Anyone ever hear of these or better yet own one...? There is a 4 string single cut for sale locally on Craigs List and it looks interesting.
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DeOliveira Basses
- Thread starter Richard_P_Harve
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Yeah I did that too, they look very nice, website hard to read even translated. The one for sale is a Mirage which is at the higher end and chambered. They remind me a little of Jerzy Drozd basses.
Look for Sergio Groove on YouTube. There are several videos of him testing these basses.
Might help you.
Might help you.
É claro...opss...of course.
If you want more information, they can ask here( Invalid Link Removed ) in English even.
There are many users who have basses brand.
It will be a pleasure to help them, and most people there speak a better english than mine.
Did you guys had bought or just played some of those basses?
Im really thinking in one fretless...
Im really thinking in one fretless...
DeOliveira are just great. High quality woods and excellent price!
I'm waiting to receive mine in about 15 days. Ordered a 5 string Mirage. The only bad thing about them (for me) is that you cannot customize the bass too much, they don't offer many options to say "this is a 100% custom made bass". Still, not a big deal, I can customize it once I get it... good thing is they take between 45-60 days to build it from scratch.
Another thing, you need to speak portuguese because Alan (the contact at DeOliveira) doesn't speak english or spanish so I have to use a translator which is annoying (good thing is, I'm learning portugues).
Here I leave a few pics of my own process
I'm waiting to receive mine in about 15 days. Ordered a 5 string Mirage. The only bad thing about them (for me) is that you cannot customize the bass too much, they don't offer many options to say "this is a 100% custom made bass". Still, not a big deal, I can customize it once I get it... good thing is they take between 45-60 days to build it from scratch.
Another thing, you need to speak portuguese because Alan (the contact at DeOliveira) doesn't speak english or spanish so I have to use a translator which is annoying (good thing is, I'm learning portugues).
Here I leave a few pics of my own process
Some picks of mine...
Maybe some pics say more than a thousand words, but great tone, awesome playability, an instrument that where you are the people is looking at!
Interesting, all the designs seem to be light modifications of existing basses.
RBFK = Hmm, can't place it, but familiar. Really nice color on some of them!
Mirage = Fodera (obvious).
Rainbow = Schecter.
Dream = Well, okay...a highly modified Jazz. Almost like it borrowed from Mezzaluna ergonomics.
Music Way =EBMM.
Wave = Wishnevsky Peanut. Wait, you need a hex wrench to remove the ball end of the strings?
RBFK = Hmm, can't place it, but familiar. Really nice color on some of them!
Mirage = Fodera (obvious).
Rainbow = Schecter.
Dream = Well, okay...a highly modified Jazz. Almost like it borrowed from Mezzaluna ergonomics.
Music Way =EBMM.
Wave = Wishnevsky Peanut. Wait, you need a hex wrench to remove the ball end of the strings?
Hey,
My deOliveira Dream KF just arived last week, it is beautiful.
It is a five strings, active jazz bass, body and top made from brazilian woods, and a maple neck. Bartolini CB57 pickups and deOliveira preamp, with controls: bridge pup vol, neck pup vol, bass, mid, treble, active/passive switch, mid boost switch, and an tone control that works on active and passive modes.
My impressions? ITS THE MOST F****** VERSATILE BEAST I EVER PLAYED.
Too many tones with super lows and bright definition, it is amazing. I did an demo, take a listen it here:
My deOliveira Dream KF just arived last week, it is beautiful.
It is a five strings, active jazz bass, body and top made from brazilian woods, and a maple neck. Bartolini CB57 pickups and deOliveira preamp, with controls: bridge pup vol, neck pup vol, bass, mid, treble, active/passive switch, mid boost switch, and an tone control that works on active and passive modes.
My impressions? ITS THE MOST F****** VERSATILE BEAST I EVER PLAYED.
Too many tones with super lows and bright definition, it is amazing. I did an demo, take a listen it here:
