Legion

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1390141273' post='2341822'] ooooh, lovely ! i bet it sounds insanely good. it's something i've wondered about doing on mine. do you have any problems with the pickup earthing if you touch the pickup surrounds ? [/quote] I have, on almost all of the (now 5) decades I've owned. I do have a possible solution for you. See below

Re-posting (oops). Andy bought a roland micro from me, great to deal with all round. Highly recommended.

Iain, I had both (for a little while) and also the Puma 1000 that I bought from you and my recently acquired Puma 900 as well. I didn't spend hours going back and forth to do comparisons though as I had pretty much already sold the BBT and the Puma 1000 as a package so was quite committed to changing to the Puma 900 with BB2. They do sound different to each other, but it was very much a slight variation in flavour to my ears. Same essential sort of tone really. I think the tone of the BBT was slightly preferable to my ears than the BB2, but it's impossible for me to tell how much of that was just because I was used to the BBT and the BB2 was a little bit different to that. Also the BBT was well run-in and the BB2 probably not. The slight size reduction and weight saving meant I was more than happy with the BB2 in the end and I still have no regrets there. Sorry I can't be more helpful than that...

The necks are a nitro finish, I'm not so sure the bodies are. No suggestions as to who could relic it for you sorry.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1389046316' post='2329384'] Yes, I haven't heard a bad word about them. Lucky man. [/quote] If you cross the border into Suffolk you are welcome to pop round and test out the Fender CS goods.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1389023849' post='2328921'] I`ve owned many Fenders, played a whole heap more, and the best of the bunch was a Pino Palladino Sig Precision (one of the ones I`ve played but not owned, sadly). [/quote] And never shall (famous last words eh!)

allthequeensreindeer.com ?

[quote name='antnee' timestamp='1387479289' post='2312534'] Absolutely stunning, should 100% be in the beautiful bass thread, if not already... [/quote] Thanks very much - it's in the Fretless Porn section already

Common options are: Wide strap Suede backed strap for better grip Lighter tuners - hipshots etc Uncommon options: Extend the length of the strap button on the upper horn (particularly if its short like an SG or something) Adding weights to the bridge end of a bass (hidden in control cavity or under ashtrays etc) Personally I've always found lighter tuners to make a noticeable difference (on fender style basses)

MMmmm, unlined dark ebony...

Oh, and here's my normal rig...

I seem to have acquired a second rig - the MB-2 sounds so good with the Super Flightcase that I think I'll have to buy it now :/

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y9onbvJP_dA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y9onbvJP_dA[/url]

Para EQ, preset, tweetertone etc. Tons of vids on the TC website

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1386175409' post='2296772'] I may drop him a speculative PM... (Edit: not interested in selling sadly) [/quote] I couldn't get him to sell it back to me, or trade it for the black one. It seems the colour IS important

I've learnt (using the word very loosely) on an unlined fretless. It's only recently that I tried a lined fretless and I found it horrible to play, kept putting my fingers on the dots when I needed to put them on the lines, but i couldn't see the lines unless I crouch round the bass to look at the fingerboard. I think it does make intonation more accurate above the 12th fret, but only on the proviso that you stare at the fingerboard all the time. Personally I prefer to just glance at the dots occasionally. I also prefer the look of unlined, and some luthiers feel that a fingerboards rigidity is reduced by sawing fretlines all along its length with a small impact on tonality.

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1385743701' post='2291797'] A Rob Allen MB2 is one of my dreams and that is a particularly wet dream. [/quote] I've just been looking through the case candy. Turns out the bass was made in 2002. Crazy. It looks mint. I even read the manual, which was actually useful as it pointed out to only change the strings one at a time to maintain the tension on the piezo bridge saddle and stop it from moving. Not that I ever intend to change them...

Welcome Ed ...and thanks for all the reviews (always good for doing internet research)

Peter Griffin style giggle... This just arrived today. Considering I hadn't even got an email confirming the money had cleared, imagine my surprise when a knock on the door was accompanied by a bass sized box I just sent back a Mouse 30, which although it was amazing, it was too small for me and I seem to be way more accustomed to unlined fretless than I realised. That is now a bargain waiting for someone else - check out [url="http://www.knightonmusiccentre.com/bass-guitars/other-basses/rob-allen-mouse-30-fretless-short-scale-bass/prod_908.html"]http://www.knightonm...s/prod_908.html[/url] great guys to deal with. I'm loving the MB2, sounds amazing, punchy if you want it but mellow and blooming played at the neck. Weight is a slender 5lb 13oz and balanced as well.