Custom made Stambaugh fretless Six. Double cut with Mike Pope preamp system, and 4 band eq. (was about $400-$500 alone back then... It is the 'old' non-modular model)
Afzelia top, ebony middle layer (thin black stripe) and Mahogany back. Ebony 'fretboard' with discrete mahogany stripe inlays. Pickups have same 'sandwich' of afzelia/ebony/mahogany, and mother of pearl inlays marking placement of the magnets. Maple/purpleheart neck.
Great condition, fretboard has very, very minor marks from strings - nothing that will show up on pictures... Tonewise I have never heard anything like it... Not on recordings, live nowhere... Even with dull strings, it sounds fantastic !. I would not call it 'that Jaco sound' - This is much more punchy, with a tad more warmth to it. You can ofcourse roll off the bass, and pan to the bridge pickup if you want, but you will find that the sound is just as 'snappy' at full blast... But with alot more going on in the bottom end.
Very versatile, pickups can be switched active/passive individually etc.. Neck is ultra thin/fast, so even at the wide string spacing (19 mm.), the bass is a blast to play. Action is stupidly low, put new (black) Pyramid strings on it a while ago, and adjusted the action way down, and no buzzing or crackling. Pictures of 'new' action height upon request...
There is quite a bit of dust on it when photographed... Apologies, but it does not get used much...
If you are into fretless sixers, this is pretty much as good as it gets... Both tone and feel is absolutely top shelf !. With the Pope preamp section and Aero Pickups I suspect it to sound close to a Fodera, but at <1/3 the price...
Trade for... Well don't know really. Maybe a four string fretless for playing occasionally.... An Elrick (fretless ?) would be top nice... Maybe a Warwick ?. Needs to be wide string spacing !.
Located in Copenhagen Denmark, will ship with absolute care ! - Comes with Tribal Planet top shelf Gigbag, or Flightcase...
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