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5.5 kilos, in fact the bass itself is super light.

On hold for the ERB man.

Due to severe back problems (66% officially disabled because of it) and right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which ,after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4.5 kilos. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. NOGUERA Trinity 8 Custom Bruno Ramos ! The most ergonomic bass I've owned to date, except maybe my IBANEZ AFR. As it's an unique instrument, I'm opened (past participle) to (partial) trades, but please keep in mind that I'm fretless player and that the weight is an important factor to me, so must be less than 4.5 kilos ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £2222 GBP !!! (new price would be around £5500 GBP...) In fully working condition and excellent overall condition. Here are the specifications : Body : 2 pieces red alder from Noguera original stock Top : book matched flamed maple from Noguera original stock with in between veneer out of ebony from Noguera original stock Neck : 1 piece hard rock maple from Noguera original stock (with stiffening rods) Fingerboard : flamed maple from Noguera original stock Frets : 25, yes 25 Headstock : 4 + 4 shape (angled) with flamed maple top from Noguera original stock with in between veneer out of ebony from Noguera original stock Pickups : 2 Noguera single coils hum-cancelling (stacked humbucker) in 60's Jazz Bass position and ebony covers from Noguera original stock Preamp : Noguera 3 bands custom made for this unique bass to Bruno Ramos exact specifications Controls : neck volume (push-pull for active/passive selection), bridge volume, bass, mids (push-pull for 400/800 Hz selection), treble Tuners : Hipshot Ultralite Bridge : Noguera patented 2 pieces flamed maple from Noguera original stock with zinc fully adjustable saddles Strings spacing at bridge : 20 mm Nut : bone Strings spacing at nut : 9 mm Knobs : Noguera wooden knobs from Noguera original stock (maple for the volumes and ebony for the EQ) Scale : 34" Hardware colour : black Truss rods : 2 (fully working) Finish : very light gloss Land of craftsmanship : France Serial number : none as it's a unique model Year : 04/2012 Weight : 5.6 kilos (on the light side for an ERB 8 strings) Action : from 1.5 mm under the F string to 3 mm under the F# string at 12th fret (can go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with a brand new Rockcase Beast Bass hard case fitted with removable foam to block it inside. Non-smoking environment as usual. I'm only selling this wonderful Jazz Bass like ERB 8 strings bass because of my health issues. Trinity (as it was named by Christian NOGUERA) deserves to be played, and even if each time I play it, it sounds terrific even dead flat and passive, I always get back to my very very lightweight IBANEZ AFR A104F fretless as it's my sound. This extended range bass is unique and has been totally hand crafted with the best woods Christian had in stock at the time (as you certainly noticed it ). All these woods were in his stock for more than 20 years explaining the even sound and the fact that this instrument seems to be insensible to the changes in weather. It stays in tune for months. This bass was designed for Bruno Ramos who is professional player, a teacher and a journalist for the Bassiste Magazine (THE French magazine). This Noguera is perfectly balanced and really easy to play as every detail has been perfectly thought. Don't be afraid by the number of strings, it's so easy to play that you won't notice that you are playing such an ergonomic and balanced ERB. You'll be amazed, guaranteed ! The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC. It has a new battery and has been fitted with a brand-new set of Kalium BH-190-8BS hybrid nickel round wound strings, except for the F that is plain (19P - 31 - 43 - 59 - 79 -106 -142 - 192). This marvellous Noguera will also come with a brand new spare Kalium BH-174-8BL set (18P - 28 - 39 - 55 - 73 -98 -130 - 174), a used Kalium BH-174-8BL set, a brand new Newtone Diamond taper type round core nickel plated steel all round wound set (20 - 28 - 44 - 64 - 84 -104 -128 - 174) and a mounted once for one hour exact same Newtone set. So you'll have 4 spare sets : 2 new, 1 hardly used and 1 used (that was fitted on Trinity before I put the new set on it). Link to the new Noguera website : https://www.noguera-basses.com/ A video with Bruno Ramos playing his bass : Another video were Bruno Ramos used it at the end of the tune : What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures taken under different angles to see the real almost new condition : some hardly noticeable very few marks and very small knock over the neck pickup (at around 2 cm away). The bass is photographed with the special Loxx Strap Locks, but will be fitted back with the original black strap buttons (as on photos 12 to 15, which were made by Christian NOGUERA). Don't hesitate to ask for more.

And Yasmine is a great and nice person to deal with. Go on you can trust her, there won't be a single glitch. Do you still have the Nexus Gom Jabbar ? 😉

And sold.

And sold.

This one is a beauty, especially compared to Dominique Di Piazza (ugly, to me) personal model. Does this one also have the narrow 17mm strings spacing at the bridge ? Also another wonderful instrument, Victor, and the fretless sound you can get with this sitar-like bridge is amazing. GLWYS.

And another wonderful bass, Victor ! Have a free bump on me. 🙂

On hold. It will go to his new owner on Monday.

I have had lots of trade proposals (here and elsewhere), but would really prefer a straight sale. Anyway a part exchange with cash my way is something I could, maybe, accept. And thanks for all the comments. 👍

Thanks @Clarky, it's done as I'm also a member there. 😉

All original ALEMBIC Spoiler Flame Koa Top, 32 inches, from 1990, with original hard case. For sale only as I'm thinning down the herd (again). Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £2299 GBP !!! In fully working condition and in excellent overall condition. Here are the specifications : Body : full size (S in the serial) Spoiler shape, two wings of mahogany with thick beautiful hypnotic flame koa top wings Thru body neck : 3 pieces of maple Fingerboard : ebony with pearloid oval inlays and walnut under veneer Frets : 24 (very very slight wear) Headstock : typical Alembic Cone 2 + 2 shape with flame koa top and back and 2 walnut veneers on each side Pickup : Alembic AXY4 (like on the Stanley Clarke model) Preamp : Alembic low-pass filter with Q switch Controls : volume, 4 position pickup selector (with the typical Alembic standby position), low-pass filter, Q switch Tuners : original Schaller chrome (perfectly aligned at the back, look at the photos) Bridge : original solid brass Alembic two parts, bird type Strings spacing at bridge : 17 mm Nut : original adjustable Alembic solid brass Strings spacing at nut : 12 mm Knobs : original Alembic used bakelite Scale : 32 inches Hardware colour : chrome Truss rods : 2 (fully working) adjustable at the body end with a 1/4 wrench (delivered with the bass) Finish : polyester clear gloss Land of craftsmanship : 100% Made in Santa Rosa, CA USA, originally made for Wils Musik Serial number : 90 S 6101 USA Year : 31st August 1990 Weight : 4.1 kilos Action : from 1 mm under the G string to 1.5 mm under the E string at 12th fret (can even go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with the lightly used (one spring latch is broken, but the latch is working) original Alembic hard case (which is still a paid mandatory option today). Non-smoking environment as usual. I'm only selling this bass because I'm thinning down the herd and even if it's a terrific bass (that neck pickup is just bloody awesome), the 32 inches scale and narrow string spacing at the bridge is always bothering me a bit. Here is the link to this very Alembic Spoiler specs : http://alembic.com/club/messages/394/67053.html?1282867280 And here, a link to a video demo make by the crazy adorable Johnny LONG : The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC. It has a new battery and is fitted with a brand new set of Alembic CX-3/45L compression wound nickel steel alloy strings (45 - 65 - 80 - 105), which really fit the bass to perfection. What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures taken under different angles to see the real condition : almost in new condition with some very few scratches, the most "important" ones being on the lower side on the edge near the electronics. Don't hesitate to ask for more.