Just bought this bass (Neuser 6 String): Opinions needed

This looks like a cool boutique bass. This is not a brand one hears about in the USA. I can't comment on this bass other than to say that I would love to hear what you say about since you are now the proud owner.

Good Luck and enjoy.

 

I've heard of Neuser but am not really familiar with their work. That bass however, looks fabulous!!!

And it sounds like a pretty sweet deal for a boutique 6-string that looks so good. What are the inlays? Kind of looks like animal tracks maybe.

 

Hello Fellow Neuser-ite,

I'm so jealous. I have a 5-string Neuser Courage and I LOVE IT. I would love to have a 6-string. I love the tone on this bass, and the versaltility - it can sound very clean or real growly! I have seen this one before - I love the cat paw prints! And 1500 Euro is a great price for a six string fretted.

I played it through an old Fender Bassman 410 combo the other night and it sounded downright feral. My normal rig is an Ashdown EVOII 210 combo, it sounds awesome through the Ashdown. I've also played it through Eden with an Ampeg SVT-3 amp, and through SWR. Neither are my sound. It seems to be okay through Ampeg. (These are my tastes, I realize.)

What are you playing through? What made you buy it?

My story is that I bought an uber expensive boutique bass from Guitar Center only to discover it had a lot of issues - so I returned it and the salesman wouldn't let me out of the store without taking something to try. I liked the ebony finger board and the neck, but I didn't realize what I had until after a set up and some new strings.

I have a very low set up on it...my only problem has been that when I get on stage I get excited and start playing really hard (Old bad habit from my hi-set up, passive Fender days - hard to break) and it no likey.

What type of music are you playing with it?
Also, curious, what is the finish, lacquer or waxed?
Also what kind of pickups? Mine are Bartolini.
My bridge looks different too.

-Helena

PS check out my blog for a picture of it. http://helenabouchez.blogspot.com

 

Finland made basses...Paul Jackson (formerly of Herbie Hancock/Headhunters) plays one with an EBS stack. Never seen one for sale in the USA.

 

Neuser, great basses indeed. I got to play a couple over in Switzerland but they're certainly few and far between here in the States. You'll enjoy that bass for sure.

 

All I know about Neuser basses is what I've managed to glean from the net...I only know of two models off the top of my pointy little head- the Courage, and the Cloudburst. Very drool-worthy, I must say. Congrats on a sweet looking bass!

 

That's such a sweet bass! Love the inlays. I had bad gas for a Neuser back in the day (a few months ago.... ) does it have the NFS bridge? the fretless simulator? I've ben extremely curious to try one out, what about yours neusergrrl?

 

Yup, very curious about the NFS bridge myself.

 

Beautiful bass!

 

I was going to ask if there were any closer shots of the bridge. It looks interesting.

 

from the far blurry pic it kind of looks like it, but I didn't think they came on the sixes, only the 4's and 5s and the new anniversary one I think.... I duno what I'm talking about.

 

It looks like it was one that the sliding pieces were taken off from so it doesn't do the simulated fretless thing.

 

My bridge is the Neuser custom bridge, not the NFS.

The bass is distributed from Finland but are actually made in Slovakia, and according the the history tab on the website Robert Neuser spent hours talking to old violin builders, with musicians and with carpenters for to absorb all the information he could get from them. I think that is at the center of what makes the Neuser special - it evolved from knowledge used to create instruments for classical music, with all the attention to detail and need for subtlety, etc.

Here's a pic of my Neuser - they told me it was made for a girl named Autumn who was in a dance band. Made for Autumn is actually written on the headstock. I don't know why she got rid of it, or how it ended up in the Burbank Guitar Center, but I'm glad it did.

 

Welcome to the club!

I love my Courage 6. It has a very thin neck and plays like butter, very low action, and a solid B. Mine has the Neuser custom pups and pre which sound massive through my 400+/Ampeg 410 rig. I actually need to replace one pot but that's no biggy.

The bridge is indeed interesting and takes some getting used to.

Neusers are fantastic instruments with solid build quality, great woods, and great electronics. I was very luck to find mine (thanks again Brian!) and I'm not getting rid of it any time soon. They're worth every penny and even more so at such a great price. Enjoy!

Crappy pic of mine:





edit: Just noticed the paw print inlaysThose are very unique. Never seen another Neuser with them. Very cool!

 

I thought they were made in Slovakia

 

You are correct sir.....


Factory: Neuser Ltd.
Horná 36, Modra Slovakia

Salesoffice: Neufin Ltd.
Huvilarinne 9, 027 30 Espoo
Finland

 

Armand Sabbal-Lecco got a great tone from his- I have a DVD by a wonderful Spanish artist named Alejandro Sanz and his bassist is playing one and it also sounds great - I always wanted to try one out.

 

Would you mind elaborating? I'm REALLY curious about these things.