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Some obvious and some not so obvious suggestions:

- Daring Audio Phat Beam for comp and LPF

- an auto wah, like Subdecay or IE Xerograph

- an octaver, like the small Cog T-16 or Valeton OC-10

- a decent distortion or fuzz combined with the octaver and the comp would make... noise!

A red Guild Ashbory, Clevinger 5, Misa TriBass, Kramer Ferrington, Ibanez Ashula, Moog Prodigy... I still own the Clevinger and the Misa, which hasn't been to gigs.

14 hours ago, Bobo_08 said:

Looks like the same guy that made Princes basses and guitars. 

Jerry Auerswald (DE) is the maker of selected Prince's instruments.

Here are two variations of the theme. Easy to play, pretty light, compact body, lots of sound possibilities...

5 hours ago, Hellzero said:

They did, I owned a few and @itu has an original one.

Heavier in weight than the blond (fretted 4) but pretty easy to play. I do love the 19 mm string spacing.

I could look after that fretless 5 as well as the Zon...

Series has the sound and high level, single can be slightly compressed and has that edge. At the moment I might use only single and humbucker in my basses.

You actually want two sounds only. The functional choices are:

1) series - parallel

2) series - single coil

Parallel and single coil are so close together that it is pretty hard to hear any distinctive difference between them while playing. Parallel gives slightly more output, but only so little that the difference is very close to nothing.

On the other hand single gives slightly more edge (compared to parallel), although we are talking about really tiny details.

If you need a boost sometimes in your act, consider the second option, single / humbucker.

Weight?

Setup?

This kind of monster may be a real steal now, and if the builder gets lots of orders via reputation, the price may rise to unobtanium or similar.

Of course the bass may be one of few this guy will ever build and you could get a good deal.

If I was not able to test drive a bass, I'd be careful, as always.

SS RW sound very good on a fretless. Me like.

You want 19 mm bridge spacing and you are in trouble. Status does not have, neither does MG. Modulus builds wide necks but I only know about complete basses, like Quantum and Genesis.

Wide 5 is pretty uncommon, so a luthier could really be your best bet. Graphite is not the most obvious choice and it will definitely cost quite some.

Sliding 'n' finding, yeah, that's fretless.

An Interstellar and a MoBass or a MiniMo are still on my wishlist. There are very few in Reverb and the pricing is everything but modest. IO is really hard to find.

I think I have said this before... I bought an MM neck with a few extras (no dots, tinted green, satin finish). I had the opportunity to speak to honorable Mr. Green in the ordering phase. Very fluent. I also got an estimate of the delivery.

I was travelling when a strange number was calling me. It was the wonderful lady Dawn who told me that the neck is ready to be shipped. Two weeks before the estimate (remember: this was a custom order) and the neck came to my house in impeccable shape.

I would say that there are shops that have nice products, but people at Status really showed to me the first class service, product, and experience. Once again, thank you all. 

alusonic

2 x 12" + tweeter

https://www.alusonic.com/aluminium-cabinetsxl.php

1 x 12" + tweeter

https://www.alusonic.com/aluminium-cabinets.php

Neck serial tells us it was made in 1988. My guess is that there is no truss rod - there's no need to it.

The bass looks really kool!

As it says in the specs, this specific model has a very narrow string spacing, 14 mm.

19 hours ago, songofthewind said:

These clamp type devices appeared on Factor basses back in the day, if I recall correctly.

I... think the Factor bass had tuners in the head, but you meant Ex-Factor.

It seems that there are nowadays two Factor models on top of the Ex-Factor: https://kubicki.com/

I think Duality is furthest away from pure metal, if we compare DG units. I liked the sound a lot, but couldn't find one, when I had the money. I have a Spruce effects Old growth fuzz for "passive" basses and James Brown's (please check) Amptweaker Bass tight fuzz for "active" units.

As @lee650 wrote about IE Oxide and "active" basses, I couldn't agree more. The difference between instruments' output impedances is substantial while trying to find "the one". I would only try a fuzz/OD/dist with the intended instrument. The results can be from lousy and ridiculous to a very special. Try before you buy, and if possible, try a few side by side.

On 24/08/2021 at 00:29, Woodinblack said:

Of course it is. Are you happy wearing the flayed skin of a dead animal around your neck, yes / no.

To be very precise, the options here are yes/yes. The animals (and woods) turned to oil do not renew at all in any feasible timeline. And they affect our atmosphere, so I do not see choices here, good ones, that is.

11 hours ago, Tait said:

The main advantage really is that cows aren't being killed for it.

Sometimes I feel like a delay...

I want to point out that cows are not killed because of the leather. Leather is waste from the meat industry. As long as people eat meat, there will be this material available. Quite a lot, actually.

Plastics (oil) or leather, not a simple question. It is very good that people discuss about these moral and environmental issues even here, at our exceptional BC.

- elements (2 x 10" or 2 x 12")

- sensitivity

- RMS power handling

- weight and shape (has to fit my little car)

The rest is details.

At the moment I could consider GR Bass' lightweight cabs, but I do not need anything at the moment.

I have a Glockenklang Soul combo which I separated to a head and a cab (2 x 10"). I also have an alusonic cab (2 x 12") which is light and travels with me to gigs.

I see no reason not to mix and match.

4 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Or not - China is the biggest exporter of leather, and get through an average of 2 million cats and dogs to produce it as you can't tell the difference anyway.

You are partly right, and it is true China produces lots of dog and cat leather. But there's a difference in the feel. Like with other leather types, too. Yes, I was in contact with the industry quite a few years.

If any European or US company was found using dog/cat leather in their products, I would love to follow the media hassle. Korea or China is another story as they do not consider pets as our best friends the same way we do.

@Dad3353

The tanning industry was and is still dependent on the meat industry. I repeat: no meat equals no leather.

Actually I am far more worried about certain plastics, like fluororubbers which can be really dangerous to the atmosphere and the soil. You need an example: a white watch strap from "an edible thing growing in a tree". I do have lots of examples I wouldn't have wanted to find in my work few years ago.

All in all, I suggest everybody to think for a minute before buying anything. If your choice is sustainable and will be long lasting, it probably costs a bit more. But please: think for a moment, save few extra quids, and get a quality product instead of cheap bulk.