FS - Bone 12 string

west*coast*bass · #1 05-28-2009, 01:46 AM

Very rare bone 12 string bass (6x2), ash body with 9 piece maple and purpleheart neckthrough - 35" scale - Curly purpleheart top and headstock laminates. Macassar ebony board with LED's!! The neck needs a repair on the back at the nut - not sure what caused the damage but it's about the size of the top of a pen cap... The neck however is very stable. Bartolini pickups and Aguilar OBP-1 pre - 18v. Ships in Fodera teardrop HSC.

$2585 shipped - Postal Money Order only. NO TRADES!

Sane · #2 05-28-2009, 07:11 AM

Man ... this is right up my alley. If I hadn't just bought a house

. Any way up for a unique bass. I got my eye on it

FretFree · #3 05-28-2009, 08:33 AM

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH! This is almost EXACTLY what I was in conversation to have built before my old band got busy... and then Bone went away.

Bump for one of my dream basses that is way out of my $$ league right now.

MoonDoggy · #4 05-28-2009, 09:15 AM

Wow! When I first started noticing boutique basses, this exact bass is one of the top 3 that always stuck in my mind right with a Curbow XT-33 and Tung Wing!

Is this all original?

I can't make any promises, but I am seriously saving for this. A very serious 'hope to get it soon' bump!

west*coast*bass · #5 05-28-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MoonDoggy

Wow! When I first started noticing boutique basses, this exact bass is one of the top 3 that always stuck in my mind right with a Curbow XT-33 and Tung Wing!

Is this all original?

I can't make any promises, but I am seriously saving for this. A very serious 'hope to get it soon' bump!

Yes, it is all original and sounds amazing!

ashtray · #6 06-05-2009, 11:30 PM

This things is CRAZY! Enjoyed playing it - wish I could afford it.

Surprisingly easier to get used to than I thought it would be.

SLaPiNFuNK · #7 06-06-2009, 12:28 AM

really cool! I dont even want to think about tuning it though!

west*coast*bass · #8 06-06-2009, 12:59 AM

Awww...the tuning is a piece of cake...just like a 6 string but twice as long!

Schizoid75 · #9 06-06-2009, 06:20 PM

Wow, blast from the past! That's my old bass! I'm the original owner and worked with John DiMaggio from Bass Alone to have it built by Jamie White/Bone Basses. The led's were put in by Sims Custom in England. So it went from San Diego to England then to me in Ohio.

Interesting tidbit. When the bass was first built, the bass strings and octaves were reversed, ie, the treble strings were closest to the cutaway. I found it very difficult to fret that way and sent it back to have Jamie switch things around.

Someone is going to get a true one-of-a-kind bass!!

MoonDoggy · #10 06-06-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Schizoid75

Interesting tidbit. When the bass was first built, the bass strings and octaves were reversed, ie, the treble strings were closest to the cutaway. I found it very difficult to fret that way and sent it back to have Jamie switch things around.

That explains a lot! I've seen many examples of Jamie's work, and I was confused why a bass of this caliber had such a poor headstock layout with some of the octave strings touching the tuning posts of the bass strings. When that conversion was done, where the bass tuner holes simply plugged and the octave tuner holes enlarged? Or, was the purpleheart faceplate removed and the whole headstock redone?

I ask, because I'm primarily a finger-style player and I always wanted an octave bass w/ the bass strings above the octave strings (opposite of standard). Basically, what would it take to make it the other way again? (New nut, plugging and enlarging tuner holes, etc....??)

Thanks

Dan

Schizoid75 · #11 06-07-2009, 12:34 PM

I couldn't tell you how Jamie made the switch. It's been years--I probably got it in 2002 or 2003. It was one of my first custom builds and I wasn't that involved with all the specifics. Sorry I can't offer more info!

west*coast*bass · #12 06-07-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonDoggy

That explains a lot! I've seen many examples of Jamie's work, and I was confused why a bass of this caliber had such a poor headstock layout with some of the octave strings touching the tuning posts of the bass strings. When that conversion was done, where the bass tuner holes simply plugged and the octave tuner holes enlarged? Or, was the purpleheart faceplate removed and the whole headstock redone?

I ask, because I'm primarily a finger-style player and I always wanted an octave bass w/ the bass strings above the octave strings (opposite of standard). Basically, what would it take to make it the other way again? (New nut, plugging and enlarging tuner holes, etc....??)

Thanks

Dan

It's not tough to play as it is now, but not knowing how the original layout was done I am not sure either.

Brad Johnson · #13 06-07-2009, 08:12 PM

Didn't know you had this, Mark. I still have my Avatar six. Excellent basses. Good luck with the sale.

west*coast*bass · #14 06-10-2009, 01:25 PM

Thanks Brad - the 12 is so cool! The six is gorgeous!

west*coast*bass · #15 06-11-2009, 03:18 PM

This is another bass that went to rehearsal last night...the other band memebers commented on how amazing it sounded - who wants to add this to their arsenal???

west*coast*bass · #16 06-15-2009, 03:33 PM

Bump - I'll accept reasonable offers!!!

west*coast*bass · #17 06-22-2009, 06:09 PM

Buy 6 strings and get 6 strings for free!

jshilgebass · #18 06-28-2009, 12:29 AM

I've loved this bass ever since I saw it on the old Bass Alone website. I wondered what happened to it after all this time. I bought my Modulus Quantum 6 from John Dimaggio when he used to have Bass Alone. Now he works for Taylor Guitars.

If I had the money I would definitely spring for this 12 string wonder, but alas I live in the real world.

Joe Hilgeman