Onox Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) The offered bass is primarily known as a 5-stringer. The four-string version is significantly rarer and especially difficult to find with a "Maple Neck." Therefore, the bass is also interesting for collectors. But "players" take note: The pickups were specially developed for the bass and sound very good. For each pickup, there is a parallel/single coil/series switch. In addition to the volume and tone controls, a three-way switch allows for combinations of the two pickups. If both pickups are activated, you can pull the tone control, which makes the neck pickup slightly quieter. This also allows for classic Jazz Bass sounds. Check the Sounds here on YouTube Sound-wise, the bass can cover Preci, Jazz Bass, and Sting Ray sounds, not 1:1 of course, but with its own charm. In the following video, you get an impression of the sound variety. Superb Bass on Custom Shop Level. Don´t miss out! Last Pricdrop 1600 GBP! Edited May 13 by Onox Pricedrop 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecarlton Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Purely out of interest - I definitely can't afford to buy it! - what is the year of manufacture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 They were produced between 2004 and 2009. This one was made in 2006. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Feel free to hit me with an offer if you think it´s too pricey. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Pricedrop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroydiamond Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 A Nice bass. Does it come with its case and can you tell me the weight of the bass please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 It comes in a Gator Hardshell Case. Sadly I never owned the original Fender Case. I checked the Weight with the Bathroom Scale: 3,9 kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 NOW 1600 GBP. A STEAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Could be yours 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Onox said: Could be yours 👍 I have a friend who drives past Karlsruhe most weeks - issue is getting it back to U.K. and paying for the privilege ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Hey @Onox, I PMed you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 To add to the fact that apart from being a really good bass, (I’ve owned one since new), it is a Passive bass but there are a lot of various tones to be had from the pickups and wiring, much more than a standard bass. It is also a superb recording bass. I believe the pickups may have been designed by Bill Lawrence (RIP) for this Fender bass. Made for Roscoe Beck who is a great player who recorded and toured for many years with USA guitarist Robben Ford and the Blue Line. Check out Roscoe’s inventive lines on those albums and you will probably be hearing both his four and five string playing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 The bass of choice of Mike Oldfield! A 5-string is my unicorn, GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) 8 hours ago, mybass said: To add to the fact that apart from being a really good bass, (I’ve owned one since new), it is a Passive bass but there are a lot of various tones to be had from the pickups and wiring, much more than a standard bass. It is also a superb recording bass. I believe the pickups may have been designed by Bill Lawrence (RIP) for this Fender bass. Made for Roscoe Beck who is a great player who recorded and toured for many years with USA guitarist Robben Ford and the Blue Line. Check out Roscoe’s inventive lines on those albums and you will probably be hearing both his four and five string playing. Yep, Bill Lawrence pickups. Roscoe’s album Walk On is definitely worth a listen. Not a bass player’s solo album in the classic sense, in fact there is only one small ‘bass feature’, it’s a collection of the great man’s songs with various guests on vocals, guitar, etc (including Robben Ford, Greg Koch and Eric Johnson). I saw Roscoe with Robben at The Jazz Café playing a 4 and 5 string version of his sig bass. To my ears, the 4 string sounded better. I also owned one for a good while and realise I should never has moved it on, but GAS and all that. Roscoe was also Leonard Cohen’s MD for his long farewell tours. Edited May 12 by ezbass 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onox Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 thanks for the input @ezbass and @mybass The Bass is on hold for the Moment! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malikosbass Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I used to have V strings one but i sold it i couldn't get use of the wide neck it s not for every hands... But i'm curious about the IV .... Any news about the bass dude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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