NBD Sei Original 5 headless

[E sharp]

2 hours ago, owen said:

<I am turning into that bloke>. That is a fine looking axe. 

You are - but you're saving the rest of us the trouble of typing . 

 

I'll add .... stunning

[dutchwife]

You're a lucky fella. Love those necks. I have one of his early Flamboyants ～ the famous Wal loaded fretless ～ and the neck is a joy to play. How he gets necks this slim to stay so stable is miraculous

[sk-bass]

On 03/09/2021 at 18:48, dutchwife said:

You're a lucky fella. Love those necks. I have one of his early Flamboyants ～ the famous Wal loaded fretless ～ and the neck is a joy to play. How he gets necks this slim to stay so stable is miraculous

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[Russ]

On 28/08/2021 at 11:44, MuddBass said:

Looks like an original rather than a Flamboyant to me... not that it matters, as I own both an original and a flamboyant and they are both great basses. Enjoy!

Yep, that's an Original. A proper old one too, since it has the brass nameplate in front of the bridge. Thinking probably 1994-1995 or so? Seis age spectacularly well - mine is 22 years old and plays better than it ever has. What electronics are in it? I'm guessing the Schack circuit he used to put into almost everything? 

 

As for getting the top fixed - get it over to Martin. He'll sort it right out. I had him "rejuvenate" mine about a year and a half ago - got him to do a full setup, clean and polish, replace a few screws that had gone rusty, stick some Hipshot Ultralites on it, fix an annoying issue with the battery compartment where the wood cover had become detached from the metal plate underneath, and so on. 

[Russ]

On 03/09/2021 at 13:48, dutchwife said:

You're a lucky fella. Love those necks. I have one of his early Flamboyants ～ the famous Wal loaded fretless ～ and the neck is a joy to play. How he gets necks this slim to stay so stable is miraculous

Didn't I sell it to you back in 2005? It's a stunningly good bass, and I should never have let it go, really.  I think I was the third or fourth owner of it at that point, at least it's found somewhere stable to live!