfect paddle. And you can even make music with it : amazing !
  3. I can make a better one with 99% Russian irradiated copper and 100% lead unfree solders for 1/3 of his asking price, but I'll have to charge £1000 GBP for the lead coffin as shipping fee.
  4. Time to clear some stuff again as I really don't use this crazy double bass !!! FOR SALE OR (PARTIAL) TRADE BASED ON THE NEW RETAIL PRICE (€3400 EUROS) : BERNE Harpobasse 4 with peg, stand, original soft case and external Schertler Stat Pre ! Amazing double bass based on a harp top, so pulling it instead of pushing it, with a nice warm tone when played acoustically, not as powerful as a 3/4 "normally" made double bass, but way much more louder than an acoustic bass. Once it's plugged, you have the double sound, just a bit mellower because of the 1/8 medium tension strings. That said with some Schertler Velvet Blue strings, it's really terrific. A different approach to a classic instrument that is really working. No shipping as I don't have any hard case for it. Asking price : £1300 GBP or €1500 Euros !!! A new one would cost you more than three times the asking price if you order it today with the same specifications, in fact it will cost €3400 Euros. PayPal payment (Friend payment or fee covered), bank transfer (IBAN and BIC codes provided, so no fee) or cash on collection. In fully working condition, but this double bass has been touring a lot so it has some scars, dings and scratches : look at the pictures ! Here are the specifications : Scale : 34 inches (or 1/8 double bass) Strings spacing at nut : 9 mm Strings spacing at bridge : 20 mm Action : 5 mm under the E string at 12th position Strings : Savarez Corelli 350 C Medium 1/8 Tungsten (new) Tuners : black Gotoh Bridge : height adjustable ebony original Berne Pickup : Schertler Basik Reso Neck : mahogany Fretboard : cormier black epoxied Dots : 22 side dots + mother of pearl bigger sides dots at 5th, 7th, 9th and 12th position Nut : ebony Body brace and back : mahogany Top : spruce Tailpiece : cormier Land of craftsmanship : France Weight : 4.2 kilograms External preamp : Schertler Stat Pre Will come with the official well used soft case, the stand and the external Schertler Stat Pre. Non smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC and it will now accomodate 3/4 length D'Addario/NS Design strings which is quite useful. What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures to see the real condition. Don't hesitate to ask for more. Links : http://www.berneluthier.fr/harpobasse-en/ http://www.berneluthier.fr/a-propos-de-mes-choix-de-bois-en/ http://www.berneluthier.fr/tarifs-en/ https://www.schertler.com/en_IT/shop/preamps-and-di/statpre https://www.schertler.com/en_IT/shop/pickups/basik-reso Here a video of the semi fretted Harpobasse to give you an idea of how it can really sound acoustically : Dust is offered. Now the real pictures : look at this amazing instrument and the wear...
  5. One day, I'm going to order a 6 strings Remington Steele, one day. Anyway have a free bump on me and I really like your Mick Karn approach in "Mais vous êtes tous complètement fous". And I've always liked your playing and tunes. Have a free bump on me.
  6. . Time to clear some stuff again as I really don't use my fivers !!! So for sale or trade for a 6 stings bass ONLY : STRADI Symphony Bass Fretless 5 ! Fantastic fretless bass from a great Polish luthier named Marek Dąbek who is making some really great sounding basses. This one is #6, a special order from a bass player who wanted to be able to either mix the magnetic Delano pickup with the Stradi piezo coupled to a Fishman preamp on a mono output or split the signal via the same output but with a stereo cable (delivered). Using two inputs on your amp (preamp or console) can turn this bass into the ultimate versatile fretless bass... Shipping included to your place in these European countries : Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Parcel shipped in ultra well protected box will be fully insured with tracking number. Asking price : £1750 GBP or €2000 Euros !!! A new one would cost you twice the asking price if you order it today with the same specifications. PayPal payment (Friend payment or fee covered), bank transfer (IBAN and BIC codes provided, so no fee) or cash on collection. In fully working condition, almost new, with very little use. Here are the specifications : Scale : 34 inches (an option) Strings spacing at nut : 9,5 mm Strings spacing at bridge : 17,5 mm Action : 3 mm under the B string at 12th position Strings : Thomastik JF345 (almost new) Tuners : black Hipshot USA Bridge : original Stradi (looks like ebony) Pickups : Delano TheXtender 5 HE with switch for parallel / single coil / series and volume (active/passive on push/push, yes push/push) and tone + Stradi original piezo with volume only Electronics : Fishman Powerchip with special output jack which can work in mono (Delano volume with active/passive on push/push, Stradi volume not working in passive mode, Delano tone) or stereo with the delivered jack (same as above, but the Stradi volume will work in Delano passive mode as it will not be affected by the switch as in this case it will only affect the Delano pickup thanks to the totally separated signals) Neck : multi piece set neck with flamed maple center stripe, ammonia-smoked oak, oak, thermo stabilized american flamed cherry wood and flamed maple sides Fretboard : one piece pau ferro fingerboard over maple with Luminlay side markers and maple binding Dots : brass eye side dots Nut : ebony Truss rod : one single way Body : 2110 years old swamp oak 2 centimeters thick top over a 2,5 centimeters thick okoumé (Gabon mahogany) body and grey-ed oak back veneer back over 2110 years old swamp oak veneer Headstock : 3 + 2 with matched 2110 years old swamp oak top and grey-ed oak back veneer back over 2110 years old swamp oak veneer Land of craftsmanship : Poland ( September 2015) Weight : 3.9 kilograms (very very light and perfectly balanced) Will come with a semi-rigid soft-case perfectly suited, the Luminlay light and the special stereo cable. Non smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC. What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures to see the real condition. Don't hesitate to ask for more. Links : http://www.stradi.pl/available.html#prices http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cHash=6fb847a9de&tx_smtdelano_pi1[cat]=1&tx_smtdelano_pi1[series]=14&tx_smtdelano_pi1[strings]=6&tx_smtdelano_pi1[system]=85 https://www.fishman.com/accessories-tuners/powerchip/ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1219948721365349&id=206890529337845#_=_ Here some videos of some Stradi fretless basses to give you an idea of how it can really sound : Dust is offered. Now the real pictures : look at the woods !
  7. In French, where punctuation is way more used, it has four uses. 1. The ellipsis, of course (In brackets, it indicates a break in a quote). 2. Placed at the end of the sentence, they imply a sequel, a reference, a complicity with the one to whom one speaks, a waiting effect. 3. They can also be used after the initial of a name or word (usually rude) that one does not wish to quote. 4. Replacing the last digit in a date. So, maybe that the French grammar is slowly replacing the English one. This way they will eventually win the Hundred Years' War. I don't give a s... : I'm Belgian.
  8. All Michael Nyman work for Peter Greenaway films and all his other work. Saw him twice live : terrific. Without forgetting The Piano, a film by Jane Campion. Love its Purcell way of composing.
  9. You've got it right, those people are making monologue when there was supposed to be a dialogue. So, psychologically speaking, they are simply egoistic and selfish. You just opened my eyes. Thanks.
  10. The bare wire is crossing one of the 3 lugs (the ground and switch, in fact) : if there's a shortcut, the battery will drain overnight. If it touches the output, you'll have it muted.
  11. Or a piece of cardboard thick enough to block the battery. Or a small tissue bag.
  12. And when I look at the output jack, I'm sure you'll have problems very soon thanks to the way the earth is soldered. If you were living close to me I could name the culprit. Hopefully he stopped his job as he had no more work ... which is easy to understand.
  13. If you remove all the pig soldering on top of the push/pull and solder it properly on the side, I'm sure you can put back the original lid. If the push/pull is still a bit too high, it will take 10 seconds with a router to remove the excess of wood on the lid. Please give us the address of the guy who did that job to be sure nobody goes there. This is no real luthier work as the solutions to fix the problem are easy. Making a thinner lid shows how much he knows about it as the problem is on the inner side and not the outer side. I guess he put some washers on top of the braces !?! Sorry but those self called luthiers should be arrested and exiled forever. And it's still missing one (brass) brace to screw the lid...
  14. I think we've done the job. Now it's up to you Greg. Yamaha is a step further than other makers as they own their own forests where the right timbers are growing avoiding buying them from suspicious sellers. A very clever approach.
  15. Read and watch the Fodera setup process explained here, you'll learn a lot to understand the physics of your bass and the way to set it up by yourself : http://www.fodera.com/how-to-set-up-your-fodera/
  16. Yes, there is also the neck tilting, precise bridge adjustment, tightening of all screws, electronics cleaning and the always forgotten strings mounting which is so important. For what you want, the differential fret dressing (called B BOW by Le Fay) is the best solution, but very few luthiers know what it is and how to do it. And thanks to this, the compound radius becomes redundant. There you'll find some explanations about that differential dressing that should be done under simulated fret tension to allow the lowest possible action : http://www.lefay.de/english/typ_tech.html
  17. Did you ever try slapping with flats ? The OP wants to slap à la Mark King, so flatwounds are certainly the worst choice... Please read from the beginning before answering.
  18. Sicario, music written by the late Jóhann Jóhannsson. Very organic and powerful with that Purcell, Grieg and of course Varèse approach. This guy was a genius who passed away too soon at 48 years old.
  19. Add some distortion, very low action, a Demeter preamp and a Wal and you'll get it ... and you'll loose £5000 GBP.
  20. Thanks. It's indeed a close to flat radius. I went for a 20" radius because I prefer the flatter radiuses, but not totally flat ones. The strings are the La Bella SuperSteps SS45-CB and the C is untapered. These La Bella are in fact exposed cores, not tapered ones, so they are ultra precise with the right amount of harmonics and allow you to hear the fundamental of the notes. The Fodera Anthony Jackson Signature strings are very good too, but they only suit through body 35 inches basses are 36 inches basses. That said the Galli Exposed Core ECN6 are really growly (nickel) and have my favour for the moment. The problem with exposed cores is that you can't cheat as they are unforgiving for your playing as well as for the bass quality itself. Put them on a plank and it will sound like a plank. Add some Q-Tuner first generation pickups and it can become awful. Some links : http://www.labella.com/strings/category/super-steps/ http://shop.fodera.com/fodera-strings/anthony-jackson-signature-set/ http://www.gallistrings.com/en/strings/bass/exposed-core
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