electricbass Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Here we have a quite beautiful one off 2007 custom made bass styled as you can clearly see on a Fodera Monarch, with an extra cutaway for higher fret access. I think according to the paperwork I got with the bass it has had some PU, Preamp and bridge upgrades from the original instrument. I purchased the bass about a year ago from The Bass Gallery in Camden for £1000. It was custom made for a customer (not me) by Howard Satterley (The Bass Doctor) according to The Bass Gallery, the Bass Doc being a very well known and highly respected Luthier from the north of England who I believe is/was a member here on this very forum. Perhaps somebody here might even recognise this bass? It is really lovely to play, well balanced and very light at under 9lb, the neck is fabulous being Jazz width with a bit more chunk in the hand. All kinds of tones can be coaxed out of this bass, it's very versatile and has that 'handmade' unique feel that only real one off custom made basses have. Condition is very good, it has the odd mark here and there but it's really good overall, I've taken a lot of pics here that show it off well from several angles. I'm offering it on here in the first instance at the same money I paid, I think we all know how much having a totally one off instrument like this built completely by hand might cost these days, so if you're that way inclined, you will probably get what it's about. I'm not really into trading it TBH, I could do with the cash really but fire away if you must If there is some decent cash on hand to sweeten the deal, something P Bass shaped might tempt me... So to be completely clear it's NOT A FODERA, that should be pretty obvious by now, but if you like that king of styling along with it being a one off pro hand built bass, you will probably really like it??? I think collection would be good on this as I'd personally like the buyer to see the bass and play it first...I'm based just outside Biggleswade, Beds. Specs below. [b]Alder body, burst gloss finish.[/b] [b]Three piece maple neck, gloss[/b] [b]Quilt maple facing on headstock[/b] [b]Schaller hardware (M type tuners, 2000 bridge)[/b] [b]EMG MM/J pickups[/b] [b]East UNI Pre preamp (18v active/passive)[/b] [color=#ff0000][b]**Lots more pics to follow BTW, I'm having an issue uploading at the moment**[/b][/color] Edited September 22, 2017 by electricbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricbass Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 Bass now sold, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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