ambient Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) This is one of Martin Petersen's earliest builds. He estimated that it's something like 27 years old. It has been totally refurbished and resprayed by Martin Sims at Sims guitars, and recently setup by Jaydee Custom guitars. It features beautiful Thuya burl facings; front and back, an ebony fretboard, Bartolini 3 band preamp. The scale length is 34", string spacing is approximately 18mm. It's a very light bass, especially for a 6 string. It's also extremely comfortable and very easy to play, having an extremely low string action. It accommodates both single and double ball-end strings, currently it has a set of new Newtone light-gauge double ball-ends fitted. It comes with a Hiscox guitar sized case. I would prefer collection from Birmingham, though I can deliver. Christmas time price of £1500.00. Cash in collection only, I’m no longer interested in any trades. 🎅 Edited December 28, 2018 by ambient 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassislife16 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 We’ve just spoke about a trade for this on Gumtree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipbip62 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Up for a great seller... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bassislife16 said: We’ve just spoke about a trade for this on Gumtree Ah! Cool :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) 😊 Edited December 6, 2018 by ambient 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Bump, and lots more photos for you to drool over. The knobs that you can see in a couple of the photos are some very nice wooden ones that I bought but never got around to putting on. It comes with a new Hiscox guitar case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Wow! This is a really nice bass. 34" scale? What string spacing? Weight? What preamp/controls? Do my eyes play me a trick, or is there an XLR connection on the bass? Only sell, or open to trade? //R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, bassmayhem said: Wow! This is a really nice bass. 34" scale? What string spacing? Weight? What preamp/controls? Do my eyes play me a trick, or is there an XLR connection on the bass? Only sell, or open to trade? //R It's lovely isn't it? :) The string spacing is about 18mm, but adjustable. It weighs a little over 3kg; it's very light! The preamp is a Bartolini NTMB with switchable mids; the controls are volume, high, mids, low, and balance. The little switch selects the mids as per this: https://bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/Docs/NTMB_Wiring.pdf No it's not an XRL, just a side mounted jack socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Bump from Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Christmas time bump and a price drop. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioby1 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Hi, weight? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 hours ago, gioby1 said: Hi, weight? Thanks Three posts back; slightly over 3kg. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Bump for huge price drop. Cash on collection only, absolutely no trades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Out of curiosity, why is there a stacked knob if it's a volume, blend, bass, mid and treble configuration ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: Out of curiosity, why is there a stacked knob if it's a volume, blend, bass, mid and treble configuration ? It’s one of the original knobs, and was on when I bought it. The wooden ones are replacements, I just haven’t gotten around to changing them, I don’t have a screwdriver small enough either tbh 😁. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 New Year’s Eve bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioby1 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 26/12/2018 at 11:34, ambient said: Three posts back; slightly over 3kg. 😁 Sorry, I scrolled down directly from description Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollie 55 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 26/11/2018 at 20:26, ambient said: This is one of Martin Petersen's earliest builds. He estimated that it's something like 27 years old. It has been totally refurbished and resprayed by Martin Sims at Sims guitars, and recently setup by Jaydee Custom guitars. It features beautiful Thuya burl facings; front and back, an ebony fretboard, Bartolini 3 band preamp. The scale length is 34", string spacing is approximately 18mm. It's a very light bass, especially for a 6 string. It's also extremely comfortable and very easy to play, having an extremely low string action. It accommodates both single and double ball-end strings, currently it has a set of new Newtone light-gauge double ball-ends fitted. It comes with a Hiscox guitar sized case. I would prefer collection from Birmingham, though I can deliver. Christmas time price of £1500.00. Cash in collection only, I’m no longer interested in any trades. 🎅 looking at this i just want to pick it up and play it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, gioby1 said: Sorry, I scrolled down directly from description Thanks! No problem, I don’t think you’d find a lighter 6 string instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjos Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 That is a lot of instrument for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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