Dandelion

Well spotted.. There is a picture of it on the Lakland thread.. I have internal shots of the 'gubbins' if required. I contacted Mr Koopman for the original build details too, just to confirm them, as there is little info on the Web.

Hand made by Patrick Koopman (Stevie Vai's guitar tech) in the Netherlands. Build cost was £1800. I acquired it in a trade with Aero71 whom incidentally, is a total gent. 3.9 kilos, 34" Scale, 5 piece maple/wenge graphite reinforced neck, 45mm nut, Ash body, Bartolini 72MV5K splitable dual coil pickup, front coil, back coil, series, parallel settings. Seymour Duncan STC-3M3 preamp, with "Slap setting " via the pulling out of the volume pot. light weight Schaller carbon fibre/aluminium tuners, ABM Bridge. The colour is changeable, it looks like claret/red wine, but it also looks like candy apple red depending on the light. On stage it looks amazing. There was a minor issue with the string tree which is now rectified, the original string tree pulled out when I tried the bass with flat wounds, so I replaced it with a different type of string tree and all is OK, the original holes have been filled with resin, as can be see in the photos, I will send the original string retainer with the bass so it can be reinstalled if required. The bass can now cope with flatwounds no problem. It plays perfectly, and there is a small bruise to the finish on the body, near the lower horn but the paint/finish is not damaged. It is just an indentation which is difficult to photograph . There are no electrical crackles. The knobs are smooth running with a nice "greasy' resistance. I think this bass is unique, a while ago I contacted Mr Koopman to ask for build details about this bass, but I forgot to ask him if this was the case. There is certainly no other examples on the Internet that I can find. He has a website, take a look. More details can be sent if required. Bye for now.

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Stunning Bass ! ! ! Stunning Cat ! ! !

I don't know the going rate for a Cort Curbow 6..? l know the four strings ar quite common and can go for peanuts, but the six? they seem to be more illusive, and having also owned a four, I can say the six is better made, It is more stable.. The neck has two truss rods for example. This bass has few light scratches to the finish on the rear due to being played, but is otherwise in VGC. Battery cover still has cellophane on it.. Looks very attractive and unusual. 34" hard maple neck Ebonol finger board Luthite body Dead strings (need replacing) Bartolini MK 1 pick up. 9v active electronics. Fairly difficult bass to find in this six string configuration, and no longer made. Please excuse urinating Chihauhau..

Yes please Nugget.. How would you prefer payment?

Happily traded... Thanks..

Not sure if to refresh this post or let it drop into archive territory. Gigged it again last night, love it, but quite fancy an Orange Terror Bass. ?

This is a heavyweight amp in every respect. I used it in a classic rock band, it served me very well. It has a dedicated overdrive channel and the Ampeg octave circuit. 1350 Watts bridged mono, and 600 Watts stereo. Take a look on the Web for full specification. Not many about. This is my only amp. I now gig once a week. I would prefer to exchange for a LOUD and light Class D, so I can continue gigging schedule without disruption. Alternatively, a straight sale would allow for a cash flow, thus a purchase from a dealer. This is an amp which would benefit from a full service to ensure functionality. I use it weekly, it serves me well, but I do not use many of its features so cannot comment on them. Due to this, I will not accept full value for this Amp. I am just after a solution to my problem. You offer a nice clean class D amp, and in return you get the Ampeg SVT 5 PRO with Gator Case. I will also provide the SPEAKON bridging cable. Happy new year...

Ridiculous price...... I am tempted.... Sod Xmas presents for the family....

Yes sold, sorry.

Amazing Bass!!!!!

On hold.

I suppose a trade is not on the table Chunky?

£375 for all original USA built bass. Stingray pickup, preamp all made in California... Pick guard crafted in Germany. Original pick guards included. Will post only in genuine stingray hard case. Which will be additional £50. Pick up at cost. Can deliver or meet up reasonable distances. Bargain I thought..??