NBD Klira 356

[godofthunder59]

My love of Kliras is pretty well known, my first bass was Klira(still have it) and I think I have five at the moment. I saw this on Ebay and it looked like no one was bidding on it so I tossed the minimum bid on it and won ! I'm pretty stoked, these are such sweet pieces of work, one of the most beautiful violin bass made imho. More pictures once it arrives.

 

[Wisebass]

Hi godofthunder59

More pictures once it arrives.

Yep! No pics no cookies!


greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[bholder]

I've still got searches out for the single cutaway version, hoping I can score one some day. No interest in a Hofner viola bass, but these, oh yeah.

 

[rllefebv]

Lovely!

-robert

 

[godofthunder59]

The bass arrived safe and sound very well packed by the UPS store. The bass is exactly as described, set up well but with rounds on it, I have some Labella Deep Talk'n Flats on the way. I am very happy with it, can't wait to get it strung up abd really play it. I'll do a family picture over the weekend!

 

[godofthunder59]

Here's my Klira family! My first bass is on the left the newest to the far right.

 

[spoonman69]

@godofthunder59 : Nice collection! Do you find your Kliras with the "f-holes" to be sounding different from the one without?

 

[byoung93888]

Here's my Klira family! My first bass is on the left the newest to the far right. View attachment 3513499 View attachment 3513500

Wow, nice collection!

 

[JRA]

neat ax --- neat collection! congrats on your new instrument!

 

[godofthunder59]

@godofthunder59 : Nice collection! Do you find your Kliras with the "f-holes" to be sounding different from the one without?

Not much difference really, the one's with F holes might be a bit louder unplugged but it isn't all that noticeable.

 

[stonehenge]

Congrats! Impressive collection! Do you ever come across the knobs for these? I have one I would like to find the correct knobs for, I’m thinking they are hard to come by

 

[godofthunder59]

View attachment 3536792 Congrats! Impressive collection! Do you ever come across the knobs for these? I have one I would like to find the correct knobs for, I’m thinking they are hard to come by

Klira parts are very difficult to find, took me 40 years to find a replacement pickup for my first Klira. I check Ebay and Reverb every day for parts.

 

[spoonman69]

Are these humbuckers in your Kliras? I can´t really tell from the picture. Whereas stonehenges Klira seems to be equipped with single coils.

 

[charlie monroe]

Are these humbuckers in your Kliras? I can´t really tell from the picture. Whereas stonehenges Klira seems to be equipped with single coils.

To my eye they look like offset split coils, like a Fender P, but hidden under a single cover.

 

[spoonman69]

To my eye they look like offset split coils, like a Fender P, but hidden under a single cover.

Yes, this came to my mind at first.

 

[stonehenge]

Klira parts are very difficult to find, took me 40 years to find a replacement pickup for my first Klira. I check Ebay and Reverb every day for parts.

I assumed this was the case, I will keep looking!

 

[godofthunder59]

To my eye they look like offset split coils, like a Fender P, but hidden under a single cover.

When I was a kid I took apart one of my Kliras pickups ( why it still needs a original). I can't remember if they were single or double coil but they definitely were not split coil. There are two rows of adjustable pole pieces so if I had to guess they are humbuckers.

 

[charlie monroe]

When I was a kid I took apart one of my Kliras pickups ( why it still needs a original). I can't remember if they were single or double coil but they definitely were not split coil.

Looks are deceiving I guess. It appears that the cover has been slotted for offset pole pieces.