eubassix Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) GMR pi Custom bass constructed from Afzelia/walnut/Maple: Azfelia body core (nicely figured) with an exceptionally figured Walnut top and back, separated by maple accent lines, in both planes. The back is beautifully contoured (for comfort and aesthetics) both around the upper bout and neck/body area. Three-piece rock maple neck (with walnut lines) and rosewood fingerboard with jumbo brass frets(24). The bass was originally fitted with active MEC PUs and passive electronics (Vol/Vol/Tone) which were 'OK' .. but nothing more ... and didn't reflect the quality of the bass in terms of the overall sound. So, it's been upgraded with SD quarter-pounders and full SD 3-band EQ .. and now sounds exceptional! You can see the changes in the photo(s) showing the body from an angle. It is (was) apparently the Signature model of Wojtek Pilichowski, the exceptional Polish bassist and Slap-virtuoso. The bass is in excellent overall condition (as can be seen in the photos - I have more if required) with a few superficial/surface marks but no deeper marks or dings. The ex-factory price is currently €1090 euro for this bass with high-gloss finish and original specifications as outlined, with the upgrades adding about £200 .. and a lot more in terms of the sound and versatility. It's a sort-of bolt-on Alembic without the crazy price-tag (!). The instrument is 34" scale with 10mm string spacing at the nut (1.5"), 16mm at the 24th fret and 19mm at the Bridge .. a unique Steinberger, chrome (matching chrome Gotoh/'W'-arwick tuners) unit with D-tuner and micro-tuners! Links:- [url="http://www.public-peace.de/maingmr.htm"]<a href="http://www.public-peace.de/maingmr.htm" target="_blank">http://www.public-peace.de/maingmr.htm[/url]</a> [url="http://www.pilichowski.net/"]<a href="http://www.pilichowski.net/" target="_blank">http://www.pilichowski.net/[/url]</a> £ - SOLD Edited February 6, 2008 by eubassix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Additional link:- [url="http://youtube.com/watch?v=LQaMJWgz1hg&feature=related"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=LQaMJWgz1hg&feature=related[/url] .. to Wojtek Pilichowski on the GMR stand (Messe 2005) which shows the new range of basses. There are also some pretty impressive youtube links (once you're there) to some solos etc etc. .. some of which feature WP's unique l.e.d-lit 'Pi' 4-banger.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks PED ... did you mean the bass or WP's playing?!.. (or both)? I don't think the GMR basses are widely available as yet in the UK .. but could well become so in the future: good concept(s) / build quality with decent prices (.. though, unfortunately, likely to rise if the basses become popular). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 MB1. "Dairylea cheese triangle" type BUMP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 bumped back to the first page ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Reduced to [b]£550[/b] inclusive of 24h delivery (UK main). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thought this was sold (private-via-ebay-listing) .. but seems to have been a time waster (!). Funds / space required: reduced to an attractive £499 (incl.) ... quite a bass for the price ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifeq Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 bump as i used to play gmr for while cheaper model and it was really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Thanks for the comment/bump fifeq: good to hear that somebody else out there has experienced the quality of these currently quite rare (in the UK) basses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 you KNOW you wana consider a trade hahaha nice bass mate good luck with the sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 Cai - thanks for the bump. It IS a nice bass (something of a bargain for the ££)... You didn't mention details re. 'trade' (not really the best option for me currently, but always interested in something different/unusual .. or just 'nice' really !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 BUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 GMR Pi 4 is now SOLD (pending payment) !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 ... haha im happy you managed to sell it though mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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