Nicholasbt Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Selling a mint condition - B stock - Maa Guitars fretless bass, from a small production made in Sweden. Milk paint finished body, which has the characteristic silky, open pore and light relic feel. And a french polished (shellac) finished neck. All natural finishes without petroleum. Specs: - 34" scale - 5 string - 17mm spacing - 24 fret marks - alder body olive green milk paint - pau ferro neck with fresch polish finish - ebony fingerboard - Hipshot hardware - Bartolini pickups in P H configuration - passive electronics (stacked volume/tone for each pickup + 3-way switch) - Includes Mono Sleeve bag and tools. Open for trades Edited September 28, 2020 by Nicholasbt Sold 4
Nicholasbt Posted August 25, 2020 Author Posted August 25, 2020 Sound sample: Dunlop half wounds (more thumpy, less mwah tone than flts or roundwounds) sounds are: Neck pickup tone on and off, bridge pickup tone on and off, the same in higher register and then mixes between both pickups. All passive, straight into audio interface Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YM0_WMNLf5TUQ47p0Ayg7_gqikT7iyZG/view?usp=drivesdk 1
Cuzzie Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 Not normally a fan of single cuts at all - but this is lovely GLWTS 1
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 Good job it’s a fretless. I really like that design. 1 1
three Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Good job it’s a fretless. I really like that design. Me too, that's one of the nicest single cut designs that I've seen - elegant, coherent and avoids the bulbous bulk of some alternatives 3 1
andybassdoyle Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 Great - unusual looking bass but I agree, it really works, looks fab 1
grahamd Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 That is a lovely looking instrument Nicholas, GLWTS 1
NoirBass Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 What a great looking and sounding bass GLWTS! 1
lownote Posted September 9, 2020 Posted September 9, 2020 On 25/08/2020 at 09:43, Cuzzie said: Not normally a fan of single cuts at all - but this is lovely GLWTS agreed. it' suprising how many makers get the shape wrong. After a Shuker, this is only the second example where a maker got it right IMHO. To such an extent I didn't even notice it was a single cut until @Cuzzie pointed it out 2
edstraker123 Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 With it having milk paint i would have expected it to have been made by Moo guitars ! ( I'll get my coat !) Beautifil bass and colour - GLWTS. 1
Nicholasbt Posted September 11, 2020 Author Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, edstraker123 said: With it having milk paint i would have expected it to have been made by Moo guitars ! ( I'll get my coat !) Beautifil bass and colour - GLWTS. Hahahahah makes sense hahahaha
triplebass Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 did a quick search but couldn’t really find who’s making these Maa’s, do you have some info? also what trades would you consider? cheers 1
Nicholasbt Posted September 11, 2020 Author Posted September 11, 2020 6 hours ago, triplebass said: did a quick search but couldn’t really find who’s making these Maa’s, do you have some info? also what trades would you consider? cheers You can check on instagram, our website is under maintenance. Maa guitars is based in Sweden. I can consider trades for basses, amps, etc, send me a PM and we can see whatbis possible.
lownote Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Afterthought - on further inspection I can't figure out the headstock badge. It's curved shape almost works for me, but at the same time it seems to be a sticky outy add on? I know this section is not the place for discussion, but as the owner (or maker?) seems to be aboard this thread, I thought I'd balance out my total admiration for the body and especially the single cut shape with a query re. headstock design. Bin me if I done bad. Edited September 12, 2020 by lownote12 1
triplebass Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 1 hour ago, lownote12 said: Afterthought - on further inspection I can't figure out the headstock badge. It's curved shape almost works for me, but at the same time it seems to be a sticky outy add on? I know this section is not the place for discussion, but as the owner (or maker?) seems to be aboard this thread, I thought I'd balance out my total admiration for the body and especially the single cut shape with a query re. headstock design. Bin me if I done bad. i second that... and would also be nice to see the back of the headstock, something written there? any chance of putting some frets in it, if you’re the maker or have contact with him/her/them? cheers 1
Nicholasbt Posted September 13, 2020 Author Posted September 13, 2020 Thanks for the input yes, the logo is a wood piece. back of the headstock has the signature, city and date. frets are of course possible to add, but there would be an uncharge of course
MB1 Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 🥛Milk Paint? ...I couldn’t leave that near our cat!😸 1
Nicholasbt Posted September 14, 2020 Author Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, MB1 said: 🥛Milk Paint? ...I couldn’t leave that near our cat!😸 Hahaha, it is a very old paint type, based on milk casein, and finished with natural oil. I dont think your cat would like to bite it, but, we never know hehehehe
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