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Sei Basses

#4
All Sei Basses are custom-made, so Martin will make you a 4-string if you want one. A basic Flamboyant 4-string with Kent Armstrongs will set you back about £1300, but there'll be a 6-8 month wait. Give him a £400 deposit to start work, then that should give you enough time to save the rest!
I myself am the proud owner of a Sei single-cutaway 5-string (with custom-wound Kents, U-Retro preamp, buckeye top, SimS LEDs and Hipshot tremolo bridge), and it's the most amazing bass I've ever played, let alone owned.

If you can get the cash together, you can't really do better than a Sei. :D

Russ :bassist:
 
#5
Redhotbassist said:
There sexy basses, bartiloni pickups, bubinga wood.

shame they cost over 1000 pounds, and dont do many 4 strings!! i want one!! :bassist: :D

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Don't forget as Russ says these are custom hand made basses so IMHO for the price they are a steal.

I have two of these wonderful basses in my collection and they are all exceptional. You won't regret it if you order one I'm sure. Martin is such a great guy to deal with and really listens to what you need.

Nick
 
#8
One thing I should say, based on past experience, is that since a custom bass is an investment and generally don't sell too well on the secondhand market, make sure you get it right. Having someone like Martin from The Gallery to advise you is great, but I would say if you can see any sign in the future that you might want more than 4 strings, you'd be best off getting a 5 or more string bass made straight off so you won't feel like you've made the wrong decision.

I had a Sei 4 a few years back, lovely bass, but during the build time, I found myself gravitating towards 5-strings, so when I did get it, despite it being an awesome bass, I felt the need for that extra string. Hence me getting the one I have now... :D

Russ :bassist:
 
#12
Where's Matthew Foote when you need him? :D
He's got a gorgeous 7-string fretless Sei with Barts and piezos...

Once I get a bit more cash saved, I'm having another one made... gonna be similar to my present one, slightly different woods (thuya root - yum) and probably red LEDs instead of blue!

Russ :bassist:
 
#15
wow, i didn't know SEI made a single cutaway, i love this design, and now find myself in a dilemma of either one of those or an electric upright next :)

is it a standard model, or a custom shape worked out for/by you?

cheers
Si
 
#16
Si-bob said:
wow, i didn't know SEI made a single cutaway, i love this design, and now find myself in a dilemma of either one of those or an electric upright next :)

is it a standard model, or a custom shape worked out for/by you?

cheers
Si
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He's done a few of them now, to my knowledge. It's just a variation he can do on the Flamboyant body shape. Mine was the first 5 he did in the single-cutaway design (they'd all been sixers before).

Russ :bassist:
 

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