Well, never say never...
Never expected to sell this unique one off fretless bass, but I did not see old age coming that makes 35" scale length basses too painful to play.
The one and only 8 string bass Martin has ever made, currently strung low F# through F, but many different options possible. Key specifications:[list]
[*]Flamed maple and purpleheart thru neck
[*]35” ebony fingerboard (36 frets)
[*]Alder wings
[*]Thuya burl facings
[*]Villex Pickups
[*]Glockenklang 3 band circuit
[*]Graphtech Ghost piezo circuitry
[*]Purple fret position LED markers on side of neck (blue at the octaves)
[*]Approx 11.5lbs
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Ultra slim neck profile makes this bass easy to play, even for myself who has the smallest hands ever (never found any man with smaller hands!). Quite simply the best fretless I’ve ever played in 20+ years of searching. Huge low fundamentals (Villex speciality), the all critical fretless mids to die for (Glockenklang circuitry ideal for this) and ideal action and sustain. This is genuinely a sad sale for me, it has been a favourite go to bass for a long time.
...Obviously the fretless one in the SEi basses photo!
The bass is currently at The Bass Gallery ([url="http://thebassgallery.com/fretless-8-string.html"]http://thebassgaller...s-8-string.html[/url]), who are handling all aspects of the sale for me. So why not give them a call or drop by and give it a try (don’t say I didn’t warn you!!)
Many thanks and let me know if you have any queries!