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After more than a year and a half in its company and as there is no thread dedicated to the phenomenal Le Fay basses, I'll start with my Le Fay Remington Steele 6 RHT CC CAP Big Block photographed on the mandatory 400 years old oak floor.

 

 

Big Block meaning is explained in the specifications, so RHT stands for Right Hand Tuning, CC stands for Crazy Cherry, and CAP is explained in detail here: https://www.lefay.de/index.php/EN/most_recently/news-events

 

 

There is a QR Code, because the bass as an embedded chip to protect it against theft.

 

 

First, here are the links to Reiner and Meik DOBBRATZ creations:

 

Website: https://www.lefay.de/index.php/EN/bass_models/overview

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lefaybasses/

 

Old YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LeFayKiebitzreihe

 

New YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCxNVglUiNZC9uw40NHgeLA/featured

 

 

Second, the complete specifications (with the price, sorry I'm not showing off as this was a gift from my wife) of my Le Fay Remington Steele 6 RHT CC CAP Big Block:

 

 

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Third, the photos, of course :

 

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Fourth, a tune recorded with this very bass to hear the tone of the stainless steel fingerboard, which is between Brazilian rosewood and ebony (one take directly in the soundcard, passive mode, 2/3 of bridge pickup in parallel, tone closed at 70%, slight reverb and Elixir nickel plated strings):

 

https://tonybertrand.bandcamp.com/track/i-wish-i-was-swiss

 

 

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Posted

Not mine, but I was able to testdrive this wonderful Herr Schwarz 5-string back in 2012 and it still haunts me in my sleep. It was incredible, and the attention to detail on it was just astonishing. So well thought-out and well-executed, and almost no off-the-shelf parts!

 

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My Lefay Herr Schwarz 6. The very first Herr Schwarz 6.
Still one of my main weapons. 
After some years I added a third pickup and then changed to Nordstream pickups for more meaniness.

 

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This thread is incredibly GAS-inducing. Their basses just look so well-made, and beautifully sculpted. True works of art, and they've put thought in every little detail. I know of no other luthier or brand whose headstock shapes match their bodyshapes so well.

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With a nudge from HellZero, here are some photos of one of the best 6-strings that has passed through my hands. Unfortuntately 6-ers are too much for me and I had to let it go. 

 

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An amazing passive Herr Schwarz 5 - one of the earlier models with switches for each humbucker coil.

(The other switch is use these switches of the rotary selector knob. The two tone knobs are for mids and highs.) 

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