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These instruments have
great personal value for me and so they're not for sale. That's why this
page is not a catalogue, and the instruments appear as they are - as a
logical consequence thereof with dents, scratches and greasy fingers as
a part of the impression.
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U2
Fretless bass. Build by myself in '91.
Scale: 34,6"/ 86,5 cm.
Body: Oak/Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany (laminated)
Fingerboard: Ebony
Thruss-rod: Build by myself
Bridge: Brass (build by myself)
Tuners: 5 x Schaller m4 mini (black)
Pick-up's: Build by myself
Neck p.u.:
Lay-out: Single-coil with double magnets (Fender Jazz-Bass
style)
Magnets: 2 each string (10 x)
Impedance: 12 Kohm
Bridge p.u.:
Lay-out: Single-coil with double magnets (Fender Jazz-Bass
style)
Magnets: 2 each string (10 x)
Impedance: 8,5 Kohm
Tuning: b-e-a-d-g-
Strings: Mostly Carl Martin .045-.130
Notes: This bass is my
main instrument. The sound is enormous and can be fitted any
possible mix. Even it's a fretless it's possible to play excellent
slap on it, and I'm even, allthough I'm a consequent "fingerplayer",
able to make it sound like I was using a pick.
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Precision
Bass. Kasuga build '75. Modified by myself and by Johnny Mørch.
Scale: 34,6"/ 86,5 cm.
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony
Bridge: Brass (Mighty Mite Fender replacement)
Tuners: 4 x Original Kasuga
Pick-up's: Fender and Seymour Duncan
Neck p.u.: (Fender)
Lay-out: Humbucker with double magnets (Fender P-bass
type)
Magnets: 2 each string (8 x)
Impedance: 10 Kohm
Bridge p.u.: (Seymour Duncan)
Lay-out: Single-coil with double magnets (Fender J-bass
type)
Magnets: 2 each string (8 x)
Impedance: 8,5 Kohm
Tuning: Std.
Strings: Mostly Elite .045-.105
Notes: The bridge pick-up
has, since the photo shooting, been moved to a position closer
to the neck (more like a std. Jazz-Bass position). This was
my first "real" bassguitar (apart from misc. cheap
short-scale models of Japanese origin). I still remember my
music teacher (in public school) advice me not to buy a fretless.
"You'll grow tired of it in a hurry! Don't do it!"
- I ignored his advice and luckily I've never regretted that.
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Precision
Bass. Fender build '72. Modified to 5 strings by myself.
Scale: 34,6"/ 86,5 cm.
Body: Ash
Neck: Flamed maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Brass (build by myself)
Tuners: 4 x Original Fender+ 1 x Schaller m4 mini
Pick-up's: Fender and Dimarzio
Neck p.u.: (Fender)
Lay-out: Humbucker with double magnets (Fender P-bass
type)
Magnets: 2 each string (by 4 strings) (8 x)
Impedance: 10 Kohm
Bridge p.u.: (Dimarzio)
Lay-out: Humbucker with double under positioned magnets
and
double adjustable polepieces
(Fender P-bass type)
Magnets: 4
Impedance: 12 Kohm
Tuning: b-e-a-d-g-
Strings: Mostly D'addario .045-.130
Notes: In honour of the
passionate vintage freaks who might experience a nervous breakdown
because I've cut and drilled in a quite old Precision, I'll
defend myself with the fact that partly I don't really know
if you can regard a '72 Precision as "real" vintage,
and on the other hand I've, with the choice of a little, black
Schaller tuner as no. 5, achieved that the bass still looks
original on a dark/multicolour illuminated stage<g>.
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Ultra
short-scale Bass. Build by myself in '82 as
piccolo-bass. Modified throughoutly in 1995.
Scale: 29,8"/ 74,5 cm.
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Ash
Fingerboard: Ash
Bridge: Brass (Fender replacement build by myself)
Tuners: 4 x heavy duty Schaller
Pick-up's: One Dimarzio and one build by myself
Neck p.u.: (Dimarzio)
Lay-out: Humbucker with double under positioned magnets
and
double adjustable polepieces
(Fender P-bass type)
Magnets: 4
Impedance: 12 Kohm
Bridge p.u.: (Build by myself)
Lay-out: Single-coil with single magnets (diagonal
mount a la
Gibson Victory Artist
and others.)
Magnets: 1 each string (4 x)
Impedance: 8,5 Kohm
Tuning: Std.
Strings: Mostly DR .040-.110
Notes: One of the smallest
basses with the biggest sound that I know of. Because of the
very short scale the strings are relatively low tensioned
which creates an excellent punch for funk. It's often claimed
that short-scale basses aren't able to deliver any real volume
in the low end of the frequency spectre. That might be the
case for many short-scales, but apparantly this one has never
heard about that<g>.
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Tenor Bass. Build by myself in '83.
Scale: 30,6"/ 76,5 cm.
Body: Walnut
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Brass (build by myself)
Tuners: 4 x Hohner
Pick-up's: Build by myself
Neck p.u.:
Lay-out: Humbucker with single magnet in the neck positioned
coil and magnetic conducting
bottomplate and single polepieces in the coil towards
the bridge
Magnets: 1
Impedance: 10 Kohm
Bridge p.u.:
Lay-out: Single-coil with single under positioned magnet
Magnets: 1
Impedance: 7,5 Kohm
Tuning: a-d-g-c-
Strings: Mostly Rotosound .028-.065
Notes: This instrument
is a bit special as it is tuned a quart above a standard bass.
This bass is excellent for solo work and rhythmguitar- like
playing with chords. It can substitute a baritone guitar in
certain situations, but is not quite as versatile.
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