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Nice. Could you share the contact of ETS hardware Germany? Their website seems like early 90s stuff - I couldn't find any links, email or phone contacts as long as I could see. BTW for anyone interested I found these from ABM: ABM Bass-Kopfstücke Not specifically designed for top load but I...

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Go for the 6 and forget all the rest, this is what I did. As for everything it takes commitment, mileage and practice, and of course there's an initial period where you will not feel as comfortable as your previous instrument. But if you're willing to do the homework and be patient you'll see...

I actually had the parts installed later by a local tech - when I ordered the bass I didn't know that option, so I don't know exactly. I believe there's an extra fee. Something like a hundred bucks for pickup and electronics of your choice, I believe routing included - say you want a JJ setup on...

Since you said you like your 4-string Jazz and the LB76 is a jazz bass as well, I assume you basically want a 6-string jazz bass, right? Then I would say get a newer Kiesel (LB76) with a 5-piece neck - now every Kiesel bass also come with reinforcement rods as standard, too. That and the 5-piece...

I believe that especially for "boutique" instruments there aren't "exclusive" deals anymore. Probably Feraud is both Mayones and Smith endorser at the same time, you can see him gig with either the Mayones or a Smith Burner HF signature model... at NAMM 2018 he did videos and inteviews for both...

I believe "affordable" was probably Janek initial intention/goal - kind of what Miller did with Sire - but maybe not Mr.Mattisson intention/goal? lol. I was curious but honestly been skeptical from the beginning that Janek could get an "affordable" model from Mattisson basses. To me an...

still available, added more relevant info and shortened the original post.

Yes the bridge is original. Fodera does use the Hipshot A bridge for the narrower neck/spacing, you can see the original photos from the Fodera site here: Buckeye Burl AJ Contrabass Shape 5 Deluxe Thanks for asking, I just modified the first post to make it clear that the bass is completely...

My bass (for sale here, For Sale - 00 Fodera custom shop Deluxe 5 AJ5 insane buckeye):

I own a Moollon Jazz 5, bought used for a very good price. For a 4-string P-bass or Jazz I don't think that Moollon would be really any different from any Fender CS out there. But what Moollon possibly offers more than other brands is that passive pre-cbs / Fender vintage custom shop sound in a...

Another new headless bolt-on model, Osiris bass:

Q: "Hey Lamborghini Fan Club, should I get a Lambo or a Hyundai?" A: "Get a Lambo all the way." :D Jokes apart, if you have the money of course you can't go wrong with Fbass... you get an instrument on another league, as you know if you already own one. Said that, I had for some years the...

I agree with you about the Vanquish and Aries bass models, I don't like that huge bevel as well... But on this new single cut bass the "big bevel" is definitely better looking IMHO and it should allow to all those super cool binding effects like they do on the SCB guitar model: