Owen Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) I am a bass tart. I will go with any pretty bass. There, I said it. I saw this and I had to try it. It was made in Finland by a guy who seems to build one off basses when he fancies it. It has a Carbon fibre neck, some lovely, lovely wood on the body, a Wal-alike pickup, an ACG/East filter preamp and a Piezo bridge. It is very light and is someone's bass for life. I wanted it to be mine but it was not to be. Buying it has just confirmed for me that I like 33" scale basses with two magnetic pickups. I could route this for another pickup. If I was monumentaly stupid. So I wont. There is nothing wrong with it. It is just not my flavour. I went to the bassbash last weekend and tried a gazillion basses and just came to the conclusion that for now 33" and 2 magnetic pickups is where it is at for me so no matter how much I want to posses this bass I will always pick other ones up first. I cannot keep things just cos they are nice. Price is firm and fully insured shipping will be added. I do not NEED to sell it so will enjoy it while it is here. I am not open to offers or trades. You will never see another of these. Mr MPU never seems to repeat himself. If this combination of spec floats your boat then this will REALLY float your boat. It is lovely, lovely, lovely. Edited May 10, 2019 by owen 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Stupendously lovely bass, stupendously lovely seller. I’d never heard of MPU and now I need one. Looks to be a fab price for such hand-built quality (and a filter circuit) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 What’s the scale length of this one then? I assume not 33” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Tell me more...! What is the string spacing at bridge? Does it have an adjustable truss rod? Will the 33" scale produce a solid, nice, firm low B? If so - would you ship to Sweden? //Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Hi! I know Marko (MPU) personally, He's great guy and fantastic builder! He doesnt want to build instruments as living so everything he does is something new! He has build me three basses over the years, all of them top notch. I can highly recommend his basses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) It is a 35" scale, it has a fully adjustable truss rod. If it had a "big name" on the headstock (I know!) then it would be twice the price and you would still be very happy with your purchase. I could plumb another pickup in there but my days of extreme messing are well over. I will measure spacing tonight but at a guess 18mm. Did I mention it was very light? The B is just like the rest of the strings. In a good way. I am more than happy to ship anywhere at your cost. Marko, if you are reading this, you make an exceptionally fine instrument. Every time I look at it I want to kèep it but possession for possession's sake is not very healthy. Edited May 8, 2019 by owen because he cannot spell :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Weighs in at 8lbs and has 18mm spacing at the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Now that is a fine looking bass 👀. Love the timber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Was this the one I played at the bass bash? Lovely indeed! Alas I'm not allowed more than one bass, and it's not reasonable to upgrade until I can play properly anyway :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusee pee Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Great looking bass. Where are you based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Richard R said: Was this the one I played at the bass bash? Lovely indeed! Alas I'm not allowed more than one bass, and it's not reasonable to upgrade until I can play properly anyway 😞 It is that one. 23 minutes ago, kusee pee said: Great looking bass. Where are you based? I am in North Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 It's a really cool bass. Who made the carbon fibre neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 I believe Mr MPU does everything himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 09/05/2019 at 17:49, Richard R said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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