amana Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) 100% mint; as new; no dings or scratches! BODY: 2-piece Alder with flamed Merlot top NECK: Rockhard Maple FINGERBOARD: 21 Fret Maple fingerboard, side dots only HARDWARE: Black A-Style Hipshot bridge (3D adjustable) and Black Hipshot tuners ELECTRONICS Glockenlang 3-band preamp with passive mode PICKUPS: Marco Custom Single-sized Bass Humbuckers. Each pickup can be used as single or humbucker with a switch. To help a good cause (I can clarify privately) I put for sale mi amazing MARCO BASS GUITARS TFL 5. This is one of the best high-end Jazz Basses available. Marco is a small but rising luthier with an amazing talent. All hand-made in Dallas, Oregon USA. It features a scale of 34'5", which makes the tension of the strings great without frets being too long for average hands. The sound of the bass is just amazing. The pickups are hand-wound by Marco himself and he tests them on the basses one by one until they have the right tone. The output of these basses is incredibly high, so much that you notice no difference between the passive tone and the active tone when the active eq is flat. The pickup covers are made of wood and the interior is sealed. They feature a quick connector like EMGs. Preamp is a 3-band Glockenlang that, according to Marco, is the one that best respects the tone of his basses. The bass is in perfect shape, with no scratches or dings. The photos do not do justice to the gorgeous look and the top-quality of the craftsmanship in this bass. Please do a search on Talkbass to learn more about this talented luthier and his basses. They say there that the best among the trully hand-made bass manufacturers (those who actually do the work in the basses you buy, as opposed to the Sadowskys, Foderas, Zons, etc.) are (Pete) SKJOLD and MARCO (Cortes). Let me say clearly that both are awesome and sound awesome. That said, I have basses from both and I honestly tell you I prefer the Marco tone, which is more natural and full, while the Skjolds are more scooped in each string (that is, lower strings have less highs and high strings have less lows). Marcos sound amazing all the way without sounding muddy or harsh and being much more bass-sounding. Skjolds are more guitar-like specially in the high strings, which is great for some styles (specially jazz and soloing), but not so great for others like rock, blues, funk, etc. You can hear the bass played by a non-gifted bass player (myself) in the link below. you can imagine what it would be like if someone who really plays bass would play it [url="https://soundcloud.com/meninband/muestra-sonido-marco-tfl5"]https://soundcloud.c...nido-marco-tfl5[/url] Price does not include shipping but depending on the date and where you are I might be able to deliver it because I travel to the UK frequently. Edited June 23, 2014 by amana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Marco is from Brazil originally. He does make excellent basses, never seen one in Europe before only in the States. Good luck eith the sale, price is right in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amana Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks for the comment HazBeen. Yes, he is Brazilian and has a long history working as luthier. He started in Brazil and then moved to work at the famous Matsumoku factory in Japan. After a time back in Brazil he moved to the US and now he's based in Dallas, Oregon. I visited him there a couple of weeks ago to pick up my new Marco AM5. You can see it here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Hm, very nice bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amana Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Bump! See http://marcobassguitars.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amana Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Bump. Don't miss the "fretgroove" technology patented by Marco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hn0K4oT1I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94ga7msmLg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amana Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Bump! When these basses start being known on this side of the Atlantic, some people will be regretting the missed opportunity ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amana Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Looks like it's not going to be around much longer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amana Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Told ya! SOLD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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