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HERR SCHWARZ 6 Headless

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Reiner says, “Herr Schwarz was very well received by our customers, because it’s a vibrant Le Fay e-bass with an excellent sound. It’s powerful and easy to handle.”

But in their calculation, the brothers didn’t reckon with their discerning Le Fay customers:

“Can I also get the bass with an active sound control?” or “Is this bass also available with 24 frets?” and even “Great bass, but I don’t like black basses. Can you paint the bass white for me?” were just some of the many enquiries Le Fay received.

And because saying no is not one of Reiner and Meik’s strengths, the customers were delighted that over the years more and more features found their way into the black Herr Schwarz that were actually reserved for Le Fay’s high-end models.

“Bit by bit this shrewd cad mutated into a fully equipped stage hog! With everything a bassist desires!” Reiner says, laughing. “It just happened. If Meik and I were ever to consider launching a cheaper version of our work again, it would start all over again, because it’s really hard for us not to include everything we find important and cool in our bases.”

The result: meanwhile Herr Schwarz has a 5-strip padouk neck with a padouk fingerboard. Also included are 22 or 24 stainless steel frets with undercut fret ends, which you can neither see nor feel. Active electronics, three single-coil pickups with a thumb rest, different options for the pickups and a passive treble cut. It now has a carbon saddle, the truss rod cover is made of ebony, the fingerboard dots of mother-of-pearl, it has an exquisite acrylic satin finish and, of course, the perfect Le Fay body shaping for the basic version. “Even the battery case lid is convex, because in this context it simply looks better,” Meik says with a smile. 

Reiner adds, “Have I said that when you play any of our Le Fay basses sitting down, you can just let go? The bass won’t move an inch and just stays there till you pick it up again and resume playing. Top-heavy is something none of the Le Fay basses are.” 

Le Fay no longer offers the basic version of the HERR SCHWARZ Headless e-bass cum mutated high-end bass in just black but also in its natural wood colour and other stained finishes.

So, over the years, HERR SCHWARZ Headless has become what it is today. A rock-solid, “Made in Germany” mega bass that does credit to the name Le Fay.

You want to try out a latest-generation HERR SCHWARZ Headless? Great! Just call us, send an e-mail to Le Fay or contact one of our dealers.

Optional extras:

You can find the crazy B-Bow, FOUR pickup system and other finishes in our Optional Extras list. We’re always open to any new ideas you may have and, as you know, we make fabulous basses and are really bad at saying no.