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I think ebony fretless precision is possibly the best tone out there. Get the jazz pickup in the bridge just in case though, balls to cosmetics. Possibly get a five string and you'll have all bases covered, although the learning curve for me is a lil steep - you'll need the lines or you'll get lost.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='772844' date='Mar 12 2010, 03:17 PM']Hopefully not Sunburst, for the sake of The Bank of WoT...[/quote] But but but.....I like sunburst , I like the jazz with block inlays just need to change the pickguard n add the shiny things....

I've tried both and i'm going to back G&L, finally found a P bass sounds with enough umph to cut through and stay nicely within the mix - perfect combination. Fretless Precision tone is probably my fave, but its gotta be active i'm afraid, adds definition without the loss of vintage character. G&L has other options of course I'm just happy with this one for now and I like the look and feel of it. Its a USA version cos i'm a snob. Plus I couldn't miss an oppurtunity for winding my Indonesian girlfriend up

Bought a USA G&L L2500 from Tony, extremely quick delivery and in mint condition. Brilliant price and very quick response to his PM's would love to do a deal again. Cheers Tony

Can I see a pic of your custom shop?? That finish is pretty hard to find (above) its really nice!

I think I'd loathe a 36", a Rickenbacker gave me a hard time

Beautiful, calling Happy Jack!!!

Sounds awesome if your a jazzman! If you can get it headless, all the better - I love those shuker singlecuts.

[quote name='valere24' post='763774' date='Mar 4 2010, 11:02 AM']I guess if I had to design a bass with ultra versatility in mind, I would probably go for a 5 strings, P/J pickup configuration, active with passive mod switch. That said, is there any style of music that hasn't been played with a precision or a jazz? I think we - bass players - are the only ones who can hear a major difference in sound between basses, even a precision and a jazz. I think the difference is more obvious for guitars between, say, a telecaster and a 335 than between basses. My point is, you could use pretty much any bass for any style of music, and get away with it if you *play* the right way.[/quote] This is very true, doesn't explain why i'm such a fussy tart when I pick them though

Hey Oggy, Cort make fantastic basses - I'd swear by em, began on them (A4 fretless) and would still use them at a professional level (especially an A5). However I've always taken a huge hit! I paid £800 for my Cort A6 (one of the high end models) but only just managed to sell it for £350 and it was in mint condition. They have a far superior spec to other basses within the price range, they just don't have the renown yet. Its like a secret among bass players how good they are. Incredible build, playability and electronics - they look pretty great as well for the comfortable shape. Not only this but I reckon the market is slow at the moment due to the xmas credit card bills - reason for ultra low prices etc. If I were you I'd keep hold of it for a couple o months and try again then. They're getting rarer, so I'd just keep asking for the £300 you want. I bet in the future they'll be quite sought after.... Cheers Oli

[quote name='littleal' post='763981' date='Mar 4 2010, 02:26 PM']I think an old gibson ebo or eb3 would be ideal for reggae, they have the deepest sound i've ever heard on the neck pickup, They are very light too.[/quote] Well I have one if your interested? Didn't wanna sell it but I'm only allowed one bass - just put some fresh TI flats on it so it has one hell of a thump! Better than an EBO because of more options and a bridge humbucker. I might send it home because the market is very slow for now. That Fender 5 looks awesome!! How is the neck?? Thats the only complaint i've heard about the new Fender ones. The Stu Hamm in black n tort looks brilliant, I've only spotted an MIM on basschat in the year n a half i've been a member. A P5 must cover pretty much everything, although I reckon i'd be more of a jazz guy (if it had the s1 switch). I'd love to see the shuker, I think his prices are extremely reasonable. If I sold my current gear I'd probably go to him for a J/MM jazz...in green n ebony again! I reckon the G&L is bright in the photos but will appear darker in person, just as long as its not a really tacky teal I don't mind. Ebonys my favourite board and greens the favourite colour, i dont tend to see it too often.

I like the one in your avatar, the steinberger/streamline/nobby meidl/v4 style small bodied basses with graphite neck sound superb. I can see myself playing one of them when I have the funds, although it would have to be five string though for cover song purposes. Anything unusual really catches my eye vigiers,kubickis,bongos (the big al is fantastic)etc just because they stand out lookswise, but I have real trouble selling them on. I guess thats another point towards fender - playable good in the mix and holds the (reasonable) price. I'm not sure passive models cut through enough for me though, I don't like being in the background. I think bass should be as loud as the guitar always...

[quote name='ped' post='763407' date='Mar 3 2010, 09:50 PM']These are awesome, really full sounding and with a character all of their own. [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_details.cfm?ID=471&type=Bass%20Guitar"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/product_deta...e=Bass%20Guitar[/url] ped[/quote] love the matching headstock, very glam rock. I think the 5 string sei's look pretty damn versatile too!

[quote name='ped' post='763402' date='Mar 3 2010, 09:47 PM']Since adding the Roland Vbass system inside my Vigier, I really have the best of both worlds! Most of the time I bypass it and play clean, but I can switch in amazing Jazz bass, P bass, Stingray and more sounds, and even polyphonic synths. It rules. Couldn't be happier! I have always liked the sound of G&L basses, definitely underrated and not too common either! ped[/quote] Tried Vmaxblues' old Arpege, the tone will stick in my head forever. Dunno if it was graphite or what but I got butterflies - real driving rock punch.

Your not the only one to think that I'm sure!! Can you say what model? I was thinking about it the other day watching Pino Palladino's session work on youtube. Kept it in mind when buying the G&L... although the bravewood on the for sale thread was very tempting. I just didn't have the cash to hand.

I've just purchased the USA G&L L2500 lined fretless from sshorepunk and firmly believe it will be the most versatile bass I'll own and may be my only bass (however I'll still have the GAS for the Vigier/Stingray punch!). Common consensus is that G&L are highly underrated?? The fingerboard is hard ebony so I can slap, should I need to and use roundwounds. I'll be able to get jazz/precision and near stingray tones adding and taking away the fretless nasal mwah when not needed - my guild was a fretless but it was easy to wipe out the tone with the precision punch. Got the B string i've been nagging for finally so no mid gig drop tuning. It looks bloody good, transparent green n black hardware n board!! But I've heard they're heavy so I'll probs name it the 'incredible bulk'. I was intent on having one bass because I haven't the money for any more at current. I've found the same versatility with my ESP PC-2V guitar. I just think this has been what I've been searching for, very grateful for TGevans' review which I recieved through pm - and he kindly offered to let me test his G&L out. I thought I'd found this kind of versatility with the VL Lightwave I recieved from Happy Jack but I was worried about the optic pickups should they ever need servicing. Needless to say I'm very excited!!! Anybody else found their holy grail bass of versatility??