binky_bass Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) So... This was all a bit of a saga, I arranged a trade with our very own Hellzero (top egg by the way!), the trade saw him sending me a very unique Aries Bajadera 6 string bass, so unique in fact there is no other like it! During its travels to me from Belgium it was unfortunately chucked about and subsequently two of the wood laminates had split, there were multiple chips and the pre-amp died. All this despite the heroic packaging of Hellzero... After many (many...) weeks of battling with the postal service, they eventually agreed to write the bass off and pay out in full, several weeks later the cheque arrived and we are all level, well slightly up actually! The bass though, poor thing was too good to be left dead so I contacted a Mr Mike Walsh of Zoot Basses, he's only 30 minutes down the road from me so it made sense to use him. For a very reasonable price Mike totally restored the Aries, he stripped back the original waxy top coat and hand applied no less that 7 coats of something I can't remember which gave the bass a fantastically smooth feel and a lovely level of sheen, he repaired all the cracks and chips, dressed the frets and put in a brand new Noll pre-amp, the result was fantastic. The bass is now one of the best basses I think I have ever played, and it looks absolutely stunning as I am sure you will agree! Mike's work really is something special and if you have any work that needs doing I couldn't recommend him enough! So from death to life this bass has risen gloriously from the ashes and now is even better than when it was first built. A truely remarkable bass built by Aries and completed by Zoot. I'll post some better pictures later today! Edited September 9, 2017 by binky_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Can't wait for the better pictures. I'm very glad that this sphinx was born again, it truly deserves it. By the way, the frets are made out of inox (harder than hard) and were dressed before the accident, so this Bajadera is really like new now. Good to know that it's in your hands, Russ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Wow! Amazing! Do you have any of the "before" pictures, or are they too painful?... Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 So a bass better than before, plus the money you paid for it? Win/win Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 What an absolute beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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