zapp Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) This has been hanging on my wall for too long and really needs a new Owner to use and appreciate it. I've gone back to Guitar and really don't ever play bass. The story behind the Bass. A few years ago I decided the only way I'd ever get a Bass I really wanted was to have it built. The Basses that I most lusted after were Celinder and Fodera. Love the Celinder shape and Fodera's use of exotic woods.....but how to combine the two? After some initial talks with the Forum's own 'Chopthebass' (Ian, very nice guy now living in Canada) and looking at some of his other creations (several Sei inspired headless beauties) he was duely commisioned. I still have all the build pics for anyone interested. The design. Body shape is the Celinders' take on Fenders' Jazz. Fully scuplted forearm and gutaway with a Sei inspired relieved neck joint for better access up the dusty end. The neck dimensions were taken from my Ibanez SR1000 prestige. The headstock is angled back a few degrees to obviate string tree's. Timbers. Body. Mahogany core, Burr Maple front and Flame Maple back with Black Ash veneers to highlight the join. The control cavity is cut from the same Flame Maple and matches beautifully. Neck. Three pieces of Maple, two outers are Flame and the centre is Hard Rock. The facing on the headstock matches the body including the trussrod cover . Trussrod is two way. Fingerboard is Macasser Ebony with side dots only. Hardware. Pickups are EMG PJ set Active powered by an Aguilar pre amp (OB1 if I remeber correctly). The control cavity is copper lined. Hipshot Bridge and Machine heads (ultralites). Marvel locking straplocks. Complete with hardcase. The attention to detail and build quality of this instrument is second to none and will stand the closest scrutiny. You can probably guess that the best quality timbers, hardware and build doesn't come cheap but its also not unreasonably expensive (although I appreciate these things are subjective). I'm asking a very reasonable £650 in an attempt to move the Bass on. If you'd like to try before commiting to buy thats fine as I'm confident that anyone seriously interested will have it, I might even throw in a rich tea biscuit with a cuppa. Ah yes......some pics? Go on then... [list] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/140836-custom-built-celinder-inspired-bass-price-drop/page__fromsearch__1#ipboard_body"]Back to top[/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=post§ion=post&do=reply_post&f=19&t=140836&qpid=1266108"]Quote[/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=post§ion=post&do=reply_post&f=19&t=140836&qpid=1266108"]MultiQuote[/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=post§ion=post&do=edit_post&f=19&t=140836&p=1266108&st="]Edit[/url] [*][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=core&module=reports&rcom=post&tid=140836&pid=1266108&st="]Report[/url] [/list] Edited April 27, 2012 by zapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Thats a showstopper ! Good luck with the sale ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Lovely, the back is almost prettier than the front. Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 To avoid confusion, you may want to edit your post... you have copied over a little too much from the original thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapp Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Ta.....and thx for the kind comments guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 What's the weight please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That flame is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapp Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Cheers.....Looks like its sold pending the usual. Edited April 27, 2012 by zapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That was a quick sale ! Looks lush though , is it me being blind as couldn't see a price ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 [quote name='gub' timestamp='1335524870' post='1632546'] That was a quick sale ! Looks lush though , is it me being blind as couldn't see a price ? [/quote] £650 Great price for such an excellent example of a bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scojack Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 If it plays as good as it looks (which i suspect it will)...someone got a great deal there imho ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapp Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 ....It does and they have!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlkr Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 omg i may have to go out and buy some new pants... that is stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon bass Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 any chance the sale fell through, that bass looked lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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