alyctes

I've never owned a factory build in that config, so I can't comment on the Fender. Which said, I have two basses with double P pups. I like the sound; the bridge pup gives more cut-through than a "standard" P pup on its own seems to.

I wouldn't buy it. But I couldn't anyway. I'm well used to people with pots of money spending it on stuff I dislike and/or find reprehensible.

Look for long grooves in the fingerboard where the strings have worn the wood away. Some marking from strings might be okay, but if there are actual grooves I wouldn't buy it. In your position I would consider a new Harley Benton. They are good quality for their price, and you should be able to get an idea of what a fretless should be like without spending a lot of money on it.

Shell pink, black/white/black plate. Or one of the pale blues with a dark tort plate.

Not run across these before. I like the reverse headstock, but the nut's too wide for my taste. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epiphone-EMB-4-Aktif-Bass-/262079135924?hash=item3d052240b4

I don't like the shape. The neck's too short, for a start...

Looks sweet, though obviously not to everyone's taste. I also would be interested to read a review - not that I'm likely to afford one any decade soon...

Welcome aboard!

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1444459393' post='2883358'] Thanks, Alyctes . That must have taken sometime....I'm afraid it turned out to be one of my seemingly endless epics! [/quote] Once I started, I had to finish

I used not to like tort, but I'm coming round, at least to the darker variety. It looks nice

I put nylon LaBellas on my no-name jazz copy a couple of weeks ago, and had to take them off, because they take all the snarl out of it. I like the lack of finger noise, but there seems little point if it doesn't make a noise I like. Flats on a P-type, yes I think I need to try some half-rounds, see i I can keep the snarl but reduce the finger noise.

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1444151837' post='2880711'] Not sure it counts as a cheap one...but I still love playing my Vox Standard...my first 'proper' bass. [/quote] I love mine, but the neck is too thick and the thing weighs a ton... I dig it out occasionally if we're playing something ska-ish.

Welcome!

I've just found this and read the whole thread. I'm absolutely gobsmacked. In a good way.

Sean and I traded basses. Good comms, nice guy. I'd happily trade with him again (but not for a certain fretless Prosebass

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1444216655' post='2881164'] I just found out that The doors didn't use a bassist live either.... all left hand Probably old news but eh [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeARuYV55eA[/media] [/quote] Doug Lubahn played bass on quite a lot of their recordings, I forget which but he's certainly on Strange Days. IIRC they asked him to join, but he didn't think they were a band with a future.

Also there is a no-name knockoff which looks almost exactly like an unbadged Cirrus out there... there have been a couple on eBay over the last year or so.

I nearly bid on that. Rebuild thread please

Nice. Thanks for posting, that's an interesting read. I liked the mindreader joke

Thursday: First half, OK. Second half, not so good. Overall, could have been worse. (My singing was terrible, but I knew that before I started... and now they do, as well )