FS: RARE Brazilian fretless bass

thefrenchise · #1 01-07-2012, 02:47 AM

Beautiful and rare Brazilian fretless bass made by famous Luthier Marcio Benedetti in Sao Paulo -- Brazil. Benedetti is one of the most accomplished Luthiers in South America.
Bartolini Pick up
Wood movable Bridge

Really rare.
asking for $ 1200 (worth $ 2500)

tsarter · #2 01-07-2012, 10:12 AM

Bump for an incredibly beautiful bass!

The EH Man · #3 01-08-2012, 06:59 AM

Now that is a beauty of a bass!

lpcarter · #4 01-23-2012, 07:01 AM

digitalmoney · #5 01-25-2012, 10:24 AM

What do all 5 knobs do with only one pick up?

hifibass · #6 02-11-2012, 01:41 PM

It's a beautiful bass but we need a bit more to make a decision:

*Scale
*Nut Spacing
*Preamp/Electronics/Hardware
*Woods
*Case/Shipping CONUS
*Pretty much everything

thefrenchise · #7 02-17-2012, 10:04 PM

Bartolini Music man Stingray Style Humbucker Pick up.

Knobs Control
#1 Bass
#2 Mid
#3 Treble
#4 - 4 pick up positions (Series-Parallel- North coil-south-coil)
#5 Volume

Woods:

Hard Rock Maple neck (Flat Sawn)
with pau Ferro fingerboard
With abalone inlays

Body : Maple Core, Walnut, Veneers
Wings : Mahogany with Flamed Mahogany top

34 Inches scale length

Strings Spacing :
at the Nut : 11/32 inches - 9 mm
at the Bridge : 21/32 - 17 mm

Brass nut

Shipping included but I have no Case for the bass

thefrenchise · #8 02-25-2012, 02:43 AM

thefrenchise · #9 05-19-2012, 06:09 PM