Raslee Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) 25 yrs old (ish) Jonas Hellborg Sounds of Sweden bass, Passive, loads of groove kudos, plays beautiful and a great range of tones through the Shadow pick ups - see video below. I think Jonas played Wals a lot therefore maybe some Wal influence in this bass...then again maybe its nothing like a Wal. Either way this truly is a great bass and is wasted on a simple 3-4 note reggae playing geeza like moi despite it probably being the best sounding bass i've played in a while......it also has 27 frets and to be honest i don't think i've hardly ever gone past the 10th fret - i'm too lazy to practice too . This bass is clearly more suitable to a jazzer/fusion/funky/ super talented type. Here is a funky ass funk Jonas super talented virtuoso playing the same type of bass but black : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh_Z1kt5iR4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh_Z1kt5iR4[/url] I'm led to believe that mine is very rare being a natural colour unlike the black one in the vid. Info/ geek spec on the bass here from a previous seller [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=89402&hl=hellborg"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=hellborg[/url] & some pics. More pictures here: [url="https://picasaweb.google.com/Mr.LeeStone/JonasHellborgSignatureBass?pli=1#5595140977875105794"]https://picasaweb.google.com/Mr.LeeStone/Jo...140977875105794[/url] Trades, well looking for something like a good P bass or a Warwick of some description....4's or 5's - a five jazz possibly or w.h.y. Quite happy to keep this quirky bass if nothing suitable comes up but would rather it go to someone who will do it justice and play them 27 frets....this bass needs playing Happy to do postage or come and play for yourself. Plymouth based. Edited May 7, 2011 by Rasta
Raslee Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 [quote name='voxpop' post='1198639' date='Apr 13 2011, 08:21 PM']Price please.[/quote] Just looking at trades for now as stated
RhysP Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Lovely bass! I saw him with Mahavishnu at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984 & he completely blew my f***ing mind! (I was sat next to Bill Oddie as well - what a great night!)
Chris2112 Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Love these basses (he recorded some Of Elegant Punk with one). Is there a cash price?
adledman Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 watchin the linked jonas vid` it reminds me of how much i loved his playing but couldn`t cope with the gurning he used to do!! funny as hell. i notice he doesnt do it any more. awesome player and a rare lovely bass. cool
Raslee Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) [quote name='adledman' post='1198782' date='Apr 13 2011, 09:58 PM']watchin the linked jonas vid` it reminds me of how much i loved his playing but couldn`t cope with the gurning he used to do!! funny as hell. i notice he doesnt do it any more. awesome player and a rare lovely bass. cool[/quote] Haha yeah i know what you mean about the gurning - amazing playing skills though I may eventually consider a cash sale if something comes along that i like but i haven't had chance to look through the for sale section at the mo. Also i'm not 100% sure what i want to replace it with yet......maybe a P, Jazz, Warwick or something else quirky - may consider a cheaper bass or a lightweight cab plus some cash too. Thanks for the nice comments, it is indeed a very cool bass......especially for those solo players i should imagine. Edited April 14, 2011 by Rasta
voxpop Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 [quote name='Rasta' post='1198641' date='Apr 13 2011, 08:23 PM']Just looking at trades for now as stated [/quote] I dont have anything to trade!!!!!!
silverfoxnik Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Great looking bass! Good luck with the sale/trade
Raslee Posted April 15, 2011 Author Posted April 15, 2011 [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='1200326' date='Apr 15 2011, 09:48 AM']Great looking bass! Good luck with the sale/trade [/quote] Cheers man, yeah sure is special...got a potential trade in the pot too
lafrite Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 I was the original owner before Rasta, this bass is truly amazing and extremely rare in this natural version. When I sold it Jonas himself wanted to buy it ! If I didn't already bought a Wal fretless few days ago I would buy it again right now !!
Raslee Posted May 7, 2011 Author Posted May 7, 2011 [quote name='lafrite' post='1223521' date='May 7 2011, 06:33 PM']I was the original owner before Rasta, this bass is truly amazing and extremely rare in this natural version. When I sold it Jonas himself wanted to buy it ! If I didn't already bought a Wal fretless few days ago I would buy it again right now !![/quote] Yeah great bass but have traded now and gone to a good home
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