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Please look at the official statements from CITES or NAMM. By 2019 CITES decided to confirm an exception to CITES II for Musical Instruments. CITES II was effective since 2017 and contained restrictions on a lot of Dalbergia and other wood species like all Rosewood, Cocobolo, Bubinga etc. The restrictions keep to be effective now but because in Musical Instruments the part of these woods are quite small CITES accepted an exception. Brazilian Rosewood is listed since 98 in CITES appendix I and has been banned for all officially undeclared exports. And this appendix I is NOT changed by the exception rules of 2019 ! By the way - Export from Brazil is forbidden since 1968 ! So unfortunately it is still risky to ship Brazilian Rosewood across EU borders. In between EU across all countries (and until end of 2020 for brexitted countries) there is no risk as it is an unregulated trade zone. I am not sure whether flight passengers from UK to Germany have to pass the customs since Brexit. I don‘t think so. From Jan 1st 2021 this will happen. Do not underestimate the knowledge of customs guys ! In Germany they are well trained people !

Look at the Talkbass thread here: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fodera-aero-vs-duncan-pickups.1219420/ I would agree that Aeros make the bass sounding more „modern“ while the Duncans support a „vintage“ timbre. I would add that the Aeros sound more scooped yet open in the higher registers and the Duncans have more upper mids emphasis - that makes the Duncans sometimes sitting more perfect in the mix. But the Aeros sound rich too. I personally would prefer Aeros for Maple Board/Ash basses, where the upper mid grind of the Duncans could interfere too much with the sweet spot of the wood... Although I never compared them A/B in the same bass. So there is no proof ...

@Goran: Yesss !

Kenneth Lawrence is one of the most genious bass luthiers on the planet (that's what Vinnie Fodera said) and he is a top player too. He builds basses from experience, not only theory. I decided to reduce my private collection and to part with my pair of C-Brases. This is the fretted one (the fretless is already sold). Highly Figured Koa Top Chambered Alder Body Lined Ebony Board Abalone Blocks 34“ Nordstrand Dual Coil Pickups Pope Flexcore Preamp (Vol/Passive Tone, Balance, 4-Bd. EQ, Frequency Switches for both mids, Act./Passive, Par./Serial) Very lightweight ! Low action. Plays fantastic. Videoclip available on demand. Condition is like new. I personally ordered this bass from Ken years ago. Retail price was about 9.000 Euro (plus VAT) back then. SOLD

Kenneth Lawrence is one of the most genious bass luthiers on the planet (that's what Vinnie Fodera said) and he is a top player too. He builds basses from experience, not theory. I decided to reduce my private collection and to part with my pair of C-Brases. This is the fretless one. Flamed Maple Top Chambered Body Lined Ebony Board 34“ Nordstrand Magnetic Pickup RMC Piezo Pickups Pope Flexcore Preamp (Vol/Passive Tone, Balance, 4-Bd. EQ, Frequency Switches for both mids, Act./Passive, Par./Serial) Condition is like new - some minor wear on the board from Rounds. Asking price 4.800 EUR or (4.200 GBP (at current exchange rate) plus shipping from Duesseldorf/Germany.

The BMT series have been built from 1993 to 1997 - basically it has the same spec like the all-time top-of-the-line Smith series - the later Fusion Elite. With a small difference: The BMT Series has the real neck-through concept. Newer neck are built like dove-tails. You can see the difference in the back. The real neck-through is of course more expensive as there is much more waste from sanding the neck wood piece. Additionally - the headstock is black instead of matching the top wood. The BMT are probably the most sought after basses today. There are about 150 built - and this is the one of the very rare fretless ones. This bass was originally fretless - has been fretted and later defretted again. Honestly I must say that I prefer the fretted sound on Smiths. Condition is absolutely like new ! The Quilted Maple looks much better in real life than in the pics. AAAAA Quilted Maple top 7pc body, 7pc neck 34“, 18mm spacing Weight 4,58 kg Original Smith Case Built 1994 SOLD Even if you like to let a top luthier fret this bass for let's say 400 GBP - you will get a llike new top-of-the-line Smith with the typical "click".

Fodera Emperor Elite II from NAMM Show 2003. Probably the first Fodera with a Holly top, which is now faded into a wonderful Butterscotch Blonde. Ash Body with solid Holly Top 5pc Maple Neck Birdseye maple Board with Abalone Blocks Pope Preamp Black Hardware Aero Dual Coil Pickups in Holly covers 35“, 19mm string spacing adjustable Weight 4,94 kg Non-original Case Some dings here and there from regular playing. Everything works perfect. A typical deep and strong sound with a nice snap in it. Recently plek'd by Fodera and has a nice low action. Price drop ! Asking 6.800 EUR (currently about 6000 GBP) plus shipping from Duesseldorf / Germany.

I now replaced the worn golden tuners with Gotoh Res-o-lites ! Amazing ! They are well made and really lightweight to prevent neck-dive.

For sale: Paul Lairat Gabriella 5 Fretless Myrte Top, various woods for body and neck - please look at the Homepage for details. The fretboard is made of Wenge. The bass is an acoustic bass and has a piezo pickup + Vol/Tone. 34“ and 18mm spacing. 4.1 kg. Comes in an acoustic bass gigbag. Deep and wooden sound somewhere between Fretless and a double bass. Condition is very good. Unfortunately two ugly dings on the body. Look at the pics please. Retail price is 5400 EUR. I am asking 2400 EUR plus shipping from Duesseldorf / Germany. This is a video from Paul Lairat with a 4-string (not mine): This is mine:

For sale: Tino Tedesco 5/21 with a breathtaking Quilted Maple top. Lightweight Ash Body, Amberburst Pau Ferro fretboard Aguilar DCB 5 pickups Aguilar OBP-1 2-bd with active/passive push/pull Vol/Passive Tone stacked, Bal, Treble, Bass 35“, 19mm spacing, <4 kg Non-original gigbag Plays very easy and comfortable. Like new condition ! TRADED

Now it is one 6er less. SOLD.

You ask me whether I am paranoid ? I only asked you something about your senseless post in my thread. No answer, OK. But no need to become personal offensive. You do by yourself for what you blame others. You also could have said: Oh sorry, it was just a bump. But you go your own way. Good luck.

What do you want to point out with that post ? Is that good or bad ? Is that a lot or too less ? Is my bass worth less or more now ? Would you like to motivate the reader to look elsewhere ?

Would be happy to trade against a Smith Neckthrough 5er... or a F Bass BN6 with a nice top ... or a Fodera Elite. Could add some cash if needed.

Some obscurities here again: Nail holes seem to have lacquer in it ! Why is there a shadow on the finish in the electric cavity near the neck pickup wires ? Again: Oly White in 63 : ALWAYS with matching headstock ! Oly White or Blonde: ALWAYS with tortoise guard ! Frets are 100% sure renewed. I have seen lots of original vintage Fenders and this fret end shaping is too poor/ too sharp to be original ! Nut is definitely renewed. 63/64 nuts are more "glassy" and would not look like white. Pots renewed. Solderings are broken. Circuit plate has wider screw holes than used in 63/64. Nail hole at the neck has unusual position. OK stamp in neck pocket has been oversprayed ! Again these obscure white finish at the neck end - never seen on original basses. Looks like the neck had been mounted too early after refin. And so on and so on. Please note: I do NOT try to blame the sellers of that particular bass or of this ad that they offer basses that are not original. But it would be great to get more evidence. My recommendation: Always be in doubt when something seems to be unclear ! So, I would highly appreciate if the seller could provide more details. And all these forensic discussions do not say anything about the player quality of the bass! These basses could be amazing pieces - even if they are proven original or not.

Agree. The bevel looks typical modern and not 60s.

I definitely disagree sorry ! From where do you get that assumption ? Please use Google. The major vintage web sites all disagree ! Perhaps in the very early 60s stack knob times there could be a Oly White body appear without matching headstock. I myself own a Fiesta Red 61 without matching headstock as it was finished in UK. But later (after 62) it would have been a custom order as ALL custom colours (besides Blonde) where made with matching headstock. It is definitey NOT normal to have a custom colour 64 without matching headstock. And of course there were since the beginning Jazz Basses built with Ash bodies, ALWAYS without matching headstock and with translucent blonde finish. No exception. And I played a 62 Ash body Blonde Jazz Bass at Vintage Guitar Oldenburg. It was definitely original - proven by some of the attributes I asked for.

Nice. Without the matching headstock it should be a translucent Blonde finish with Ash body. But it does not look translucent in the pics... And the white finish marks on the neck end are not common. So, do you have any detail pics of the neck pocket or the nail holes to verify the finish is original ? And could you measure the body thickness ? Of course the pickup coils and bobbins are interesting too. At this price range much more evidence about all the parts would help. Just my 2c.

Fodera Monarch Deluxe 4 with very nice Redwood Burl Top. Specs: Mahogany body with Redwood Burl Full Top (upgrade) Ebony Board with Abalone Blocks (upgrade) 5-pc Maple neck (upgrade) New Pope preamp (upgrade) Aguilar PJ pickups (EMG pickups are included and easily swappable w/o soldering) 34", 19mm spacing Build year about 2000 Non-original case or bag. I offered the bass years ago with a small crack in the fingerboard. It has been professionally repaired by a local luthier and will not move anymore. Retail price with all that upgrades would be ~10k USD plus shipping/VAT

Selling one of my Ken Smith BT6 - with black headstock and the legendary 3-knob preamp. This one has been well played and therefore shows a lot of wear. Although it performs quite well and plays like butter like all Smiths from that era. Bridge and neck pickup have been renewed. The gold plating of the original tuning machines is faded - so I installed Gotoh Res-O-Lites, which are the best lightweight ones out there. The originals come with the bass. Neck back is nicely worn (like old vintage Fenders). Lot of dings and dongs on the body. But - it is a vintage Smith in full working order. Frets have been professionally dressed by my tech just these days, so the action could be set to really low. Please note the neck through construction which is going all the way along the body, not amended by "toneblocks" glued to the neck on the body back. This construction is much more expensive than the newer ones as it is built from one bigger piece of wood. I own a second one which is still like new and I want wo keep that one. Soundwise they are nearly identical. Comes in a noname case. Sold

With pain in my heart I consider to part with my Alleva Coppolo LG5 Supreme, which is configured close to the one Paul Turner played recently. Spec: Alder Body Olympic White with matching headstock Exotic Rosewood Fingerboard with Dots and Binding Nitro lacquer 34", 19mm spacing Proprietary Alleva Coppolo pickups and preamp Built 2011 for January NAMM Weight 4.7 kg Original gigbag The bass has a 1cm ding on the bottom of the body near the output jack, not visible while playing, otherwise in excellent condition, everything works fine. Currently strung with Dunlop flats. In the pictures a Hipshot bridge is shown. The bass was originally built with the Alleva Coppolo bent plate bridge, which could be remounted again on demand. SOLD You know - January 31st international sales between EU and GB will become much more expensive for both sides. So think about it to grab one rare Alleva before then.

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Lot of trade offers. But cash is king. Make an offer - I don't bite !

Definitely a Hazlab pre ! Very good !

Selling my like "new" Pino Precision. Buy date April 2017. Top c ondition - besides the Relic ! Comes with Thomastik Flats and sounds amazing ! With case and candy and original invoice. Certificate is lost 😞 SOLD