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Didn't Rob Green of Status fame have something to do with the Lodestone basses? Would be worth asking him anyway: [email protected] P

Seems to me that one was originally fretted. Original fretless would I think have had an ebony 'board and no dots. What do you think @TrevorR? Really lovely bass either way.

Not been aware of Mattisson before. Really nice looking basses.

Good colours too! Wonder what the EU price is going to be?

Not sure either of my kidney's is worth £1500. It was the bass on Joan Armatrading's "Willow" that first got me interested in fretless. I guess there's a good chance it was this very instrument.

Anybody else notice that uber session player Dave Markee is selling his rather unusual (and rather lovely) pre-EB fretlessStingray? https://ebay.us/qqIxmi His session CV reads: Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Joan Armatrading, The Who, Henry Mancini, and Bing Crosby, and he was in Eric Clapton’s band from September 1979 to 1982. If only I had £1500 to spend on a random bass. P

Bought my NS Design CR4 from Barry at the old Wapping store. Still using it very regularly. So sad that Barry had to close The Bass Centre as a on-street retail outlet. It's was a genuine Mecca for bass players. Always full of lovey and fascinating instruments. P

My old fretless Status Electro (that I actually rather miss) had a similarly flat neck profile. I really liked it. P

Wow! That's some of the most beautiful and skilled lutherie I've seen for a while. A Rob Allen style bass (fretless, no lines!) made in the same style would be amazing. P

Thanks all for the thoughts on this. P

Morning all (unless of course you're reading this at an alternative time of day or night...) I'm thinking of downsizing from my Mark Bass CMD 121H to something smaller and lighter and was wondering about the Ibanez Promethean P3110. I've not tried a Promethean but I've seen a few and they look pretty cool. Folk always seem to speak well of them too. So does anybody here have any direct experience they can share? Ta Phil

I just heard that the brother of a friend plays in, "Genesisn't".

Fretless? Me? Nah, never even seen one, let alone ever played one. 🙂 Saw you so long ago in Bruford (the double bill with Brand X) Jeff that it's truly scary. Greetings

Yeah I wondered if it was related to the Ibby SRH but having had a quick look on the Ibby website I suspect not. The Ibby has a forearm contour that's missing on the Cort and the body shapes are generally different too. I payed an Ibby SRH at GAK a while ago - it was really lovely, if a bit of a one trick pony. P PS. Speaking of Ibby, I've just noticed they've introduced their take on the NS Omnibass. I quite want one of those too: http://www.ibanez.com/products/eb_detail18.php?year=2018&area_id=3&cat_id=2&series_id=54&data_id=183&color=CL01

I've always had a soft spot for fretless, thin-line style mag/piezo instruments and I've owned quite a few over the years (Status, Manne, Veillette, Fender, Yamaha), and now I've gone and spotted this from Cort and I'm a bit smitten: http://www.cortguitars.com/en/product/product_view.asp?qCate=00003&qSeries=130&qProdTag=&qPack=&qNew=&qKey=all&qWord=&idx=1291 I need help. P

Because products like these are costed down to the last penny. They have to be to make the business viable – manufacturing and selling things is really tough.

So here's a thing.... When Ibanez launched the entry-level Talman range a couple of years back, I loved the look, especially the mint green one, but thought it was crying out for a maple fingerboard. And what do you know... https://reverb.com/item/10079165-tmb100mgr-talman-mint-green-ibanez If only I had £180 down the back of the sofa.

I had a pair of L2s, fretted and fretless, not all that long ago. Utterly brilliant basses and I wish I still had them.

I'm sure the the ACG Retro B is lovely, but it is surely somewhat ironic that the only reply on a thread entitled, "What's new and interesting" links to a bass that's, effectively, old and derivative :-)

Everybody's forgotten my favourite - Yamaha BEX4