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Well, ehm, öhhh, – NO! 😉 I guess keepers until I have to stop playing bass… Sorry!

Haha, I see! Cheers, thanks for the bump! And be careful with the word "forever" 😂.. For example I have bought and sold an Aguilar DB751 3 times and even consider to buy it a 4th time… 🙈

No, I know Rainer very well for a lot years and a lot of bass deals, but I am not Rainer 😉

SOLD!

Haha, you are Right!! I also have a „note-not-found“ bass with serial #404. (sorry, I could not resist. And it’s true ;-))

Thanks a lot! No, the name "Jonas" is just coincidence with Jonas Hellborg. Siggi Jäger (the masterbuilder behind Human Base) has been building basses for Kai Eckhardt (among other fantastic players), but not for Jonas Hellborg AFAIK. If I get the story right Siggi started with a partner somewhen in the 80s. At some point they wanted to add a neckthrough custom model. Siggi developed the "Jonas" shape and his partner a model called "Max".

Cheers, thanks a lot Robert! Hope to talk and hang again soon

Cheers, thank you! One toggle switch is for the blue LEDs (on / off). The other one is a booster. Haven’t used this feature, a custom spec that Ken used sometimes. I guess the booster can be trimmed (I will verify that). Played the bass most of the time in passive mode though. Weight is coming asap

Thanks for the kind words! And yes, I totally agree 😉 just consider selling as I have 2 other Chamberbraces (a 6-string and another 5 that Ken custombuilt for me).

SOLD! Kenneth Lawrence ChamberBrase II 5-string Update: Weight and some new pics Ken Lawrence is without doubts one of the best luthiers ever. Even Vinnie Fodera came to this conclusion (and well, he might know a bit about basses as well… ;-)). I have been playing Ken's basses for long time and can 110% confirm this reputation. Besides being an extraordinary player himself Ken is the nicest guy who really cares about his customers. This bass is extremely rare and kind of a full-house-configuration, see spec sheet below. It hardly gets any more exclusive: Abalone inlays and logo, ebony bindings on fretboard, LED-Dots …… The craftmanship is out of this universe. The construction with its semi-hollow body gives the instrument an unbelievable dynamic and response. The sound does have an acoustic touch with some "airy vibe", but ultimately this is a powerful electric bass that delivers an amazing low-end. In fact I have and had also several Foderas from 33" to 36" scale and this bass has by far the best b-string I have ever player. The bass has been used and played a lot, but always extremely well cared. I used it on several tours throughout Europe and did not have to touch the trussrod a single time. Even on real big stages the sound is well-defined and precise, never boomy. Very low action with B-G at the moment. Also used E-C for some time, so that is possible of course The ramp can be removed without any marks Condition is excellent, I would give a 8.5 - 9 / 10. After very close inspection I found 3 marks: A little mark at the wooden electricity cover, a mark at the upper flush mount straplock and one next to the input jack. The last two marks are very superficial and just affecting the lacquer (Ken uses an ultra-light finish). It is not in the wood, no dings or dongs. The instrument would cost > 10.000 USD new plus shipping, tax, customs etc. and at least 2 years waiting time (guess it might be even longer, Ken just takes orders in January). So much more than 10.000 Euro with all the overhead. SOLD The bass is located near Bonn / Germany. Shipping at buyers expense and risk is no problem. Specs: Kenneth Lawrence Instruments ChamberBrase II Scale Length: 33" Nut: 1 3/4” nut String Spacing: 19 mm, Adjustable To 18-20mm Body Wood: Claro Walnut Top Wood: Figured / Blackened Redwood Top and Headstock Cap Neck: Eastern Maple 3 Piece with Dual Function Stainless Steel Truss Rod Fretboard: presumably Cocobolo with Gaboon Ebony Binding Inlays: Paua Abalone Blocks with Matching Paua Abalone Headstock Logo w/ Ebony Surround Additional: Gaboon Ebony Control Cavity Cover Electronics: Blue fibre optic side dots with on/off switch Nordstrand hum-cancelling "J" pickups w/ Gaboon Ebony covers Customized Glockenklang 3 band preamp, Tara Labs wiring Update: Weight: According to my old bathroom scale the bass weights 4.1 kg. In comparison to my other basses where I know the precise weight this makes completely sense… Toggle switches: There are two toggle switches, one switch is the on / off for the blue LEDs in the fretboard, the other one is some sort of boost. It adds a big load of db to the signal and gives the bass a fat bottom (as far as I see it can be trimmed, its the blue circuit, please the new picture of the cockpit). Haven't used both switches at all, as I usually have enough light on stage and play the bass 90% passive. I used the EQ as a second setting with a slightly shaped solo sound. However, I asked Ken about the exact specs of the circuit and will be able to give a more profound answer very soon hopefully.

The bass is sold Human Base Jonas 5 fretless I am selling my beloved Human Base Jonas fretless. These basses - especially the fretless basses - are among the finest instruments available. Handbuilt by master luthier Siggi Jäger in Germany. This bass was built for me, 1st owner. I am selling the bass as I need some space and cash for new things and I also have a very similar Human Base fretless 6-string (I am more a 6-string guy…). This bass has been unplayed in its case for years now… Model Jonas 34" Maple-Body 3-part maple neck (neck-through) Amaranth-top ("Purpleheart") Ebony fretboard 24 "frets" with fretlines Bartolini-Pickup Glockenklang 3-Band-EQ Amaranth-Ramp (you can take it off without any marks) Weight (bathroom scale): 4.1 kg Except some tiny playwear on the fretboard (please see pictures) excellent condition, almost like new. The bass comes with original gigbag or HISCOX-case and tools. The bass is sold! The bass is located near Bonn / Germany. Shipping is no problem (at buyer's expense and risk)

I am selling a JAM Pedals Dyna-ssoR Compressor-Pedal. These boutique pedals are handmade in Greece, excellent craftmanship and REALLY cool artwork. I have ordered this pedal directly from JAM Pedals while I was testing out different compressors like crazy (had almost everything on the market…FEA Labs, Aguilar and LEHLE RMI). Ended up using a FEA Labs and this one, finally decided to go for the FEA Labs. However, this pedal was just used at home, only a few hours total. No gigs, rehearsals, no smokers came even close… ;-). Comes with original packaging. Some more specs https://www.jampedals.com/dyna-ssor-bass/ PEDAL IS SOLD

Selling this beautiful Human Base Max 5 headless in translucent blue. I bought this bass for touring with lots of flying. Used it on 2 big tours with 30+ flights and it was so much easier than ever before: The bass fits in a regular guitar gigbag and can thus easily be stored in every hand luggage. The sound is very clear, focussed and with a massive low-end. Played this bass from very small to very big stages, engineers loved it… Human Base - Max 5-string - Headless-Design: works with normal strings, no double-ball-ends or other special strings neccessary - maple body - maple top - maple neck (3 piece, neck-through) - ebony-fretboard - Delano-Pickups - Glockenklang 3-Band-EQ with active/ passive (push-pull) and passive toneblend (in passive mode) - 4,2kg - built in 2010 - 2 Switches: not 100% sure, I believe it changes the wiring of the pickups between serial, parallel and single (it certainly does something like that, but not particularly sure about the technical details. however: this feature provides a bunch of tonal options from "huge fat humbucker" and crispy single-coil. The bass is in very good conditions. A few little marks of use, please check the pictures. They give a good impression of the instrument. BASS IS SOLD!! Bass is located in Germany, near Bonn / Cologne.

Thanks a lot! Alread sold 😉

For sale is my Michael Pope MPP-1 preamp in nearly mint condition. Everything looks absolutely new, except some very minor little marks on the bottom side from rackmount. The preamp was designed and built by one of my alltime-fav-bassplayers Mike Pope and has been discontinued a couple of years ago. Quite hard to find in Europe… You can still find all technical information on Mike's website: http://www.michaelpopedesign.com/scrolls/product_mpp1intro.html Soundvise the preamp is absolutely dead-silent. Big sound with a lot of options with the toggle-switches. I used the preamp exclusively in my (animal and smoke-free) home studio, fixed installed on top of my interface. Right now, EVERY bass of mine has a Mike-Pope-EQ installed, thus I can part with my preamp now… SOLD!!! Location is Germany near Bonn. Shipping is of course no problem (we can split costs inside the EU).

SOLD: Vanderkley Aurora Amp. I purchased the amp some years ago directly from Marc Vanderkley. Condition is almost like new, I am nearly paranoid in taking care of my stuff. No dings, dongs, scratches etc. See the pictures… The amp is working 100% reliable since day 1, (like everything I ever had from Marc Vanderkley, got almost the whole product line, I am a fan and friend almost from the first days on…). The amp comes with the orginal case (the case does have some signs of wear as you can see from the pictures) and the original accessoires (manual, rack-ears, Headphone-adapter, powercable). Extremely quiet fan, endless power and clearity. Unfortunately the amp has been discontinued and is rather hard to find these days. Location is near Bonn / Cologne in Germany. The amp can be tested here, coffee and beer available, of course 😉 SOLD! Found some detailed technical infos here: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Vanderkley_Aurora_amplifier.html ================================================================================= After two years of development, Marc Vanderkley is releasing his lightweight power amp which produces 750W at 4Ω and 1200W at 2Ω. The Aurora features intuitive, switchable active eq plus effects loop level and is made with the finest components giving superior audio performance in a compact design. •Input for passive/active instruments, 0/-12dB. •5-band active tone control; •Low -18dB/+18dB @ 40Hz •Low Mid -15dB/+15dB @ 90Hz •Mid -14dB/+14dB @ 600Hz •Mid High -15dB/+15dB @ 4kHz •High -18dB/+18dB @ 11kHz •Loop with dry/wet blend. •Continuously Variable Damping factor to control speaker damping •Master volume •The pre-amp is built up from high-end, audio op-amps. •Aux in, Send/Return, •Transformer Balanced DI out, Pre/post eq, Ground lift, •Tuner out. •700 Watt @ 4 Ohm, 1200 Watt @ 2 Ohm. •Weight less than 5 Kg - tbc •h x w x d = 9 x 35 x 23 cm •The power-amp is high-end class D with a switch-mode power supply. •It is two rack units high and comes with rack-ears for 19" mounting. •Supplied in a sturdy road case. Rear panel of Aurora; 2 x Speakon out, tuner out, DI output with ground-lift and pre/post switches, aux inout, effect send and return.(please note: headphone output no longer included since 08/2015) The Aurora ships with the following, Rack ears, Speakon power lead, Travel case, (Headphone adaptor no longer included since 08/2015) Aurora shown below in Gator 3U soft rack case with Korg Pitchblack tuner on a pair of MNT112 cabinets

Bump on me! This bass was mine for a couple of years. So far, I am almost tempted to buy it back. Super-light and in my opinion the best example of Lakland's outstanding quality back in the days. I've owned another Lakland from the same period, but not even close as good as that one. Rob is a great guy, so buy with confidence! Good luck with the sale, somebody will be happy…

Hi! Wow, Ken Lawrence basses are by far my favourite! Do you know the scale length? 34" or 35"? Thanks!

Luc is a great guy, bass is a great instrument, price is a great deal! Good luck!

SOLD

Some trade offers but still available…

Absolutely! But I still dont get why they discontinued the old classics like DB680, DB359 and the DB728 poweramp. I guess each of these amps / preamps / poweramps are kind of the ultimate reference of its class. From an economical point of view might be more reasonable to focus on Tonehammer, but in my opinion these products are the foundation of the excellent reputation of Aguilar. Anyway, I also have a TH500, DB751 and two 112SL… Love them… Great stuff!

Thanks a lot for your kind words! Totally agree!

Hi, I am selling an Aguilar DB680 All-Tube-Preamp. This preamp is beyond fantastic, unfortunately discontinued a few years ago. In my opinion (I guess A LOT would agree…) the best preamp EVER. Warm, round, fat sound with flexable EQ. Hard to find… I am selling it because I have 2! One is installed in the studio, this one was my backup (silly idea, as I never had any problems with the main preamp). So after I have not used this one for ages I decided to sell it. I brought this preamp for check and service to tonehunter (tonehunter.de), got it back last week. Everything fine, I will of course include the invoice. Perfect condition… Technical conditions 1A+. some lighter scratches on top from rackmount (you can see it on the pictures.). The softcase is included. If u prefer I could also send it in a SKB-case, your choice. [b]SOLD[/b] The preamp is located in Germany / near Bonn.

Hi Arnoldo! How old is the bass? Approx weight? Thanks!