This is the one !

[edstraker123]

No not the best song the Stone Roses ever made , I have finally found my ultimate bass !
Over the last few years I have bought a ridiculous amount of basses searching for the holy grail, lots were great(all of the Shukers), some were terrible (Tanglewood Canyon 3 )but I have finally found a cure for my GAS (if you know what I mean !)
Last week whilst perusing the basses for sale section of our site I saw Scooby was selling a Mensinger Cazpar Active 5 string. I'd never heard of these instruments before, but it looked really nice so I took the plunge and picked it up for just over 700. It arrived and it blew me away. The workmanship is awesome, the balance is amazing and the variety of usable tones from it are better than anything I have ever owned(at any price) ,so much so I put a load of guitars on ebay immediately to fund a second which I am having set up as a piccolo bass. If anybody is in the market for a new instrument I would definitely recommend checking them out.The Cazpar is a short scale but there are other basses made by Adrian Maruszczyk which look equally sexy. In terms of value for money I haven't seen much to touch them especially when the trend for the well known luthiers is currently in hiking up the prices.

Check them out...
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[Myke]

I like that!!

[eude]

Very nice mate!
Have you got this tuned B to G?
These basses have had my attention for a while now, a 6 string version is very much on my Bucket List.
Adrian from Public Peace is a really nice guy too

Eude

[edstraker123]

Got it strung E to C and it works really well. I can't wait to get an E to C piccolo.
Yes Adrian seems really cool

[eude]

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Got it strung E to C and it works really well. I can't wait to get an E to C piccolo.
Yes Adrian seems really cool
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Nice one, what kind of spec you going for on the new one?
We'll need more pics you know...

[fretmeister]

[quote name='edstraker123' timestamp='1396373727' post='2412862']
Got it strung E to C and it works really well. I can't wait to get an E to C piccolo.
Yes Adrian seems really cool
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Scooby has a habit of stringing his basses like that. 5 string without a low B????

Filthy pervert!

[edstraker123]

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Scooby has a habit of stringing his basses like that. 5 string without a low B????

Dont know what that makes me then with a 5 string piccolo !Dare I suggest a guitarist !

Filthy pervert!
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[edstraker123]

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1396430545' post='2413382']


Nice one, what kind of spec you going for on the new one?
We'll need more pics you know...
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Im getting it identical in every way !
I shall post some pics of the twins as soon as I get it.

[eude]

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Im getting it identical in every way !
I shall post some pics of the twins as soon as I get it.
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Cool, not tempted by a 6 string then? Bass by the way, even if you do piccolo it up...

[xilddx]

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No not the best song the Stone Roses ever made,[b] I have finally found my ultimate bass ![/b]

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Give it six months

[edstraker123]

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Give it six months
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But i've promised the missus !

[edstraker123]

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1396452906' post='2413854']
Cool, not tempted by a 6 string then? Bass by the way, even if you do piccolo it up...
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Funnily enough I was admiring a 6 string Shuker fretless on ebay this morning .....(fortunately somebody bought it before I could check my credit limit !)