eubassix Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) J.D. V. PARIS BASS - Piccolo 4 Short Scale Got this very recently on a trade deal... and haven't been able to put it down since!! This stunning short scale bass is a masterpiece from German luthier Johannes-Dieter von Paris (based in Göttingen) - when with 'Schack' - for the Frankfurt MusikMesse (2002). It demonstrates JD's masterful combination of top quality tone woods and the sound/playability is exceptional. The electronics feature 2 toggle switches that allow to choose between single coil and humbucking mode (zero noise issues - both modes). The 3-band electronics can be modified by flicking the internal controls (see pic.) to pre select the frequency of each of the 3 tone controls. The bass knob may be preselected within 100-300Hz. The mid tone knob can be preset between 400 and 1500 Hz, and the high frequencies range from 2 to 8 KHz. This extends the tone controls to a semi-parametric 3-way on board preamplifier. Deep growling mids, extreme punch, crystal clear top and crisp slap sound are just a few of the capabilities. There is a veneer of rosewood between the beautiful flamed maple neck + GonzaloAlves fingerboard and it 's thru-body construction. The wooden trussrod cover plate is engraved with the JDvP logo. The ETS tuning fork Bridge is a 3-dimensional string-through(option) version. The playability of this bass is incredible. It is joy and effortless to play - fast neck, shorter scale and amazing fretboard Specs: · High gloss nitro' laquer finish · Thru-neck, flamed maple w/ inner rosewood veneer, 30.75" scale. · Goncalo Alvez fingerboard, 24 frets, with rosewood veneer · Body wings 2-piece sandwich maple with flamed ash · Center block 3 piece ash/rosewood · 2 x Bass Tech Soapbar Humbuckers · 18V Andy Schack Electronics with Bass, Mid, High Tone controls (pre-selectable centre frequencies) · 2 PU single coil/humbucking mode toggle switches · Black Gotoh tuners, ETS 3D Tuning Fork Bridge · Weight: 6.4 lbs / 2.78 kg (!) The condition is near mint. Only minor flaws are on the back on the electronics cover and near thru-body string holes. Just need to find a case/bag for it now (I've included one photo with a SR4 to indicate overall size).... Edited June 15, 2011 by eubassix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddy Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 MMMMM,,,,,, thats lovely.... Id really like one of those...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Chin ---> Floor. That is stunning. Dibs on that when you want to move it on A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 That's a lovely looking instrument - Congrats on a fine score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Gorgeous! Ahh...the joys of a shorter scale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 That looks like one mighty fine instrument. Mmmmmmm lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 Thanks for the positive comments chaps ! ... it was a bit of a chancer, as there's little info. on JD(vP), but the photos, specs. and other details were good; and I've done this several times in the past... generally with good/pleasing results. Some additional photos here, with a BassLine PJ bass which also came to me via a trade. Might add some details/photos of this bass to the section as, whilst it's not so porn-worthy as the JDvP, it IS a very nice bass and one that's not so common in the UK. It was also, I'm assured, another Frankfurt Messe bass. I've had a look at the more recent work for JD v. P: he's building guitars, basses and acoustics - some of which still reflect this (early) Andy Schack/Alembic design...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 That's very nice - a sort of Alembic meets Pedulla vibe. Does the luthier have a web site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' post='766149' date='Mar 6 2010, 03:49 PM']That's very nice - a sort of Alembic meets Pedulla vibe. Does the luthier have a web site?[/quote] I actually went looking after my post and found this [url="http://www.woodnarts.de/"]http://www.woodnarts.de/[/url] EDIT: Original owner [url="http://www.wernerwitzel.de/verkauf/jdvp_piccolo.htm"]http://www.wernerwitzel.de/verkauf/jdvp_piccolo.htm[/url] ? A couple of samples on his site [url="http://www.wernerwitzel.de/"]http://www.wernerwitzel.de/[/url] (sorry I was bored lying around with the flu, so went looking for more info. on this ) Edited March 6, 2010 by purpleblob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 [quote name='purpleblob' post='766196' date='Mar 6 2010, 04:41 PM']I actually went looking after my post and found this [url="http://www.woodnarts.de/"]http://www.woodnarts.de/[/url] EDIT: Original owner [url="http://www.wernerwitzel.de/verkauf/jdvp_piccolo.htm"]http://www.wernerwitzel.de/verkauf/jdvp_piccolo.htm[/url] ?[/quote] Yes - well researched P'B: 'wood'n'arts' is JD's site and Werner W. was the original owner of the bass (bought directly at Frankfurt Messe, I think). Unfortunately, there only appears to be an Acoustic bass currently available (from JDvP), so I guess - as with many of these individual luthiers - that most instruments will be made-to-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 [quote name='eubassix' post='766110' date='Mar 6 2010, 03:07 PM']Some additional photos here, with a BassLine PJ bass which also came to me via a trade. Might add some details/photos of this bass to the section as, whilst it's not so porn-worthy as the JDvP, it IS a very nice bass and one that's not so common in the UK. It was also, I'm assured, another Frankfurt Messe bass.[/quote] here's more on the BassLine Incognito (P/J) 4:- [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79868"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=79868[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 [quote name='eubassix' post='766226' date='Mar 6 2010, 05:09 PM']Yes - well researched P'B: 'wood'n'arts' is JD's site and Werner W. was the original owner of the bass (bought directly at Frankfurt Messe, I think). Unfortunately, there only appears to be an Acoustic bass currently available (from JDvP), so I guess - as with many of these individual luthiers - that most instruments will be made-to-order.[/quote] Well, it looks to be a really nice instrument. Nice spec. all round. [i]I must admit I've had a desire to get myself a piccolo since the 80's on first hearing Stanley Clarke on his Alembic, but never quite got around to actually getting one.[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBass Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I'm glad you like it, David. My Alembic Stanley Clarke Dlx was the only reason to let it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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