Marleaux Consat Straight 5-string - again £1000 Felixstowe, Suffolk

[Bilbo]

This bass has done the rounds and has been owned by at least three people on here that I know of. I have no problem with the bass fundamentally but am not getting on with the low B so want to get a 4-string to replace it. 

 

This is a video that fretmeister didn't do (he isn't who I thought he was) when he got the bass in the year of our Lord 1492. Nick Latham makes it sound better than I can. The 'kill switch' he is talking about appears, to me at least, to switch the bass between active and passive modes but I may be wrong. I have just put a new battery in it which will save you £3.49. I don't have any specs but suspect they are easy enough to find if you want the numbers.

 

£1000 and it's yours

 

 

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by Bilbo

[warwickhunt]

I've owned this bass and as a result I am constantly looking for the 4 string version; I'm not a 5 string player, otherwise I'd still own it!  

[Schnozzalee]

Not getting on with 5 strings you mean? 

 

I've owned a 34" Consat Custom and the B was perfect (not floppy).

[Bilbo]

Yeah. I have had about 5 or 6 basses with a low B (this Marleaux, two Status basses, a Harley Benton 7-string etc) and they just never sit right with me (and the music I play doesn't really require it, if I am honest).

[Bilbo]

Minor scuffs and buckle rash.

[Bilbo]

Full face 

[warwickhunt]

Might be worth mentioning that it isn't a heavy bass (especially for a 5 string).

[Bilbo]

Yeah... Apparently it's a really light bass 😁

 

(having lugged a Wal around for 38 years, EVERYTHING feels like a light bass to me).

[deepbass5]

great basses and a great B strings IMHO.  when this popped up I thought the £1000 was just the deposit 😁

[Bilbo]

Sold pending the necessary. Watch this space.

[TheGreek]

Rob, welcome back...I know that you had a break from us...you were missed!!

[Mykesbass]

^ This. 

 

Lovely to see you back on here. Now let's get the Jazz thread back up and running 👍

[fretmeister]

Wasn’t me!

 

I had a custom, not a straight.

[Bilbo]

It's definitely the bass in the video.

[fretmeister]

1 hour ago, Bilbo said:

It's definitely the bass in the video.

 

No doubt. But it's still not one I've ever had and my name isn't Nick!

[Bilbo]

20 hours ago, fretmeister said:

 

No doubt. But it's still not one I've ever had and my name isn't Nick!

Why didn't you say? 😆

[Bilbo]

***SOLD***

[Owen]

On 12/12/2024 at 18:21, TheGreek said:

Rob, welcome back...I know that you had a break from us...you were missed!!

You can check out, but you can never leave.....