Gijs also recounted that during that last fateful vacation in the Netherlands in the winter of 1970-1971, Salomons not only planned to pick up a Heckel bassoon in Biebrich (he wanted to start building bassoons using that instrument as a model), but also what is called a tip profiling machine (see photo below) from the famous reed expert.

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Die Wilhelm Heckel GmbH ist eine Kunstwerkstätte feiner Holzblasinstrumente, wie Fagotte, Kontrafagotte und Heckelphone, in Wiesbaden-Biebrich am Rhein.

The bass being sold does not have them (nor are there any holes to accommodate them. These were not included from the factory, but were a common add-on. Note that the instrument in the video has optional, added on 'ashtrays' over the bridge and pickups. Price includes shipping to the continental USA.Ĭheck the video out - it's not of this particular bass, but it does nicely illustrate the tonal variety that the instrument is capable of. (It has a replacement leather handle, the original plastic handle broke.) Also, the bass has gold Dunlop Straplock strap pins on it to match the hardware, but the originals are included in the case. I didn't even shine it up, just pulled out the case and started snapping photos.

Minor swirls and light surface type stuff. but other than that, no notable scratches, dings, chips, dents or otherwise. Some minor finish checking on the back of the headstock.Some scratches on the top of the headstock.There is one kinda nasty chunk in the back of the neck (see closeup photo) between frets 8-9.Priced to sell, including insured shipping costs to the lower 48.īoth Sam and I have looked over it carefully.Ĭondition: VERY good, with a few minor exceptions:

You can see that (ridiculously high priced one - over $6k! - on Reverb notwithstanding) these generally go for $3000-3500, depending on condition. It has real character, can be simply tasty as well as edgy and raw if necessary. Great big and warm tone that goes beyond the traditional Fender vibe, with an onboard preamp to help fine-tune the output to cut through the mix. This bass has a great deal of personality and I really like its unique soul. This was one of Fender's earliest stab at shall we say 'modern' touches, and it is switchable active/passive, and the preamp is very nice. This bass is an '82 Fender Walnut Precision Bass Special - which bears no relation to the more recent similarly-named 'Precision Special' - it is completely walnut, right down to the fingerboard, with a maple 'skunk stripe' down the back. I'm helping Bob Gollihur - my dad, and the original founder of Gollihur Music, now retired - sell off some of his 'extra' personal bass gear.

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