FS £1350 Veillette Archtop 5 string fretless (new pics added) £2150 High Wycombe

[pluckedout]

Sad to see this go but I use my upright more than this and it's too nice to sit in the case. 

 

Handmade in Woodstock, NY - absolutely beautiful to play, hear and hold, this is a Veillette Archtop, which retail at over $5k. Lots more info here: https://www.veilletteguitars.com/electric_bass_archtop.shtml

 

Mine has one cosmetic mark on the lower bout, it looks much worse in the pic than in real life, it's not flaking or wobbly in any way. Comes with the original Veillette gig bag. Lots of pics here:

 

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Collection from high Wycombe preferred but happy to ship at cost, I have proper shipping cartons. Feel free to ask any questions. Ideally looking for a straight sale but may be tempted by something vintage.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 14 by pluckedout
Adding more pics

[TheGreek]

@philw was importing these about 10 years ago. 

I'm sure he'll be able to answer questions anybody may have. 

[gyrus]

I have been GASing for one of these for years… but my budget currently runs low. GLWTS!

[franzbassist]

I used one of these as my main bass for a number of years.  Truly superb instruments.

[Burns-bass]

The damage is a shame, but I had an acoustic guitar that was similarly smashed and a luthier was able to fix it in such a way that is was almost imperceptible.

[samkeen]

Gorgeous. Love the design of the saddles. GLWTS

[pluckedout]

Now £1550

[Ruarl]

How much does this unusual, lovely bass weight? And how is the balance?

 

Edit: Also, scale length?

Edited April 22 by Ruarl

[pluckedout]

On 22/04/2024 at 11:50, Ruarl said:

How much does this unusual, lovely bass weight? And how is the balance?

 

Edit: Also, scale length?

Hi, it's 4.3kg according to my bathroom scales and is 34" scale. And it's nicely balanced, both seated and standing.

 

 

[donzo44]

Hi,

if you would consider trading,

I have a very good Music Man stingray fretless 5 string.Very good condition studio/ session use mostly. 
I already have a Paris 5 fretted which is a fantastic bass as you know.

please let me know if you’d like some photos.

 

thanks

Don

[pluckedout]

2 hours ago, donzo44 said:

Hi,

if you would consider trading,

I have a very good Music Man stingray fretless 5 string.Very good condition studio/ session use mostly. 
I already have a Paris 5 fretted which is a fantastic bass as you know.

please let me know if you’d like some photos.

 

thanks

Don

Hi, potentially - photos would be great

[donzo44]

HHi,

if you would consider trading,

I have a very good Music Man stingray fretless 5 string.Very good condition studio/ session use mostly. 
I already have a Paris 5 fretted which is a fantastic bass as you know.

please let me know if you’d like some photos.

 

thanks

Don

[donzo44]

Here you go…👍