SOLD Le Fay Herr Schwarz 5 Natural - LeFay Bass MINT as New!

Le Fay Herr Schwarz 5 in Natural Satin Finish. I'm the sole owner from new and she remains in immaculate condition. It’s very rare to see a Le Fay offered for sale and with good reason. They tend to be keepers and you’ll only want to add others; I don't know of anyone that stopped at just one after owning their first example. One of the most tonally versatile bass I've ever owned - flat out amazing! The sound and ergonomics are unparalleled - I’m a huge fan! The evenness and presentation of notes rivals the best carbon neck instruments - string to string balance, punch and sustain are unreal. In addition to a traditional JB sound, it can also cop very convincing Music Man and Ken Smith tones due to the pickup placement and toggle switch. P-Bass? No problem! There's a video out there on FB I believe, (sorry I couldn't find it) where the Dobbratz brothers demo'd three similar builds with varied wood combinations; this is the one that blew them away. This bass was not only the wood combo, but the *exact* bass. There's no guess work here, this one is a bad-ass!





Specifications:

• Solid Ash body
• Natural satin finish
• Padauk carbon reinforced set neck w/ magnetic truss rod cover access
• Padauk fingerboard
• Mother-of-Pearl position markers
• Premium SS 24-fret w/ invisi-fret (frets and neck are pre-cut)*
• 3 Single-coil pickup system
• Dual Volume
• Dual Toggle Switches: parallel / single coil; active / passive
• Active Bass & Treble Controls, boost only
• Passive Tone (operates in both Active and Passive modes)
• Le Fay proprietary hardware, electronics and pickups.
• 1.75 nut width
• 19mm spacing
• 34” scale
• 9lbs 8oz

Price one out, add in options*, factor exchange rate, shipping/import fees and build time (ouch). Instant gratification at $4200 Shipped/Insured within the lower 48. NO TRADES, thank you. Please PM with any inquiries. Willing to meet for a local deal. Paypal ok.

 

Yes and Yes- each model is designed with these factors in mind. So while it’s shaped different than say a Pangton (headless & w/ more sculpting) it was engineered to be equally as playable and balanced as a whole.

 

Likely to be a similar build, but it’s not the same bass.

 

My thanks to all for relating your experience and/or for your kind words. I’m also somewhat surprised it hasn’t sold… and though admittedly I wouldn’t mind hanging on to it indefinitely, it is still available.

 

(answered these questions in a message, figured I'd post them for all):

I wasn’t being coy about the video- I’m not on FB, etc so it’s not an easy find. I'd actually found it post-purchase and found it anecdotal and a great stroke of luck.

The bass was made either very late 2020 or early 2021 (<- more probable answer).