pantherairsoft Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 The current price is €3100 with a finish if your choice. Plus €250 for a 6 string. I also want one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, BigRedX said: Those prices are somewhat inflated since they are for the US distributor and will include EU to US shipping and import taxes as well as a distributor mark-up. Nevertheless, cheap they ain't, and even if you bought them direct from BassLab, you'd still get hit for import taxes post-Brexit. So that €3350 just became €4020. Plus, presumably, shipping and currency conversion... eeek! Edited January 19, 2021 by Lfalex v1.1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: Nevertheless, cheap they ain't, and even if you bought them direct from BassLab, you'd still get hit for import taxes post-Brexit. So that €3350 just became €4020. Plus, presumably, shipping and currency conversion... eeek! This is the agonising truth. At €3100, compared to other luthier specs, it sounds about right. But add VAT once it hits the UK and it’s time to cry. Wish I’d investigated this a few months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Come (back) to Europe. 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Come (back) to Europe. 😁 We're actually contemplating a move to Germany. My brother-in-law moved there 6 months ago (he got a job with Thomann) and is absolutely loving life. We went over to visit between lock-downs and felt really inspired. It's a serious consideration. Edit - this thread has gone major off topic! Edited January 19, 2021 by pantherairsoft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, pantherairsoft said: The current price is €3100 with a finish if your choice. Plus €250 for a 6 string. I also want one. That's a whole extra digit more than I'd pay for any bass. I could probably stretch to a set of strings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 23 hours ago, TheGreek said: I like the design a lot, but I really struggle with the wonky curve of the horn/bow. Looks like it's been leant against a hot radiator all afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Auerswald costs a fortune. Another bow bass is Atlansia Oxford: https://atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, itu said: Auerswald costs a fortune. Another bow bass is Atlansia Oxford: https://atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php Most of those are at very least interesting. Some are lovely. But oddly not the Oxford! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I love Atlansia basses, but these Oxford are certainly at least ... ugly. Thanks for the reminder. 🤮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, Hellzero said: I love Atlansia basses, but these Oxford are certainly at least ... ugly. Thanks for the reminder. 🤮 Yeah - that's pretty awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) I love Atlansia! The company is run by Nobuaki Hayashi, better known as H. Noble, who designed many iconic Matsumoku-era Aria Pro II guitars and basses like the famous SB series. I love his mad professor-approach to guitar building, constantly coming up with solutions to problems that don't exist, often completely ignoring ergonomics and userfriendliness but always beautifully engineered. He doesn't play guitar or bass himself, he got involved in guitar manufacturing when he was building wooden cabinets for Matsumoku sewing machines! Edited January 20, 2021 by LeftyJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Atlansia; So many pickups, so little time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, LeftyJ said: He doesn't play guitar or bass himself. Neither was Leo Fender... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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