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Pino is not really on my list for fave fretless players, tone wise ( so sorry Pino fans ) but neither is Jaco. For tone, i love this guys sound on a ( is it a Zon ? ) Del Palmer ex Kate Bush band but maybe tricky to emulate because the Zon doesnt use a regular pickup Del said in an interview that he wished he'd done the original recording on a fretless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-9TWI-UAk

In my head, i've always thought, rightly or wrongly, that it's hard to EQ out the growl from a pickup so close to the bridge, and a bit of the loss of low end, but happy to be corrected on that

Good points . I too used to have the SB 900, but cannot recall the distance

I tend to move about like most people depending on the tone i want, sometimes near the bridge, then further up.

A second hand ESP LTD is a pretty good purchase. This is the new price .. https://www.thomann.de/gb/esp_ltd_b204sm_fl_natural_satin.htm I had that exact model in the past. Sold it here for under 300 quid. And this is what it sounds like :

Thanks - that's a useful measurement

The positions are almost endless. Anything from an MM position, Precision, and the Greek's Citron way up away from the bridge, and anything inbetween all of them I originally thought MM position, but having others post their opinions has made me think. Glad i asked

I remember that bass , awesome thing. I hadnt contemplated mounting the pickup that far forward though

Awesome - thanks !

What distance was that from the bridge ?

Just for simplicty, i'm contemplating just leaving the soapbar in Series

Yes that would be a consideration i hadnt thought of. I may just leave it in series

That's exactly my question - how far from the bridge. It's a soapbar though, not MM

You'd be wise to edit your post and remove your contact details. This is a public forum so anyone can see it. Private message Pete instead

Bretheren, i'd like some opinions on where you lowlife comrades would place a single pickup on a fretless bass body. I understand this is as much subjective as anything else to do with basses, because it's personal, so there is no wrong opinion. All opinions are valid. It's a coil tappable humbucker, but whether i tap it, i dont know yet. Leccies will be passive, Vol , Tone, 6 position Varitone. ( well, 5 as 1 is bypass ) If it makes a difference to opinions, it's 34" scale Let me ave 'em

And so it goes on - bar stewards. Useless Parcel Service.

I'm not gutted we had to sack the scounging croaking lazy tightwad. Sister's nice though.

Where do you hang the anal papyrus roll ?

If Carlsberg Stradivarius made basses, they'd probably be the best basses in the world.

Its odd to hear such expensive basses having horrid actions / setups. I've had a few cheap basses in my life and all of them were fine. All basses need to be setup for the player because it's so personal. I had an 80 quid Chase Guvnor bass that was damn good. Set it up for my particular needs. Bit of a one trick pony tone wise, but that was it's only problem. I had a Vintage MM copy and was also an excellent bass for the price. A few tweaks here and there. I fitted a UK Warman MM in place of the Wilky MM and it improved tone wise, but that's subjective anyway.

Oh yeah ! Black Widow. Cab and driver have long gone

100% How about one of Fender's nasty old planks .. 24,480 Euros. Ugh https://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Fender-1968-Telecaster-Bass-Paisley-Red-4.35kg-1968-97806

Had one on my Peavey C4 - a nice lump of solid 8mm Ebony. Used more as a thumb rest than anything else

Yes, i think he played with ex Orchestra players rather than the band themselves, so thanks for the correction. Mind transplant is sublime Dont wanna interupt a Purple thread anymore so do a YT search for Mouzon's Snowbound - terrific track

I thought the 3 laws of Hoffman ( pick any 2 ) were low, light, loud rather than cheap , light , loud ? Could be wrong !