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Pardon my ignorance in this respect, but as CS basses still 'mass produced' on a much smaller scale, as in CNC machines etc., or are they hand made in the same way they would be from our band of home-grown luthiers?

My bass came will a little blue (UVish?) keyring torch so never needed to try alternatives yet.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1415297317' post='2598975'] I have tried this on an ACG, works really well [/quote] Exactly so.

Fretless for me.

For me light compression (I have a Diamond BCP) works really well, or maybe a bit of chorus.

[quote name='Karl Derrick' timestamp='1415271181' post='2598547'] I'll post some more pics of the MK2 in a little while. See if I can tempt anyone else off the fence Karl [/quote] I'll be with you mid November, once the current Visa bill clicks over into the next one

Me too. It would be helpful for me if you just elaborate a little bit on the measurements you want us to make.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1415109824' post='2596752'] I just tried that using "5 string" and got this as the first page: FS Warwick $$ NT LTD 2007 Koa Top 4-string Dingwall Super J 4 string F/S....... ON HOLD PENDING Fodera Imperial 6 - Quilted Maple Top Letts 4 string singlecut passive fretless custom bass £400 Yamaha six string TRB JP Musicman Big Al 4 string £1150 posted Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 - string (white/maple). FS Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String Sei Bass 5 string black beauty lower price £ 1000 SEI single cut Series 11 Melt, Ying Yang. Sale or Trade.... Fernandes Gravity deluxe 5 string £500.00, px or swaps Prosebass 5 string 33" singlecut defretted bass £250 Hohner The Jack Headless Bass -PRICE DROP Overwater Progress 6 String, AAA Flame Ash Top. Skjold Lion's Pride 5 string super Jazz £1525 Manne Custom Acoustibass 5 string (fretless) lined - Free... Lakland Joe Osborn 5 ACG RECURVE SC Classic 5 String - 9 Piece Wenge/Ash neck... Status Streamline 5-string fretless ACG custom J five string FS: Overwater Progress III Deluxe (4 String) A Brace of Status (Statuses, Statii?) Part 2... Fender 70's Precision MIJ, like new condition. Overwater Perception 5 - Scott Devine Special Alpher Mako Elite 4 Bass Guitar Custom hand built So out of 25 results I got: 4 string = 11 5 string = 11 6 string = 3 So, it works perfectly...ish. [/quote] A kind of Total Perspective Vortex.

Thanks Karl, that's indeed where I clocked it.

Thanks Jon. Very interesting, I might take myself down there for a noodle. I think I'm attracted to the styling, as in not just another Fender-a-like bass. Presumably still essentially a Jazz bass?

Cheers, I did try but didn't find anything like that. I'll have another go (I think I might have searched only within the Basses topic).

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1415130467' post='2597098'] Did you see the one on the Northwest Bass a Gear page? These are nice instruments this model reminds me of those Carvin basses (can't remember what the model number is but there are a couple in the for sale section). The Kawai series were high quality and did a line of Alembic inspired models. Jon ( Bassassin) may well have some info. [/quote] Yup, saw the bass on the website whilst idly browsing and it just caught my attention.

Do any of you learned BCers know anything about these basses please? Cheers. [attachment=175505:Kawai-Sleekline.jpg]

A good point about the interchangeability with other different basses.

My only comment would be whether two sets of poppers will look a bit odd aesthetically? Happy for either, but could be persuaded to part with more wonga for a fully stiched version.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1415019175' post='2595637'] I think it's a "currency bump" thing. Import duties & the government rip offs are included. I nearly bought a Dingwall ABZ 8 years ago when I was in the US. It was $2700, which at the time would have been @ £1300. [/quote] Definitely a lot of that in there. Local price comes to $6k (Canadian dollars) or £3.3k, so the revenue making c.£150 on import duty. They would collect the 20% VAT on both situations.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1414972634' post='2595308'] True. But I'm sure if you wanted, they'd make an unlined one. [/quote] Just out of interest, and using the Dingwall price list from last year, I spec'ed up an ABZ 4-string to as close as I could get to my ACG custom fretless. The Dingwall came in at just over £4k (inc. VAT and import duty) whilst my admittedly 'straight' ACG fretless was just under £1.7k. ACG will do fanned frets for a couple of hundred pounds more. The only thing I couldn't quite replicate was the preamp. The ACG has a dual filter preamp compared to 3-band Glock item available on Dingwalls. I do understand that these are not everybody's cup of tea, but to be fair cost pretty much the same as a John East U Retro. I genuinely can't see where the extra £2.3k goes. For the price of the Dingwall I could buy an ACG custom fretless, an ACG Standard fretless and an ACG Graft fretless bass and still have about £50 left.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1414957043' post='2595074'] Took me about five minutes (I'm seriously below par on ability) and I was able to swap easily Even my then three year old was able to play fanned frets [/quote] I must be really crap then [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1414956050' post='2595065'] Simple solution... Get a fretless Dingwall. [/quote] They have lines

I've had both, although as a player of absolutely average ability it took me more than the standard 27 seconds to get used to them. That having been said once I got my head around it transition between the two (when the basses were fretted) was OK. Personally I do enjoy playing fretless and the transition between a Dingwall and a "straight" fretless was trickier which is why I'm back on straight frets. I also have an issue with the value for money on DIngwalls. When you think what you could buy for the £2k plus that passive Dingwall ABZs and AB1s cost without many extras, there is a lot of choice out there for a lot less money albeit with straight frets. I would only ever buy secondhand were I to go down that road again.

Just sold some knobs to Mark. Quick, easy, practically perfect in every way.

As an amateur it didn't feel like there was a lot of answers that fitted my situation. Did my best though.