Matte_black Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) Hi guys... sorry if I'm not writing a lot but I'm in a really weird period... After some money issues (after 4 months I'm still waiting for my last paycheck!) I need to get rid of my 3d instrument. Its' a bass completely hand built by me and there's no other one like it. I don't take measurements or templates of my body shapes so this is gonna be a one-off, really. These are the specs: 1 piece European Ash body 2 pieces Padauk neck with two double-action rods, set-in construction Padauk fingerboard with 24 frets 35" scale 19mm spacing at bridge (but the spacing is completely up to you, from 16 to 20mm) 2 custom (hand built to my specs, again a unique piece) J pickups with vol/vol/tone controls chrome hardware satin oil finish (hand rubbed) The bass is actually tuned from B to high A# but can be tuned from Low F# or C# if you so desire. The spacing is the same of 4 strings basses so slapping is a breeze (if you're man enough to hold such a beast!). I never liked narrow spacing. The bass has a very sweet tone when unplugged and the pickups are made with the best Alnico magnets and the best wire available. I had them made by a finest artisan to my specs. They're passive pickups and they really deliver the warm, focused tone of this bass. The low strings really have a nice growl while the highest strings almost have the classical guitars warmth. I apologize for not posting the pics but I'm a bit jealous of this axe... it's my third instrument and I really want it to stay with me but money forces me to let it go I'll send pics to potential buyers. So if you're in the market for an extended range bass this could be a good buy. It's NOT a Ken Smith (it's not perfect when it comes to finish or things like that) but I can assure that it's really a sweet puppy. I'll consider offers in the region of £1000. I could consider partial trades for Acoustic Image amps, Demeter, Alembic or Avalon preamps but I need to get some cash out of the deal. I offer a 24 hours approval period. Please contact me for pics, specs or questions. The beast will be up for sale until I solve my troubles... in that case it will stay with me Edited December 13, 2007 by Matte_black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overwater#1 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Wow, sounds awesome!! Cant afford it, but would love to see pics, as an aspiring bass luthier myself..! [quote name='Matte_black' post='102901' date='Dec 11 2007, 09:00 PM']Hi guys... sorry if I'm not writing a lot but I'm in a really weird period... After some money issues (after 4 months I'm still waiting for my last paycheck!) I need to get rid of my 3d instrument. Its' a bass completely hand built by me and there's no other one like it. I don't take measurements or templates of my body shapes so this is gonna be a one-off, really. These are the specs: 1 piece European Ash body 2 pieces Padauk neck with two double-action rods, set-in construction Padauk fingerboard with 24 frets 35" scale 19mm spacing at bridge (but the spacing is completely up to you, from 16 to 20mm) 2 custom (hand built to my specs, again a unique piece) J pickups with vol/vol/tone controls chrome hardware satin oil finish (hand rubbed) The bass is actually tuned from B to high A# but can be tuned from Low F# or C# if you so desire. The spacing is the same of 4 strings basses so slapping is a breeze (if you're man enough to hold such a beast!). I never liked narrow spacing. The bass has a very sweet tone when unplugged and the pickups are made with the best Alnico magnets and the best wire available. I had them made by a finest artisan to my specs. They're passive pickups and they really deliver the warm, focused tone of this bass. The low strings really have a nice growl while the highest strings almost have the classical guitars warmth. I apologize for not posting the pics but I'm a bit jealous of this axe... it's my third instrument and I really want it to stay with me but money forces me to let it go So if you're in the market for an extended range bass this could be a good buy. It's NOT a Ken Smith (it's not perfect when it comes to finish or things like that) but I can assure that it's really a sweet puppy. I'll consider offers in the region of £1000. I offer a 24 hours approval period. Please contact me for pics, specs or questions. The beast will be up for sale until I solve my troubles... in that case it will stay with me [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) I would like to see pics too I may consider this in January (if its still for sale) Edited December 11, 2007 by Shockwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matte_black Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hi guys... just send me a PM with a mail address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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