Has anyone heard of a Nicolo Magenti?

sidonbass · #1 10-31-2007, 09:28 PM

The Nicolo Magenti is a czech bass. That is all I know. I have the opportunity to get one. Solid top...Anyone know it?

KSB - Ken Smith · #2 10-31-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sidonbass

The Nicolo Magenti is a czech bass. That is all I know. I have the opportunity to get one. Solid top...Anyone know it?

Why would a Czech Bass have an Italian sounding name? Is this a new or old Bass? Can you post some pics of it to give us a clue as to what it is?

Also, many real and fictitious Italian names are stuck on production Bass made in Europe, China and just about everywhere else.

Sometimes the name sounds real and sometimes it's obvious a made up name like Ronzoni Pastacholi. I would only get that if it came with meat sauce!

drurb · #3 11-01-2007, 08:24 AM

Hmm, Magneti. I guess it should not be used with a pizeo pickup. Rather,...

sidonbass · #4 11-01-2007, 12:55 PM

It's a Strunal. I found there web site but anyone have a review?

liam_g · #5 11-01-2007, 04:43 PM

If it's basically a rebranded Strunal hybrid (carved top), it could be a pretty good instrument. I played one for a while, until I found my current bass. I might still be playing it, except that I finally figured out that it only really likes high tension strings, whereas I am liking lower tension for my playing.

Post some more info, price and pics if possible. No one can really say "Sure, buy it!" or "Run away!" without some more info.

Oh, and do a search for Strunal in the forum ... lots of info here.

robboy · #6 11-04-2007, 10:59 AM

I've got one of these but, its all solid wood. No plywood. It's an OK bass. I got it from one of our suppliers for around 2K. That's our cost. I think that they try to get 4K retail. Way too much IMHO. Anyway as I found out, it needed lots of work to make it useful. It had a pine soundpost cut at an angle, not enough camber in the fingerboard, nut and bridge not cut properly, etc. in otherwords it needed to be completely setup and some parts replaced. Also, the finish is some kind of shiny sprayed on stuff. After doing all the setup, it seems to, as someone mentioned before, need strings with some tension to work well. I had Dadarrio's and Corellis on it and neither worked well. Not much volume and very little low end I put on some of the Evah Parrazzi and there is a huge difference. The bass actually has some bottom and is quite usable. Before it was all midrange and didn't record well. Oh,and the tailpiece wire was just that; a chrome plated coathanger wire. That needed to be replaced as did the hollow end pin that bent quite easily. The more I see of these bargin basses the more I realize that you really need to save your pennys to take a trip to establishments that have great instruments so that you can a have point of reference when evaluating basses. If you were to buy one of these at a discounted price you'd still have to put another 1K or so into it to make it usable. The money could probably be spent more wisely somewhere else.

Cyoder · #7 04-24-2009, 01:03 AM

I purchased one of these basses over a year ago. It's my first bass, and I love it. It's no fully carved, old European bass, it's just a production model with a carved top and plywood sides and back. The tag inside says it was built in 2005. I spent 500 dollars for a set-up. New endpin, bridge, and I had the sound post moved around to try and help darken it up. It's still kinda bright, even with the Thomastik Belcantos on it. It is really loud, though, but that could be attributed to the fact that I play it a lot in not just an orchestra, but also a wind ensemble where I am the only string player up against somewhere around 30 to 40 wind players and a whole percussion section. I like how it plays, after the set-up of course, and it should last me until I can find a deal on a much, much nicer bass.

Another plus is the finish, which has to be some kind of crazy strong guitar lacquer or something. In a stupid accident with the bass, I crushed a tiny portion of the edge of the top and even though the wood is crushed, the finish didn't come off at all, and the same with this spot on my top where my bow fell off the music stand as I went to grab it practicing one day. It dented the top a tiny bit with a small circle the size of the screw, but the finish is still 100% there.

I'm actually really glad I bought this bass. The few slip-ups in care have taught me some good lessons that will forever be burned into my mind, and it's still a solid bass. It's good preparation for bass handling, I guess. Take this as you will.

richardfll · #8 05-05-2009, 07:31 PM

this is the top of the line model (all solid wood), id like to sell it i paid 2900$ two years ago and would like to get $1500 for it. It is in mint shape, ive hardly used it> i also have 2 bows (one german and one french that i would throw in.
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