Mike

Let's have a quick bump. Remember, I'm open to trades, and offers!

I'm selling a custom built Esh 6 string bass, looking for interesting trades. PM me if you want to discuss it! I miss my old Thumb.

Interested in a trade for the Esh custom 6 I'm currently selling?

Considering an offer but technically still available!

Isn't she just. PM's replied. I'm also interested in Laklands.

Yes, some really interesting shapes on the website. The new Poseidon is interesting! I think this one is different enough to be cool but not too wacky!

It's not quite a jazz, but it's got one of the best Jaco-esque sounds I've heard, a Dean Jeff Berlin signature 4? With a bit of cash your way?

Cheers for the comments guys. It's a top bass. Getting it out today to photograph it, I started jamming along with some Richard Bona - it has such great tone and so easy to play. I felt that the solos I were playing were just coming across so much better than usual. I guess it's the dream to have an instrument which allows you to convey your ideas as easily as possible - unfortunately, I'm more of a four and sometime five player, so it's unlikely I'll gig with this. PMs replied, some very interesting offers. Feel free to make a cash offer.

Hi guys. A very interesting piece here. This is a bass as a trade from Portugeuse pro bass player Theo Pas'cal - check his [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=86945865"]Myspace[/url] for clips of this bass in action. More info on Theo [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274448&page=2"]here[/url] as well as his musical available on the web. You can see this bass in action in [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyCUy1exoA"]this Youtube video[/url]. He has this bass built by Esh to exacting specs while he had a sponsership deal with them. This is his actual bass, not a signature copy. I'm not 100% on the woods, unfortunately. It has some very nice Kent Armstrong pickups, a very solid bridge, and the Esh pickup switching system. Someone has already written about them on Harmony central, so I will copy what they've written. [i]The electronics are interesting as they use a proprietary system called "Esh-tronics" which I believe are made by the company that supplies Mercedes-Benz with sophisticated electronics. There are controls for volume, tone (No separate treble and bass controls) and one pot with four detents for: bridge Pickup only; parallel, bridge with mid-boost; and, series. The fourth control pot also has four detents: studio (which bypasses volume and tone and is a direct signal from the pickups; passive; passive with piezo; and active with piezo. The piezo is adjustable from inside the cavity and a little dab'll do ya. There are 16 possible variations but I prefer to stay with series/parallel and opt for passive or active depending on the song. Slappers would love the bridge with midboost / active options.[/i] As you can see, this makes the bass extremely versatile. Whilst not as easy as conventional dialing in bass/treble, I found it ultimately more interesting to experiment. Takes a bit to get used to, but when you've found "your tone" then it's very easy! It's very nicely balanced, with a fantastic bridge. The neck is comfortable and fairly shallow. Compared to my old Ken Smith BT-6 this is pretty easy to play! The only issue with the bass (which you may have noticed) is a little laminate missing from the headstock. Personally, this doesn't worry me, and others who have seen the bass haven't even noticed it. But it can be sorted fairly easily by a luthier - the guy who is familiar with this bass, having worked on it for Theo, says he can sort that, remove the signature, and do a set-up for around £100. Of course, this is purely cosmetic and doesn't affect the bass playing or tone. I would ideally like this bass picked up, but I can ship for around £20 fully insured in the UK. Abroad will be pricier, Euro-BCers! If you want to come and play it, please do. I'm in Chelmsford Essex. I'm looking for any interesting trades on this bass. Especially Moon J Basses, original Jeff Berlin Dean sigs, Sadowskys...interesting Fenders.. I'm also open to offers. It's a really high quality pro bass, so please be reasonable I'll review the offers I get (both trade and cash) and decide what I fancy. PMs are fine, or email to mikemcgibney AT gmail DOT com. Regards Mike

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Great looking bass! I just sold my Ken Smith, but then it was a 6, not a 5. I have a custom Esh 6 if you change your mind!

I have a 12" CMD combo - the light, traveler one. I'm sort of half tempted to enter negotiations, but I think what you have might be a smidge too big!

Thanks. I thought it was a really good price! I try to give BCers a good deal, but you tough lot aren't biting! Don't make me go to eBay!

Thanks. I thought it was a really good price! I try to give BCers a good deal, but you tough lot aren't biting! Don't make me go to eBay!

Cheers, new one on me. I'll edit my original post.