'Marmite' Jazz bass?

[Hamster]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-jazz-Laurus-Quasar-sl-20-5-corde-grafite-fret_W0QQitemZ130176833372QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fender-jazz-Laurus-Q...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

I [i]think[/i] I like it

Hamster

[markytbass]

STUPENDO indeed

[stingrayfan]

Euuuurggh.

[GreeneKing]

I do like it, very much so

Dares to be different.

Same with his decoration, well cool.

Peter

[Beedster]

Any listing that starts with the phrase "VENDO STUPENDO" gets my vote without question!
Chris

[Bassassin]

Too bad he feels he has to say "Fender Jazz" in his listing to get people to look.

I think it's stunning, I could even learn to live with that pointless little flap where the headstock isn't.

Jon.

[Rich]

I love it... up as far as the nut. Then, it all goes tragically wrong.

[grosa]

fact

what were they thinking with that headstock?
otherwise i like it
and the statue in the background

[Bassassin]

[quote name='grosa' post='94155' date='Nov 25 2007, 03:54 PM']fact

what were they thinking with that headstock?
otherwise i like it
and the statue in the background[/quote]
I particularly like the novelty stand the one on the front of the [url="http://www.laurus.it/"]manufacturer's website[/url] is displayed upon. I'd quite like one of those for each of my basses.

J.

[BigRedX]

And that at the moment is a very good price for a Laurus...

It'll be interesting to see what the end price is. The last couple of Laurus basses on eBay have been priced much higher and as a consequence not attracted any bids.

[tauzero]

[quote name='grosa' post='94155' date='Nov 25 2007, 03:54 PM']what were they thinking with that headstock?
otherwise i like it[/quote]
If you look at the [url="http://www.laurus.it/english/models.html"]pictures on the manufacturer's website[/url], the headstock makes more aesthetic sense - it picks up the body theme rather nicely. I'd prefer a headless headless myself but I wouldn't say no to one of those. Wish I had a grand to spare, I'm just trying to settle on a 5-string fretless at the moment...

[BigRedX]

There is a technical reason for the 'headstock' rather than just looks and I'm pretty sure that there used to be an explaination of it on a previous incarnation of the Laurus site. Something to do with neck resonance IIRC.

Edited November 28, 2007 by BigRedX

[WarPig]

and there i was hoping for a bass shaped like a jar of marmite

[SJA]

looks like it takes standard single ball end strings, and you have to chop them off at the clamp.

[Marky L]

[quote name='SJA' post='100203' date='Dec 6 2007, 01:46 PM']

looks like it takes standard single ball end strings, and you have to chop them off at the clamp.[/quote]


I can't go with that, it looks like a knob end. (A deformed one I grant you).