binky_bass

I suppose the title of the thread is slightly misleading - really I'm not specific after a carbon fibre Bass, I'm looking for the lightest possible 6 string bass. Basslabs might be an option, but I'm not really a fan of their aesthetics. But they are open to a lot of customisation, so I may well get in contact!

I thought I'd not really bought that much this year - after closer inspection, I was wrong... 😬 Including other musical instruments, I'm at +9. 😔 Below is what came in/out: Peavey TL6 Clarissa Roundback Acoustic Mapex Storm Drumkit Trickfish Bullhead 1K Technics Keyboard Squier Strat Yamaha BB425 - **GONE** Epiphone Dot 335 - **GONE** Thomann Digital Piano - **GONE** ACG Harlot 6 - **GONE** ACG Salace E-Type 6 GR Bass Dual 1400 - **GONE** Markbass Multiamp Mono - **GONE** Crafter 5 String Acoustic Bass- **GONE** Crafter Nylon Classical - **GONE** Crafter Fretless Acoustic Bass - **GONE** Tanglewood Acoustic - **GONE** Peavey Valveking Halfstack - **GONE** Fender Sonaran Mini (not pictured) Washburn Classical Acoustic (not pictured)

Agreed. It actually makes the body and neck feel off-angle of each other. The upper bout is too weak and where your forearm would rest seems too shallow a curve.

Not my cup of tea, they're bitsa basses 'assembled' in the USA. They look like a weak version of an old skool MM Stingray and they don't do 6 string basses, so no dice on Klös I'm afraid!

Gus also have a website that is entirely impossible to navigate on a mobile phone, so any potential customers can't even have a browse of the website.

I can't get passed the look of Gus basses... they look like they've been made with modelling balloons. I'm sure they're amazing instruments, but aesthetically not for me!

I had a Rainsong Jumbo acoustic a while back and that weighed in at 1.7kg, was hoping a bass of similar material would be lighter by a decent margin to that of a traditional wood bass.

Evening all! I'm debating looking into having a full carbon fiber bass made, neck and body - set neck or some kind of through neck. It'd be a 6 string bass, ideally headless. Essentially I'm wanting something as absolutely light as possible. Anyone know any builder that do full carbon? Status do/did but they're books are full I believe. Cheers, Russ.

Not one for me. Where's the originality?

Peavey USA TL6. Fantastic instrument.

Been using mine for a few weeks now, no crackly knobs and no issues as yet. Hopefully that'll continue! Still very impressed by it.

I don't think I've ever bought an instrument 'not blind'! Alan has made me 3 basses, all blind buys as they didn't exist until they were finished. Fred of Bee Basses made Binky, that was again blind, and that is (IMO) the single greatest bass in all conceivable capacities in the world. Every other instrument I own (currently 23 basses/guitars, a Mapex drum kit, numerous cymbals, pedals, a piano, 3 ukuleles, a Dynacord desk, EV PA Speakers etc) have all been 'bought blind' and I've never regretted it! Only ever buying if you can pre-test things is massively limiting in my opinion.

Second ACG. I have a 30.5" ACG 6 Salace E-Type. A very nice thing indeed.

The most accurate description of Bass Direct I've ever heard! 🤣

There is a myriad of evidence (that I have very much personally experienced multiple times) that suggests otherwise. Chill.

You mean a starp?

5 typos in one small paragraph... it's almost as bad as their website!

I think this is all verging on the edge of a slanging match. The takeaway points here, as I understand them, are: 1: Seller is not hiding the fact that the bass needs refinishing - in fact this is clearly mentioned with, what seems to me, a very fair estimated cost for a professional refinish (£500), therefore damage to the original finish is somewhat a moot point. 2: This is not to everyone's taste. It's not to my taste. The seller can sell what they want at whatever price they want. Whether they stand a chance of achieving that price is another matter. If I were the seller, I'd take some of the points mentioned here to aid me in minor tweaks to make the bass far more sellable. 3: Sometimes innovation is achieved by a seemingly crazy idea. The thought of hacking up a very good condition and very expensive bass is crazy to some... @PriZeMaN did what he did because he wanted to do it, and why not! 4: The 'craftsmanship'. I can't attest to that as I don't frankly know if the headstock routing to accommodate the string clamp has undermined the structural integrity of the top of the neck - what I can say is that I think 95% of us don't have the skills to have done what @PriZeMaN has done, regardless of our thoughts on the end product. Personally, I would not buy this. I've voiced my reasons why. Hypotheticallly, if the seller changed the headstock to a standard headless 'straight cut' shape and finished the bass so it looked shiny and new, then maybe I'd consider going to take a look. My personal thoughts is that at the asking price, in its current state, this simply will not sell. But I wish the seller the best of luck!