€950 EUR: Laurent HUCHARD Une 4 Fretless, semi-acoustic bass, very very rare on the second hand market! - *SOLD* £850 Etalle, South Belgium

[Hellzero]

€950 EUR: Laurent HUCHARD Une 4 Fretless, semi-acoustic bass, very very rare on the second hand market!

 

 

This very ergonomic bass is built like a very thin acoustic guitar by Laurent HUCHARD who is a French luthier specialised in acoustic guitars, see here his website page for this model (in French): https://www.huchard-luthier.com/spip.php?article56

NO TRADES!

NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE !


Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden : €950 Euros (£850 GBP is an approximation and I will only accept payment in Euros) !!!


Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC.

 

 

In perfect working condition and, except some obvious marks (unglued ramp and nail mark above the pickup) and a few light dings, in very good condition.

Here are the specifications :

 

Braced and curved top: AAAAA grade flamed sycamore maple

 

Braced and curved back: sycamore maple

 

Sides: sycamore maple

 

Neck: one piece lightly flamed (sycamore) maple

 

Fingerboard: Macassar ebony

 

Positions: 24 with dark lines and side dots at the correct position (fretless)

 

Headstock: 2 + 2

 

Pickups: Delano MusicMan MC 4 FE

 

Controls: volume, tone (push-pull series/single coil)

 

Tuners: Hipshot USA Ultralite

 

Bridge: Hipshot USA B Style Aluminium with ebony cover

 

Strings spacing at bridge: 19 mm

 

Nut: bone (38mm width)

 

Strings spacing at nut: 9 mm

 

Knobs: Huchard ebony

 

Scale: 34 inches

 

Hardware colour: chrome

 

Truss rod: one, 100% functional

 

Finish: natural satin

 

Country of origin: France

 

Serial number: none

 

Year: 10th of July 2008

 

Weight: 2.660 kg ! Yes 2.660 kilos !

 

Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th position (can even go lower, but was perfect for me)


Will be delivered in a used Warwick Rockbag Deluxe (see photos).

Non-smoking environment as usual.
 

 

The bass has been fully set up professionally.

 

 

It is fitted with a brand new set of LaBella 750T White Nylon (stainless steel wound) strings (50 - 65 - 85 - 105), which really serve this bass for that Pino or Jaco sound and way much more.

 

 

What you see is what you get !

 

 

Look carefully at the photos taken from different angles and lights to see the real condition, which is very good with some obvious marks (unglued ramp and nail mark above the pickup) and a few light dings.

 

 

Here is the link to the 23 photos in high resolution: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QRqKN8NJdtDzlP2hKjUHwrNxCp5urpvF?usp=drive_link

 

 

Due to severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 4 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using like this one as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale.

 

 

Don't hesitate to ask for more.

Edited October 18, 2023 by Hellzero

[andyaber]

Never heard of this luthier but this is absolutely gorgeous.

 

How hollow is the body or how loud is it unplugged?

 

GLWTS. 

[Hellzero]

It's really built like an acoustic guitar, the sides being much wider in order to receive the neck, so it's totally hollow.

 

It's not loud enough to compete with an acoustic guitar nor a drummer, but loud enough to hear yourself when playing.

 

Hope it helps.

[Hellzero]

And the idea is also to have more dynamic, close to an acoustic instrument (without the volume).

[Hellzero]

Sold and paid! 😊