Newfoundfreedom Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) I've just spotted this on Facebook marketplace. Doing a little research it appears that Svetano is a custom builder / luthier here in Bulgaria. There has been a couple of them listed on here over the years. But it looks like all the photos are now defunkt. I've been gassing for a fanfret 6er for a while, and this looks like it could scratch the itch. So I thought I'd post it on here for the more experienced and eagle eyed amongst you to give it a look and see if I'm missing anything. All I can see "wrong" with it is the pickups look a bit shoddy with a couple of the poles slightly sunken, and they appear to be held on with couple of DIY wood screws. I know that this is a retro done by the owner, and not original work by the builder. The spec, as I can best translate. Top - 100 year old Madagascar Ebony. Base - Sapele Mahogany. Neck - Mahogany / Maple. Acoustic openings. Pickups - Alnico 2 humbucker 20 kohm divided into 2 singles (I'm assuming he means split coils) 3 band active electronics with 4 selectable frequencies 440, 550, 800, 1000hz 33-36" scale. Elixir medium guage strings. The builder's work looks pretty good, at least to my untrained eye. Those with Facebook can see more (plus the original build of this) here. https://www.facebook.com/zvetano-custom-basses-225369094171732/ The price at the current exchange rate is around 560 of her majesty the Queen's British pounds. It looks like a hell of a lot of bass for that money to me. Am I missing anything? Edited September 10, 2021 by Newfoundfreedom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Weight? Setup? This kind of monster may be a real steal now, and if the builder gets lots of orders via reputation, the price may rise to unobtanium or similar. Of course the bass may be one of few this guy will ever build and you could get a good deal. If I was not able to test drive a bass, I'd be careful, as always. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, itu said: Weight? Setup? This kind of monster may be a real steal now, and if the builder gets lots of orders via reputation, the price may rise to unobtanium or similar. Of course the bass may be one of few this guy will ever build and you could get a good deal. If I was not able to test drive a bass, I'd be careful, as always. Yeah it would mean a 3 hour train ride to view the bass in person for a proper test drive. Weight, no idea, but being chambered it has to be lighter than my current 14lb behemoth. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Nice looking bass - seems to be quality materials. It's probably got a limited marketplace (exotic 6er??) so haggling may be the order of the day. Could be a good buy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 At £560 I'd buy it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 It has LOXX Strap Locks system. At this price, why not give it a try. It will need some decent pickups screws. The sunken pole pieces are maybe there for a more balanced sound... Ask for a soundclip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 At that price I would buy it, looks like a lovely bass, and I would imagine you could get most of your money back when selling if it doesn't work out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Totally 190% buy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Thanks everybody. Just need to raise some cash and hope it's still available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 It looks nice. I don’t actually like the pickups anyway, I’d get someone to build new cases using a nice piece of figured ebony, it would probably match better. It’s got to be worth a train ride over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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