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Nicely done!

Bass Blend Knob!
And for each Instrument, guitar or bass to ship with a spare set of TRC screws.


The 4005XC has one of these, and it's well worth it. It completely eliminates the need for a pickup selector (you get one just in case though). Just set each pickup to taste, and then blend brighter ...

I like the La Bella brass white tape wound strings, but it really depends on what you're planning to play that should determine your string choice.

The new 4003s have a distinctive skunk stripe (three piece neck), which indicates that they have the new DA truss rod design. These new ones can have a much shallower route, so there's no technical reason for the neck to be as thick in the past (having an older 2020 dual truss rod satin autumnglo ...

Update: £5799 from Sound Affects / Ormskirk, UK..!


What is most interesting about their page is that they still have FIVE of the 4005XC's and they have dropped the price of them by £1200...!

Are they just not popular with anyone because they are short scale? Id love to try one... im more a ...

Beautiful! Yeah, they're amazing basses -- literally nothing like them anywhere else.

Here's another recording of my 4005XC - this time a solo bass arrangement of Promenade No. 1 of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition:

https://soundcloud.com/koshchei-1/promenade-no-1

Here's a demo of the finished composition:

https://soundcloud.com/koshchei-1/nocturne-underdark

Nice! The 4005XC is one versatile instrument, to be sure!

I'm pushing hard to see what the technical upper bounds are on it, and still finding new avenues to explore! Unlike most basses, it's got enough treble in it that you can really push bass harmony too: https://soundcloud.com/koshchei-1 ...

John Hall, call your office:
1. Korina body wings / headstock wings
2. Ebony fingerboards (lacquered)
3. 325 shaped Solid Bodies, possibly scaled down to obtain a comfortable weight.
4. Satin finish necks
5. YES! chambered 4003 Bodies. Understood to be pricey.
6. A 100% Wenge 4003 or 4004 ...

Dogal Hellborg signature strings.

It's the jumping bow technique that string players use when playing really fast arpeggio shapes across strings, where the lowest and highest notes are repeated. François Rabbath adapted the technique from violin for double bass, and I've tried to extend it for electric bass.


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Here's my arrangement and recording of Sergei Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) for two basses:

https://soundcloud.com/koshchei-1/monta ... he-knights

It's the jumping bow technique that string players use when playing really fast arpeggio shapes across strings, where the lowest and highest notes are repeated. François Rabbath adapted the technique from violin for double bass, and I've tried to extend it for electric bass.

Just another plug about what beasts these basses are! Just coming down the home stretch of developing a saltando plucking technique using my 4005XC, and holy hell does it handle fast playing well.

https://soundcloud.com/koshchei-1/thana ... is-rabbath