philw

Errrrm, 34 years.

Try Marcello Nardelli. He made and finished the body for my Surf Jag so I'd imagine he'll be very happy to do a Daphne blue jazz body. You'll find him here: nardellibass.com or via his ebay shop: nrdbass. P

[quote name='tony_m' timestamp='1508242602' post='3390747'] Maybe I'm just being a bit thick / missing the point here, but the spec says: Inlays Ebony Side Blocks Frets Fretless Isn't that what we're seeing in the picture, a fretless fingerboard with ebony inlays stretching halfway across it rather than lines, and definitely not half-frets? [/quote] Oh yeah, looking closer, you're right. So I got all intrigued over nothing at all. Please ignore all future posts....

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1508232403' post='3390632'] What about this : [url="http://ubass.free.fr/donnees/imgppl/gillesUB2.jpg"]http://ubass.free.fr...l/gillesUB2.jpg[/url] [/quote] Ohh I've always fancied a Leduc U-Bass. Never seen a half-fret one before though.

Anybody else noticed this from Schecter: http://www.schecterguitars.com/international/bass/session/stiletto-session-5-fretless-aged-natural-satin-detail I know it's bonkers but I've always been intrigued by the idea... P PS. GAK have them in stock at £719 for the fiver and £689 for the four string. Too expensive now for a punt, but maybe when they're clearing stock?

The 006 serial number on the back suggests there's only five others, so I guess it's no great surprise few of us have heard of the brand. Cool looking bass though.

Oh really love that. Congratulations.

Of course, only after I'd started a new thread did I spot this pinned one. So, here's what I had to say about Paul Stevens in Eastbourne: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/308933-paul-stevens-guitars-lutherierepairssetups-in-east-sussex/

This may look like just another excuse to post a picture of my Surf Jag, but actually I wanted to give a shout-out to Paul Stevens. [url="http://paulstevensguitars.wixsite.com/paulstevensguitars"]http://paulstevensgu...lstevensguitars[/url] Paul did a bit of work on the Surf Jag recently ('cause when I put it together I rushed and really didn't finish the job properly) and it's gone from a bass I was really chuffed with to one that's now completely fabulous. Paul shielded the control cavity and re-made my dodgy soldering, re-set the neck with a thin hardwood wedge to adjust its angle, reset the pickups on the right kind of foam and did a really classy setup. He's a lovely guy too and I can't recommend him highly enough if you're after this kind of thing in East Sussex. Here's the Surf Jag picture: [attachment=249383:Green Bass hi-res.jpg]

[quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1498611759' post='3325903'] I remember seeing Ashey Huhcings in the Albion Band using one of these. Funny how 2 bass players renowned for being folkies used such modernist instruments! [/quote] Funny, I was having the exact same memory of seeing Ashley H using a Riverhead as I scrolled down the thread. Think it was the Putney Half Moon I saw the Albions - would have been mid 80s.

That's really lovely. Many congratulations.

Such a shame there's no unlined fretless options on the piezo/f-hole ones. I'd be really interested otherwise. P

I suspect Adrian Maruszczyk will have something that suits. I rather like this one: https://www.public-peace.de/bass-of-the-month/2139-public-peace-proudly-presents-the-bass-of-the-month-march-2017 P

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1495392601' post='3303435'] Well since I got my first bass, an Aria SB700 for my 18th birthday in 1982 and I still have it and pull it out for a session now and then I guess the answer for me is 35 years! I've had my Wal Custom since 1992, 25 years and my Wal Pro IIE since 2001, so that's 16 years. [/quote] Blimey that was quite an 18th birthday present Trevor! I got a bottle of champaign for mine, which I drank in one sitting and later deposited, back up the way it went down, in the Thames at Kingston. Happy Days. I was still on my fist bass I think - an awful Arbiter short scale thing. P

Wal Mk 1 Custom Fretless. Had it since May 1983.

Strings wanted here too - and actually D'Addario half-round. Anybody any thoughts on the likely best deal out there? A certain German outfit beginning with Th has them for about £30. P

Well that's a few minutes I won't ever get back....

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1493305277' post='3287336'] Behold the power of google [url="http://www.bassmute.com/bassmute/bm_mainframe.html"]http://www.bassmute...._mainframe.html[/url] [/quote] I vaguely remember seeing that Bass Direct had started stocking this. Quite interested in getting one for the SurfJag.

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1493192848' post='3286292'] The only problem is, that they're rather more expensive than the OP's budget, and they don't seem to come up second-hand (maybe as there aren't many around anyway?) Marc EDIT: If you do manage to get one Phil - let me know - my sister lives in Brighton and I promise to bring nice biscuits! [/quote] Well I've seen the odd one or two for sale second hand over the years but, yes, they are pretty rare. Having said that, the NXT version of the Omni is £1200 new, which would fit the OP's budget. I'm not going to get one for a while yet, although the first signs of arthritis in my left hand may well make 42" scale double bass an increasing challenge in the not too distant future. We'll see. It's open house here for Basschat members with nice biscuits, with or without a NS Omni Bass. P

Have to say, the OP subject triggered my ironic smile. I mean, when Leo Fender came up with the first P bass, it was effectively a, "small and portable EUB" that he had in mind. However, I didn't just come here to be a smart-arse. What about the NS Omni Bass? Much smaller than all the other suggestions 'cause it's 34" scale. I've always liked the Omni Bass idea and do occasionally (like, well, now) wonder about swapping my NS CR4 for one: https://thinkns.com/instrument/ns-design-omni-bass/ns-design-omni-bass-nxta/ Phil

[quote name='Root45' timestamp='1492991268' post='3284717'] As I said in the quoted post - yes, the bridge has to be moved [/quote] Just goes to show how closely I read things! Remind me never to sign anything without having somebody else read it first.

[quote name='Root45' timestamp='1492874962' post='3283830'] Here's my "bitsa"..... not quite finished yet...... Fender MIM body with MIM Rascal shortscale wide nut neck ( I have tendon problems with my left shoulder, so this is the neck I need) [/quote] Will this intonate properly with a short scale neck on a standard scale body? Surely the bridge will have to move? P

This is lovely..... https://www.reverendguitars.com/basses/mercalli-5-20th-anniversary ......but thank the lord that the four string version doesn't have a maple fingerboard option. I'd be in touble if it did. P