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  1. This bass is now sold please remove, thanks.
  2. For sale is my beautiful Xavier Jacquet circa 1860. I bought this bass from a respected orchestral freelancer Louis Garson over ten years ago and it has served me extremely well as my first instrument, playing in orchestras such as the RPO as well as acclaimed West End shows and recordings. It is not your typical French instrument in so much as that it has a particularly rich arco sound and singing tone. No word of a lie and testament to it, I sold my Hawkes Concert at the time to pay for it. It destroyed the Hawkes in terms of playability, expression and tone. The bass has needed very little in the way of work over the years - just some tweaking here and there by Roger Dawson and Laurence Dixon. It is in excellent shape structurally and no obvious war wounds (the ribs are particularly fine) except a scar at the bottom of the back which has been repaired many years ago - see second photo. It is fitted with a Roger Dawson C Extension and has the original tuners etc. The bass is unlabelled, but I played a gig with Tom Martin last year and he was insistent that it was a Xavier, not just 'the Jacquet school'. I am happy to have it formally appraised and attributed by him if necessary, although Laurence Dixon has already valued this bass at £18,000. It has the double purfling and other indicators of a superior French instrument, and is certainly the most attractive French bass I have seen. I have priced it to sell and these basses are way undervalued in this country. See a link below for the same bass (in far poorer condition) from a US dealer priced at $37,500! https://basscellar.com/product/xavier-jacquet-france/ Reason for sale is that I have bought a beast of a 5 string, a typical German orchestral warhorse and I'm now looking to go exclusively down the 5 string route. Please feel free to message me with any questions or if you would like additional photos. The bass is in SE London.
  3. I am selling a set of Flexocor 92s GDAE which came on a very fine German 5 string I bought recently (and as such, are unboxed). As far as I can tell, they look and sound like they were newly put on prior to the bass going on sale. These strings superceded the 'Originals' but are now branded simply as 'Flexocore'. They are beautifully made and I would say more suitable for orchestral use but have a great fundamental pizz and jazzers have been known to use them. I can't honestly say whether they are medium or starks but they are not overly tight so I would presume the former. Thomann are selling them for £222 new and as they have had very little use and are essentially as new, I would be happy with £80. Please feel free to message me with any questions. Email at [email protected] would be easier. Keep well all!
  4. Sorry, for sale only but open to offers!
  5. Too dear? I'll drop it to £80 Inc postage.
  6. Only used for the end of Defying Gravity on the original Wicked UK tour for three months. Still with wrapping, box etc. Price includes signed for postage. Please feel free to message me with any questions.
  7. I might be willing to drop it down to £80. It really is like new!
  8. This bass is still available but would prefer to post within UK only, sorry.
  9. Hi Niels, I have now given first refusal to a guy who will be trying it tomorrow and I will let you know the outcome. If he doesn't want it for any reason, sure, I can ship it to Denmark.
  10. I am selling my Realist double bass pickup which I originally bought as a backup for my Ehrlund. In the five or six years since I bought it new, I honestly think I used it once just out of curiosity! Being a predominantly classical player, the Ehrlund has always been the easier option for me (for taking on and off!) I'm asking for £90 including postage. Do please feel free to message me with any questions!
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