Gillett Guitars

Cut-throat prices on the ex-demo S too - maybe cos the E is mssing

Totally agree! Michael and his basses deserve to succeed, which is why I'm doing this.

That was a Contour Standard pre-production bass with just the Schatten bridge transducer. The Standard now has that plus the Bareknuckle jazz pup; the S just has the jazz. Prices are: S 4 — £2200; Standard 4 — £2400; Standard 5 — £2650 The ex-demo S basses on offer here are £1700. All prices include the hard case that sank the Titanic.

Have you seen the vid's on our website (link in my PO)? It's Richie Blake - as mentioned in timhiggins' post - playing current basses.

Ex-demo Contour S offer!! We are pleased to offer Basschat members a number of ex-demo Contour S basses (the ones with the 'Slimline' body) at a special price of £1700 (normally £2200) including the mother of all hard-cases. Spec is as follows: KEY FEATURES ● Natural tone-wood ‘sound’ enhanced and sustained by unique body construction and through-stringing system ● Revolutionary ‘feel’ of contoured body brings new levels of comfort & playability ● Gillett signature sculpted ‘look’ BODY S—80mm (3.15 ”) deep, Rosewood NECK Maple - width: at nut = 41mm (1.61”); at 12th fret = 54mm (2.13”) PICK-UP Bareknuckle at neck ELECTRONICS Custom-designed pre-amp with single mixer / single volume controls. The preamp uses a precision op-amp with input configuration selected to match the characteristics of the magnetic pickup. Detailed design ensures optimum balance between low noise and battery consumption. A moderated level of amplification is used to maximise signal-to-noise ratio ensuring standard amplifier compatibility without overloading. Filters and tone control terms optimise the response to the bass guitar frequencies. Active tone controls at the mid setting provide a flat frequency response; counter-clockwise rotation boosts bass and cuts treble; clockwise rotation has the opposite effect. The frequency around which this rotation point occurs has been selected to match the instrument’s acoustics. STRINGS Rotosound Tru Bass RS88EL black-nylon-coated .065”/.075”/.100”/.115”. Specifically designed by James How for Jim Burns’ famous Black Bison in 1962 to emulate the upright bass sound on an electric bass guitar. Magnetic stainless-steel undercovers below the special black-nylon tape ensure the best of all worlds by having a bass that is comfortable to handle, that will work with a conventional amplifier and yet offer a sound so reminiscent of its much larger brother. DR Rare phosphor-bronze .045”/.065”/.085”/.105”. Acoustic bass strings constructed on a round core combining winding techniques developed for DR’s long-lasting Lo-Rider bass strings and DR’s rich, ringing Rare phosphor bronze acoustic guitar strings. HARDWARE Custom bridge with individual string saddles; height-adjustable nut; Hipshot lightweight tuning keys WEIGHT Contour S — 3.75kg / 8.25lbs If you're interested, either pm me or phone me on 07770 946135. I'll post a few pic's of my bass with the hard case. scrumpymike

OK, so I've been trying to post the spec for the Contour S and I've not been able to submit it - there's obviously a glitch somewhere. Watch this space - we're working on it! Mike

Thanks Mick!

Hi T-bay, Glad you like them! The ex-demo Contour S basses are £1700 inc. hardcase (normally £2200). PRICE LIST S 4 — £2200; Standard 4 — £2400; Standard 5 — £2650 (all include hard case) Cheers, Mike

Switch us off ?! Perish the thought The S is our most popular bass - it's the one I've got and some ex-demo ones will be available exclusively to Basschat members at a much reduced price in the next day or so.

Me too - I'm making this up as I go along

Hi everybody - 'scrumpymike' here, aka Sales & Marketing Manager for Gillett Guitars! As those who attended the first South-West Bass Bash I organised in May already know, Michael Gillett kindly sponsored the event - which is how I got to know him. (For those who weren't there, Gillett design and build the distinctive 'Contour' range of electro-acoustic basses in the UK and are based in the South West near me.) The basses were generally well received at the bash and a few of us (me included) were so blown away that we decided to get one. Since joining GG three weeks ago, I’ve shared my passion for this forum with Michael G and explained why I think we should be actively supporting what is the best online community of bass players in Europe and keeping members up to date with what we’re doing. He’s up for that so we’ve taken a Basschat banner ad, this sponsored Gillet Guitars topic, and are giving members first shot at some ex-demo Contour Slimline basses at a big-discount as a Christmas promo (post with full details to follow). A while back I posted a couple of ‘scrumpymike’ topics about my own Contour bass, which were enthusiastic to the point of being evangelical. Now I’m on the payroll, I’ll be confining my future Gillett content to this sponsored thread — and I’ll try to make it a bit less subjective and more objective / informative. We’re the only company batch-producing luthier-quality bass guitars in the UK so please give us your support if you can. And I don’t just mean your money (though that would be nice). There’s a massive amount of knowledge and experience on this forum and your comments and suggestions will be gratefully and thoughtfully received. So, watch out for the next post with details of the ex-demo offer. In the meantime, here's our website link: http://www.gillettguitars.co.uk/

It’s been a few years since I introduced myself as Basschat newbie ‘scrumpymike’. Now I’ve got the chance to do it again on behalf of Gillett Guitars. I've just taken on their sales and marketing and the first thing I’m doing is to make sure that we actively support my favourite forum . We’re taking a banner display ad (should go live in the next day or two) with a link to our Gillett sponsored topic containing info about our basses. Click on the banner and you’ll see that we are also giving Basschat members first shot at some ex-demo Contour S (Slimline) basses with a big discount. We want to keep Basschat members informed about what we're up to and we want to know what you think about it. http://www.gillettguitars.co.uk/