molan Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Ok - so I'm only putting this up for sale as I have my eyes on something and am determined that every time I buy something new that something else goes out the door! If the other bass sells then I'll withdraw this as It's such a fun piece of kit to have around the house Bought last year on a complete whim as I'm a huge Bootzilla fan. As Traben themslelves put it: Traben Bootsy Star - Aerofunkaronics to the 5th level! Five pointed star, five Rockfield™ pickups, the largest Bigger Bridge we've ever designed, three Aguilar® Amplification pre-amps and endless tone settings can only be found on the Bootsy Star Bass. From the funky mind of Bootsy, comes this over-the-top tone monster. If you demand the most tonal control, head turning looks and the BIGGEST tone of all, the show-stopping Bootsy Star is for you! SPECS BRIDGE traben bootzilla star SCALE 34” CONSTRUCTION set neck PICKUPS five rockfield™ pickups fat bass-tard j-style ELECTRONICS 3 individual aguilar® amplification obp-3 pre-amps custom wired for various settings BODY basswood FRETBOARD rosewood NUT chrome plated brass INLAY bootzilla shooting star Yep, that's right, it has 5 pickups and no less than 3 individual Aguilar pre-amps. The pre-amps are 'voiced' for some fairly specific sounds - very loosely there's one relatively conventional setting, one that only works with real high frequency stuff & another that controls some serious lows. By playing with all of them you can dial in all sorts of sounds. To be honest I tend to leave everything turned full on and then whack it through a distortion / compressor / autowah combination for some Bootsy madness Of course this is totally one of those love or loathe basses but it really is fun to play and would be just great as a 'show bass' for anyone in a funky soul band. Much easier to play than it looks and balances fine on a strap. I've attached a couple of stock shots below of the bass and the control layout and can take some pics of mine if required. It is totally 'as new' without a mark on it in all it's pearlescent white glory. Comes with an equally crazy custom fit case that's designed to cosset the bass perfectly - lining is, of course, in purple fur Happy to ship anywhere but costs could be higher than a conventional bass because the case is a fair bit larger (I still have all the packing materials that it came in from the US). Happy to try and answer any questions! Edited October 21, 2010 by molan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [size=4][i]My man, sell it by all means ...but only to a Cool Dude, ya dig?[/i][/size] [url="http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/KickThe_Bucket/?action=view¤t=IMG_0574.jpg"][/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassJase Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Bootsy is such a bass-slut, first Washburn, then Cort, then Traben, now Warwick...... Cool bass though dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashevans09 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Imagine pulling that out at a gig... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Molan, I have never known anyone tuen around as many basses as you, hope you are still liking the Celinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) [quote name='alanbass1' post='785457' date='Mar 25 2010, 08:02 AM']Molan, I have never known anyone tuen around as many basses as you[/quote] But you've met me, Alan ... Oops, off-topic. Good luck with sale Barry, its certainly .... ummmm .... eye-catching and unique! Edited March 25, 2010 by Clarky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 It's all on the one baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Bet it can't do a P-bass "thump" though ... I'd need more front than Bet Lynch to carry that on stage at The Rising Sun in Slough. Mind you, I'm guessing that it would attract a certain amount of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Pity it's not the 5-string version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 is the one for sale a 4 or a 5? it doesnt say anywhere and the pics show both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberkate Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 It's not really to my tastes but there's no way you couldn't smile like an idiot when playing it! Good luck with the sale, I love seeing weird and wonderful basses like this pop up out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 MB1. ...Totally Funkalicious! BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='cocco' post='785609' date='Mar 25 2010, 10:53 AM']is the one for sale a 4 or a 5? it doesnt say anywhere and the pics show both[/quote] It's a 4 - sorry, just randomly grabbed some stock shots and hadn't spotted that one of them was a 5'er! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='785481' date='Mar 25 2010, 08:38 AM']Bet it can't do a P-bass "thump" though ... [/quote] You'd be surprised at the way the ultra low pickup, and corresponding pre-amp, is 'voiced', lol. I'll have to get it out and try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I played this bass, it was a laugh. I'd love to own it Great sounding too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='Toasted' post='785767' date='Mar 25 2010, 01:07 PM']I played this bass, it was a laugh. I'd love to own it Great sounding too.[/quote] I think it's the core sound that surprises most people - it genuinely does sound really nice and, even with a muppet like me playing it, you really can get a Bootsy-alike tone through an auto-wah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I've played this also and its wonderful. Such an amazing sounding bass with so many tonal options. You must be mad to sell this Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Linus27' post='786289' date='Mar 25 2010, 08:30 PM']I've played this also and its wonderful. Such an amazing sounding bass with so many tonal options. You must be mad to sell this Barry.[/quote] If something else sells then I'll hang on to it, lol. And sell, something else did Edited April 23, 2010 by molan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) [quote name='molan' post='786337' date='Mar 25 2010, 10:07 PM']If something else sells then I'll hang on to it, lol. And sell, something else did [/quote] But then I bought another bass (or three!) so thought I'd better get the merry-go-round spinning again So, back up for sale at £1,200 - happy to consider trades for something of lower value that's reasonably easy to sell at a later date E.G. USA Fenders, Lakland Skyline, Musicman etc. I found a stack of pics of the bass as well - some showing the super funky purple lined case Apologies for all the Music Farm watermarks - all these pics came from their site which is where I bought the bass. Will ship anywhere but please bear in mind that it comes in an oversized case so it may be a little more expensive that a standard sized bass. Edited June 13, 2010 by molan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Wow, makes me want to do a Parliment tribute act, LOL! Funkalicious, baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='866022' date='Jun 13 2010, 03:10 PM']Wow, makes me want to do a Parliment tribute act, LOL! Funkalicious, baby [/quote] I always thought it would be a great bass to bring out for encores at the end of our disco set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 (edited) Happy to look at trades too Edited October 21, 2010 by molan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) That would have been soooo awesome in my old cosmic funk band! In fact if I'd had the money I'd have resurrected the band just to buy the bass.....best of luck with the sale. Wish I was getting it! Oh, and that case is just [i]mega[/i]! Mmmm, purple..... Edited June 19, 2010 by 4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) I've got a new set of Dr BootZilla strings I can put on it as well Edited October 21, 2010 by molan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 Looking like we are bereft of "rubber fans and funkateers" May have to consign this back to the loft for safe-keeping for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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