franzbassist Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I can't believe I'm doing this, but I have seen a bass I have wanted for many years at a very good price, and as my 1970 fretless Precision is getting all my playing time at the moment this is the obvious bass to sell to fund the new bass. This bass was made for me and delivered December 2009, the spec is:[list] [*]Semi-hollow poplar "Archtop" body with a spruce top and black binding finished in light amber [*]Maple 34" neck with unlined ebony fingerboard [*]Ebony saddle (19mm string spacing) and bridge [*]Citron Humbucker and D-Tar piezo pickup with D-Tar Eclipse preamp (volume, bass, treble, blend, with variable gain between mag and piezo) [*]La Bella black nylon strings (spare set included) [*]Gotoh Res-o-lite tuners [*]Dunlop Straplocks [/list] The bass plays beautifully, the action is very low, and the neck profile is flat and fast. It balances perfectly and weighs 8.5 lbs. The combination of piezo and magnetic works really well, and the range of tones is huge. Condition is perfect save for a slight pin sized dent in the side and a small finish repair (about 5mm long) where the gloss finish on the under side of the neck came away and needed touching up. Here's a video review I shot a while back. Audio isn't great but what the hell.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--yDD_5erxs[/media] I'm asking a firm [b]£2000 collected [/b]from NE Hampshire or London (WC1). If you need it posted we'll have to talk. If the other bass I'm after sells in the meantime then I will withdraw this bass. Cheers Gareh Edited October 21, 2012 by walbassist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Gareth, that is a lovely Bass type bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumour6 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 What a gorgeous instrument... good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 If I could possibly justify owning this AND my RA Deep 5 (much loved, but rarely gigged) I'd be on it like a shot. But I can't. Have a bump on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpop Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Garath is a great guy to deal with, someone will get a fantastic bass, if only I had the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Absolutely stunning bass, if only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Still not sold? hard times. Very nice looking bass but maybe if it were fender shaped you'd have more luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Philw has a 4 string Veillette which I played a while back - very slick and well made - one of the nicest necks of any bass I've played..Joe (Veillette) really knows what he's doing. I've a feeling this will take some time to sell - not because it isn't a good bass - but because not too many people would have tried one. Best of luck with the sale... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederikVanDuuren Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 impressed but i miss the lined fingerboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pentode Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Ok, two things..... 1. Gareth is a great Guy to deal with period. 2. Joe Veillette's basses are quite, quite exquisite. I have one which is a very similar spec' to this one and it's just a joy to play. Oh, and if you were to order one now, you'd be looking at a fair old wait and stumping up [u]considerably[/u] more than what Gareth's asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 That's a beautiful looking thing, Gareth. Even if I had the cash, me and fretless aren't exactly a match made in heaven, so I would only go get it fretted. So in case I do get the cash, don't sell it to me! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Love the sound of the bass Gareth, Does the bass have any side position markers at all, Lines or dots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='deepbass5' timestamp='1344888530' post='1770739'] Love the sound of the bass Gareth, Does the bass have any side position markers at all, Lines or dots. [/quote] Thanks! Side dots only, at the "fret" position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 This bass is now withdrawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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