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I've just put a video up on Youtube of my fretless. Might give an idea of the tones. Unfortunately it doesn't make me play like Scott Devine. EDIT: video re-rendered as the first one was c*%p quality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkmZAfWWBwc

If Overwater build it for you you can have anything you want, within reason. They are fantastic basses! Having the pickups in that position just means it doesn't quite have the breadth of tone that others with wider spaced pickups might have. You can't move the neck pickup any closer to the neck as it sits right up against the neck pocket. The bridge pickup could be moved if you want. They are not cheap basses but they are worth every penny. When I ordered mine I spent three hours with Chris and Martin discussing the options. I adore mine and wouldn't be parted from it.

The ultimate relic job.

Mighty impressive collection. Love the Rob Allens.

Lovely. I think Alan's Jazz style basses are the prettiest on the market. I like your choice of bridge pickup placement. Keeps that classic tone but with a bit more body to it.

Still fine for me through EE.

Working fine for me on PC and ipad.

...or in my case YANBD (yet another new bass day)

NAD - new amp day NGD - new guitar day And so on

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1407696147' post='2523125'] Somebody please bring me to my senses or I'll have one of them delivered next week. [/quote] Don't you remember what your Mother said when you were a kid; "I want never gets". There. Has that brought you to your senses?

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1407680897' post='2522915'] Bass Collection basses are really good, worth a go! [/quote]

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1407523218' post='2521525'] This could turn into a very silly thread... [/quote] Tell that to the posters on Basschat and they wouldn't believe you. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Good man. Fretless is so much easier to play when you get the knack of the intonation. They don't have those pesky little bits of metal in the way on the fingerboard.

WOW! That bootifool. [drool]

There are different densities of Rosewood so the softer ones will mark more easily. Some have found little or no problems with rounds on Rosewood. Coatings can help but that might change the sound of the bass. Some have used superglue to coat the board. Other than that what has been said above. Flats, rounds and half rounds all have their plusses and minusses. Flats have a duller tone with lots of thump. Rounds the opposite. On a wooden board they have a sharp attack and a very bright clear decay to the tone. I don't think you can beat the tone of rounds with the decay part of the tone. However, I don't like that sharp attack they have. Halfwounds/rounds do it for me. They have about three quarters of the brightness of a round string to begin with but with a much softer attack to the tone. They can be a bit sticky to begin with but after a few days they become very slippery. More than a round. They keep a great tone for much longer than a round would, IME.

I use the 40-95 with a 30 C string. When i've used 100 Es before I can't really say I notice much difference from a 105. It's only .005 of an inch after all.

D'addario do a set of nickel half rounds. I have a set on my Overwater and they are lovely strings. Strings direct sell them. Status halfs are stainless steel. There have been a number of reports on here, including me, that have had experience of dud E strings. They replace them when asked but it shouldn't happen in the first place.

I do like the front. That is delicious.

I've always wondered what was inside my head. Human evolution has moved on further though. It miniturised it all long before this ever appeared.

I'm trying to think of something clever to say in reply, Bilbo. But I can't other than; wise words.

Nice one. Wooden necked Status basses are some of the best value basses out there.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1405633611' post='2503983'] I wonder if another certain make that daren`t be mentioned is copied so ruthlessly. [/quote] No, the body on a Rickenbaker is too thin and would not support more than one book. Ooops!