SOLD - Takamine B10 fretless Acoustic Bass / Upright Electric

[Sercet]

This is a Takamine B10 bass that you can play "horizontally" on your lap, or use the supplied endpin to stand it up and play upright. This is a big bodied bass with a curved ebony fingerboard and 34" scale. It has a comprehensive preamp with volume, bass, middle, treble, advanced EQ, fedback eliminator and reverb. It has a built in tuner and you can save your settings. This is a big, beautiful bass with the biggest hard case you ever did see. This sounds more like a double bass than any other acousticbass guitar or upright electric I have ever played.

Offers around £900?

Steve

Edited March 6, 2008 by Sercet

[CPBass]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH Very Very Nice Indeed. Have a BUMP on me. I tried one of these before and have to say it was sublime. If I find 900 squids anytime soon Ill be back to ya.

Col

Edited November 11, 2007 by Voodoosnake

[vincent]

Free bump!

I have 2 of those! The first one had an accident, I couldn't wait for the repair and had to get another one! None is for sale though, I am happy not having to carry this huge case in the night train anymore...

It kinds of fills the gap between electric bass and upright, but in a quite different way than my Godin A5 fretless does, both physically and sonically.

Vincent.

PS: you can also get the Rotos TRU BASS in extended lenght to avoid having the golden silk over the fretboard: RS 88EL (XL)

[vincent]

BUMP!!!

I just can't believe it's not getting more attention...

It's a very different animal, it's got me wondering why oner would ever want to go deeper than a low E.

Vincent.

[Mr Cougar]

Where you based Secret?

[Sercet]

Sorry, should have said. I'm in Worcester.


[quote name='Mr Cougar' post='136826' date='Feb 8 2008, 08:12 PM']Where you based Secret?[/quote]

[NickThomas]

What strings are on it? The silks are half way down the fretboard lol

The bass looks fantastic btw !!

Edited February 10, 2008 by NickThomas

[Sercet]

The strings are extra-long-sale Rotosounds. Clearly not long enough. I've used Thomastik-Infeld strings and they fit without the silk covering the fingerboard.

[Mr Bassman]

Is the bridge adjustable for height?

[Sercet]

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='138484' date='Feb 11 2008, 09:37 PM']Is the bridge adjustable for height?[/quote]

No, it's a fixed bridge. There is a truss rod for neck adjustments.

[Sercet]

I've had some interest in this, but not enough interest for anyone to hand over money.

Any advice? Do I need to reduce the price a little? Put it on ebay? Take it to the March "bash"? Put it back in the case and forget about it?

Thanks

Steve

[BassBod]

I thnk everyone's short on cash - costs are rising, economic doom and gloom all around and no one seems to be making any more money? Well, I'm certainly not.....

Just decide whether you've got a use for it or not...and what else you could do with the money? That's the situation I've got with the Martin ABG. Its a great instrument, lovely to have in the house but limited uses for gigging and recording so it doesn't fit my (not strictly enforced!) "earn their keep" rule. If I didn't also play upright it might be different I suppose, but people I work with want to hear upright, not ABG.

Choices...choices

BB

[tonyhudson2000]

Hi Sercet. Are you still interested in selling?

[Sercet]

[quote name='tonyhudson2000' post='144917' date='Feb 22 2008, 11:48 AM']Hi Sercet. Are you still interested in selling?[/quote]

Yes, this is still for sale.

[GreeneKing]

It is a very stunning, interesting and workmanlike looking instrument.