eubassix Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) [color=windowtext]Leduc[/color][b][color=black] [/color][/b][color=black]U.Bass[/color][color=black] with lightweight swamp ash body, floating spruce top, 3-piece maple neck, and lined ebony f/board. Features the "floating" top[/color][color=black]: hybrid solid-body / acoustic bass, the ash body is hollowed out and the bridge rests on a floating spruce top braced like an acoustic. [/color] Edited March 20, 2014 by eubassix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contra Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Eubasix, i'm interested and I want to make you an offer? Hope to hear from you Thanx Contra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I really like that. I can't possibly afford it GLWTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Oh my giddy aunt! I've always, always lusted after one of those. What a shame I can't afford it at the moment. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spuggy9 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Very nice indeed ! I might have to consider this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Thanks to a fellow BC'er I have an update on this Leduc instrument, with comments from Chistophe Leduc:- [color=black]This bass was designed by Christophe Leduc and built by Japanese luthier Seinosuke Sano. It is an elegant, feather-light instrument. This particular model does not have the piezo pick-up that the French-constructed basses do, but rather two Bartolini pick-ups. It does share with the French basses a feature that Leduc calls a "free" sound table, which is the light wood piece you see in the center of the bass. The wood is cross-braced like an accoustic guitar top and sits over an open shell of a back. It is in essence a hollow-body bass, but with the thin profile of a solid body. The bass plays beautifully, requires a very light touch, and has a warm, woody sound that is almost like chocolate. Because it is such a rare instrument, I wrote to Mr. Leduc in France to find out where it came from and how to price it. Here is his reply:[/color] [i][color=black]...........“Thanks for your mail and pics. This bass was manufactured by Seinosuke Sano, Japan in 1992, 1993 and 1994. It uses the tail piece I make for my own production. I have no idea of the retail price in the U.S., I guess it was between $2000 and $3000 dollars. It's a rare instrument, about twenty pieces have been made. … Let me know what will happen to your bass!..........." Best regards, Christophe Leduc”[/color][/i] Edited March 20, 2014 by eubassix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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