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I think @Mrbigstuff makes an excellent recommendation. I have a Jet P bass that I have upgraded with a decend loom and AlNiCo pickups for a more vintage tone and it records beautifully. Basically any P-type bass should suit you needs perfectly.

Best I've got is my old Greco EB3 in the back yard.

What is this "justification" of which you speak?

Now for sale on here.

I had this on an Alpher bass:

I found this in reference to Autumnglo from a John Hall Q&A. Not sure if it helps or hinders: Unfortunately, there were about three different shades of Autumnglo produced over the years. The first one, circa '57, was like a Fireglo surrounded by a brown edge. The second, during the late 50's and through into the 60's was more like a very dark Fireglo. The last one, in the 70's, was kind of, for lack of a better description, a baby poop brown with a matte surface. So, while dreaming, take your pick! (My personal preference is the first type.)

My birthday and Christmas fall within three days of each other and I was gifted this Retrovibe by the fam as a joint present for both events after me seeing it in Bolton and commenting on it to Mrs ead (not by any means as a hint; as a few of you know I'm selling my basses these days due to arthritis). Having been in touch with David it seems it was one of 8 made in this colour around 10 years ago. Absolutely immaculate although the pickups are apparently not the original fit items, so I will probs restore the right ones if I can find some. Interestingly it's a 33.25" scale and has the push pull on the bridge tome control.

If it has to be a Fender then for me a Geddy Lee sig. Japanese would be pre-loved, but you can get the US ones new I think.

Interesting, I used to play the violin to a decent standard . Probs why the second bass I ever bought was fretless.

Thanks, very kind of you to say so. I'm not sure yet about samples as I need to work out what I have that I can record with. Secondly I would need written commitment that you wouldn't all point and laugh 😞

That is absolutely brilliant. Well done you!

Hi folks I've always loved the Stingray fretless sound, but they are quite a few quid especially his sig bass, so I set myself a task to see what could be done for not too many £s to get the look and as much of the tone as possible. Here's what happened next... I picked up a preloved DiMavery MM501 fretless as a starting point. Actually a lot nicer that I thought it might be, well put together (even with quite a weird passive set up). Nice Rosewood board, lovely satin finish to the D profile neck and acceptable hardware. Brucie bonus, it weighs less than 8lbs. I acquired a Retrovibe Stinger '77 with the Retrovide AlNiCo MM pickup (wired in parallel for this project) and put it all together. Finally I decided just to spray the midly unpleasant tort pickguard black to save a few quid. I also swapped the original fit rounds for some LaBella LT flats. Here's how it came out. To my ears, and despite my huge talent deficit, I think it sounds pretty good and I am really pleased with the results. If were to do any further upgrades, I think I'd go for a proper new pickguard, some better knobs to cover the nuts on the pots and maybe a nice metal or bone nut. As ever my timing is appalling as my arthritis means I'm not playing much now, but if anyone is interested please PM me.