【used】Ulrich Bass Design / Retro57 old style 4 string 3.32kg【GIB Yokohama】

Ulrich Bass Design is a small handmade bass brand from Germany.
The builder Florian Hertzsch is also a violin maker.
The main characteristic of this brand is that it is a modern bass that is neatly balanced while adopting widely cultivated classical techniques and Spanish guitar construction.

The Retro57 is inspired by the tone of the classic P bass, but finished in a modern style.
The body is made of ultra-lightweight Honduran cedar.
This gives it the richness of an acoustic guitar sound, and a very strong responsiveness to picking.

The pickups are Haeussel P old style.
The crisp string vibrations are produced in a smooth and gentle manner, showing the high performance of these pickups.

Bridge and tuning keys are made by GOTOH.
The panel where the controls are located is fixed with a magnet and can be easily removed by hand.

The headstock is very distinctive, and is based on the structure of Spanish guitars.
This style of Spanish guitar, perfected by Antonio de Torres in the 1800s, is what Ulrich Bass Design does best and is clearly superior, according to Florian. (We also heard that the currently popular headstock style has manufacturing advantages, but ......)

As far as whether it is P bass-like, I feel it is more raw than that, more like an acoustic bass with a piezo PU.
This lack of ornamentation and speed may make it difficult to play in some ways, but it more than makes up for it and makes the bass fun to play.

SPECS

Scale: 34''
Strings: 4 flat wounds
Body: 2-piece honduras cedar
Shaping: no
Neck: maple
Construction: bolt on
Fretboard: maple
Frets: 20
Dots: black front and sinde dots
Nut: bone
Trussrod: dual-action
Pickups: Harry Haeussel P old stlye
Electronics: passive volume, tone
Control plate: tweed
Tuners: Gotoh
Bridge: Gotoh
Finish: relic shellac sand color
Hardware: aged chrome
Strap, case and certificate of authenticity included

Fret wear is almost negligible.
The truss rod is in good condition and the neck is in good condition.

Neck is in good condition.

No obvious modifications.

Controls : Volume, Tone
Nut width : 40.0mm
Pitch between strings at bridge : 19.0mm
Year of manufacture : 2022
Country of manufacture : GERMANY
Accessories : Original hard case, strap

D'addario EXL, trusted by professional musicians, is used in the setup.
Characterized by a powerful attack and rich overtones, this performance is truly worthy of being called a standard.
Please enjoy these high-quality strings that bring out the performance and character of the instrument to the fullest, so please enjoy them as well.

GIB craftsmen will adjust them to make them easy to play before delivering them to you.

Weight: 3.32kg
Fret: 90% remaining
Truss rod: good working
Neck condition: Good.
Control：Volume, tone
body condition：It is difficult to judge because of the Lelick, but it seems that there is no new scratch from the time of the new article.
nut width：40.0mm
string spacing：19.0mm
custom：none
accessories：Original hard case, strap
year：2022
country of origin：Germany

text: Shunsuke Saga

Inspection by : Wakatsuki

GIB 3 months warranty

Ships in a sturdy cardboard box.
We can also ship to overseas.
item will be packed with a hard cardboard box.
We do ship internationally.

Contact Info
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