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For sale Price Drop: Lightwave Hybrid optical bass

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$400.00
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OPTICAL bass guitar! LONG SCALE, LIGHT WEIGHT: 7.6 lbs (3.468kg)
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THE most noise-resistant bass guitar on the market! Absolutely dead silent even in my 3rd-story, steel-roof building with the 25Kv transmission line about 20 feet away (Which absolutely SLAYS all other pickups with induced hum and noise...).

Super versatile EQ controls and probably the most comfortable neck profile ever made.


  • Patented and exclusive LightWave Optical Pickup System uses infrared light to sense string vibration
  • Extended bass response, wide dynamic range, long and natural sustain, extremely low noise
  • Hybrid configuration adds active humbucking pickup for enhanced tonal response
  • 34-Inch scale rock maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, solid alder body
  • Powered by a rechargeable NiMH battery pack with rapid charge system
Very close to MINT condition, comes in a worn but very serviceable (and extremely well padded) Levy's case. Includes the charger. A new set of Panasonic eneloop rechargeable batteries is also included.

Lots more photos here:
rockandroller.ca/pix/index.php?/category/5

video demo (not mine) :

Manual is available online at willcoxguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Willcox-Guitars-LightWave-Systems-Saber-User-Manual.pdf (see 'MAG HYBRID EDITION' chapter for details on this model)

Price is in USD dollars.

Shipping cost ?? ... I haven't got a box for it yet, but I think it'll be in the neighborhood of USD70 to ship to Canada, and USD 108 to ship to USA.

International shipping is possible too - PM me for a quote...
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40Hz

40Hz

May 24, 2006
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I have one with just the optical pickup.

Amazing sounding bass - and it plays like butter. GLWS!
 
MasterMonkeyMan

MasterMonkeyMan

Oct 31, 2009
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Tell me about the eneloop batteries. I had a Lightwave - pre Willcox. Unless they changed the battery pack I don't see where eneloop rechargeables would fit into the scheme.
What year? Nice basses. Wish I kept mine.....
Thanks
 
mikewalker

mikewalker

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Jul 30, 2017
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MasterMonkeyMan said:
Tell me about the eneloop batteries. I had a Lightwave - pre Willcox. Unless they changed the battery pack I don't see where eneloop rechargeables would fit into the scheme.
What year? Nice basses. Wish I kept mine.....
Thanks
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These basses also have a "rechargable battery pack": but it's really just 4 AA rechargeables wrapped together. The ENELOOPS are the best available AAs, I grabbed a set a couple months ago to have on hand to replace the factory batteries when they eventually give up the ghost (it's currently only giving about three hours on a charge, before the low battery indicator signals...) You can play it while it is plugged in to the power supply and there is zero added noise, but hey - batteries, eh!

The serial number starts with S07 and that leads me to believe that this bass is of 2007 vintage...
 
MasterMonkeyMan

MasterMonkeyMan

Oct 31, 2009
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mikewalker said:
These basses also have a "rechargable battery pack": but it's really just 4 AA rechargeables wrapped together. The ENELOOPS are the best available AAs, I grabbed a set a couple months ago to have on hand to replace the factory batteries when they eventually give up the ghost (it's currently only giving about three hours on a charge, before the low battery indicator signals...) You can play it while it is plugged in to the power supply and there is zero added noise, but hey - batteries, eh!

The serial number starts with S07 and that leads me to believe that this bass is of 2007 vintage...
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Yea, I know eneloops well. Thanks for the update!
 
Kirk Bryant

Kirk Bryant

Aug 23, 2004
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Aloha, ..Or., not nearly as tropical as it sounds!
I don't know a lot about these, but I do own one that is very similar. I don't see any mention of the MIDI/HEX connector. I see you do have all the controls but I couldn't see the connector in the pics. This would be of particular interest to the more adventurous, who might like to trigger other devices such as synths, drum machines, etc. via MIDI.
 
mikewalker

mikewalker

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This doesn't have the HexFX. There is a header on the board inside that lets you plug in the HexFX expander, but upgrading it would also require adding the 13-pin connector
 
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