eubassix Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) Stunning Surine Protocol 6-string (one of only two made) This unique (well, almost!) bass is one of two that Surine luthier Kenneth Lofquist built under his own name/logo. Ken Lofquist is THE luthier / builder for all of the Scott Surine high-end bass range. The two basses are identifiable bacause of the Lofquist (rather then the "SS/Surine") logo on the headstock... other than that, the bass is essentially the same as a very special Surine-6 !! . Sounds huge and powerful, with sparkling highs, deep bass and a growling midrange. The neck is particularly nice because of its very shallow (flat) profile, making it much easier-playing than some 6'ers. The long top horn gives the bass a really nice balance and the deep cutaways give easy access all the way to the 24th fret. The combined Bartolini pickups + EQ provide optimum tone. A new bone nut was recently installed and a pro set-up completed. This is the ultimate in USA handmade, exotic basses.. on a par with the likes of Ken Smith etc. Specs : 35" scale; burled Brazilian Rosewood top w/ matching headstock cap; Honduras Mahogany core; Indian Roswood rear cap; 3-piece maple neck-through-body construction; Purpleheart accents; Ebony fingerboard; 24 frets; Bartolini soapbar pickups (with Barto active tone system including three band boost/ cut); 9-volt Bartolini NTCTH 3-band preamp; Separate volume for each pickup; 19mm string spacing (adjustable 16mm - 19mm); Gotoh tuners; ABM bridge; finished in a low maintenance Satin nitrocellulose ; gold hardware; gig bag This bass (as a Surine Protocol 6) retails for $6,795 (err, that's IN the USA, of course!) [b]£sold[/b] Surine Site:- www.surinebasses.com A Bass Player magazine review :- [url="http://www.surinebasses.com/reviews.shtml"]<a href="http://www.surinebasses.com/reviews.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.surinebasses.com/reviews.shtml[/url]</a> .....and an Interview with Scott Surine:- [url="http://www.globalbass.com/archives/m...ott_surine.htm"]<a href="http://www.globalbass.com/archives/m...ott_surine.htm" target="_blank">http://www.globalbass.com/archives/m...ott_surine.htm[/url]</a> Edited December 3, 2007 by eubassix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 :'( thats just mean... begone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 BUMP ed back to page-1. Had a couple of trade offers but really prefer a cash sale. Offers based on price considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 MB1. An interview with Scotts Urine????.........Sorry!....... Should have gone to specsavers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 (edited) Is it this bass here, or is this one the other one of the two made? [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325379"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=325379[/url] Edited November 21, 2007 by thedontcarebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Not sure - some aspects of the bass look very similar to mine, others don't (but that could be just the lighting in the photos). I didn't get the bass from this guy, so not sure if maybe a fretted and fretless (matching) pair were originally made (?).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 decided to give this a try on ebay :- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160183472467&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=006"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=006[/url] .. if any BC'er can offer £975 prior to 07:09 GMT on 2nd Dec (a Sunday), then I'll be delighted to remove it from ebay 12 hours before the auction end (.. as they've now prevented sellers from stating that items are for sale elsewhere). That's £975 inclusive of 24h. delivery (but not PayPal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 bumping back to the front page .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 bumpagain .. seems to be busy in the run-up to Xmas !....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 SOLD .. pending the usual. Looks to be on its way to France..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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