Pasta Primavera anyone?

[Barklessdog]

The dog and I gave Uwe's new bass two paws up!



dog inspects for contraband- nice case! really well made, leather handle- a far cry from the cheap pressboard RD case of yore.



wonderful bass that oozes custom craftsmanship. finish is all satin even on the headstock- very cool look


Uwe's going to be in Matte Black Heaven!





the neck has a wonderful matte ebony board and a flat profile. Bass feels really nice


More later after the pasta digests.

[TBird1958]

 Black hardware?! did he lift his leg on it 

[Bass VI]

Black hardware?! did he lift his leg on it 

Ha!

[Dave W]

That looks even nicer than in the listing.

[uwe]

Black hardware?! did he lift his leg on it 

Mark, what a nasty spiteful little girl you are! Spanking time is near.

It does look nice in an utterly un-rock way. I was already after this specimen some years ago, a mom and pop store tried to sell it on ebay, but they made listing mistakes and finally gave up. I was in contact with them, they were asking for a king's ransom to take it off ebay - 3.000 bucks I think. After the listing fell away, I never heard from them again. Now the guy who sold it to me in this new listing tells that he got it from a closing down sale of a guitar shop, I guess that might have been the end of the mom and pop store.

Thanks for taking the time, John. Given your penchant for trebly sounds, I would imagine that you might even like the Bart TCT electronics at work in there. You will treat us with a recording, ja?

Uwe

[Barklessdog]

Will see, I should be expecting a bridge soonish s well?

The pasta wood looks like mahogany in blonde, which to me Korina never did, just did not have the tiger eye effect. A very nice bass and interesting flat D shaped neck profile. The shipper loosened the strings, so I tightened them up a bit but did not have the tuner handy.

[ramone57]

looks very nice.   congrats, Uwe!

[uwe]

Grazie!

[TBird1958]

 It is a great looking bass, not a even a question about that. But my thought is: how much more attractive/elegant it would be with chrome hardware.........

[shadowcastaz]

That does look much better than the evilbay pics. Very nice addition to ze kolektion(sp), Uwe. I hope he does not take too much time to ship it across ze pond. I hope it gets there with olive oil finger prints all over that ebony board. 
The back has  a nice early shape to it, doesnt it?
As much as Im a chrome fan, that would not look right in chrome and the matte finish is awesome !
Ze Pope is speaking to the masses in Washington ,DC as I type this so I have to be careful...
congrats again Uwe.M

[Chris P.]

Nice bass!!

[Barklessdog]

I totally agree, I like the glossy & matte black hardware with the subtle look of the wood. It's a custom looking bass and Chrome would be overpowering and too vintage for the design, to me.

[Dave W]

It's the product of an era when Gibson did a lot of this. It would look good in chrome too but you generally don't pay a premium to buy a prototype and then change it.

[Barklessdog]

It's the product of an era when Gibson did a lot of this. It would look good in chrome too but you generally don't pay a premium to buy a prototype and then change it.

You don't know Uwe- It matters little to him!

[uwe]

In my heart of hearts I'm a hardware color agnostic. Chrome or black, I really don't give a darn, gold is more touchy, but even that works with some basses.