MuddBass Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Made for me 2006~Spring 2007 - commissioned order from the Martin @ Sei in Camden. 5 String through neck headless bass. Bookmatched top and back with a lovely Zebrano wood making up the main body. Macassar Ebony fret-board with twin-rod carbon reinforced neck. Gold plate hardware. Pickups - Kent Armstrong & Augilar OP3 pre-amp. Jim Dunlop strap locks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Yup, as I said earlier.. that sure is sweet Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeward2004 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 That my friend is fookin lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Agreed this is superb and lovely without reproach, but as to a value should the owner want to move it on, its subjective at best. unlike a standard PB or jazz which has a value, and can be sold easily, these personal basses are a bit vague in value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Incredible. That is one of the best examples of Sei I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Very nice... I like it alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddBass Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 [quote name='phsycoandy' post='34377' date='Jul 19 2007, 09:57 PM']Agreed this is superb and lovely without reproach, but as to a value should the owner want to move it on, its subjective at best. unlike a standard PB or jazz which has a value, and can be sold easily, these personal basses are a bit vague in value[/quote] Thank you for all you're nice comments. With reference so the selling-on of a custom made bass, I would agree with you that it is harder to find a player who has the same tastes etc. However, I (and I guess most other players) would probably not sell on a 'custom built for them' bass unless they were insane (or needed the cash) !!!! Factory or bulk-built basses are generally built to attract the most punters - in terms of popular finishes, neck width, string spacing, balance etc etc - this is why they will always have a wider audience when time comes to sell-on. However, this is usually why they are cheaper in the first place I would guess - as they are easier to mass produce. For now, im content that I have my monies worth - and the Sei will continue to be one of my main basses for years to come. Keep it low Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 With that in mind, I think thats why I had an almost unconcious decision to make my 7 string as unseeable as possible. Ok, the personalisations on it could be removed at cost, but the point was that the bass would be 'right' for me as a custom build and that I would have no reason to want to sell it. On the flipside, my Elite 6 doesn't feature any personalisations at all and would attract buyers as it covers (scuse the pun) many more bases than the 7 string. The 'dimensions' are more familiar and traditional. I am not so sure about re-sell value on custom builds being vague. I think you'd apply the same decisions to one of those as an off the shelf model. For example "what was the cost new", "What do they cost now to buy", "condition" etc. There does appear to be a perception in some cases that just because a company is less well known, their prices should be lower as if they are not as good as the more well known company. I'm not just refering to musical instruments either, it applies across the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16Again Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yip, that is one beautiful bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 five-string.co.uk-I hate you LOL,Sei Original basses are probably one of the few basses other than B.C.Rich that I'd love to own Great bass mate-congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuddBass Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 [quote name='Lorne' post='44088' date='Aug 11 2007, 02:50 AM']five-string.co.uk-I hate you LOL,Sei Original basses are probably one of the few basses other than B.C.Rich that I'd love to own Great bass mate-congrats [/quote] Hi Lorne, thanks I hate you too! Have a great weekend Buddy Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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