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[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1384879152' post='2281794']
My restored SGC Nanyo Bass Collection.

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[/quote]That's lovely BB, is that an East pre you've got in there?

I see you've recently acquired a GWB35, a really nice bass, I like mine very much.

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[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1384879736' post='2281801']
That's lovely BB, is that an East pre you've got in there?

I see you've recently acquired a GWB35, a really nice bass, I like mine very much.
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Alright, alright. I'm beginning to wish I'd not sold it! :P

Its gone to a good home though. Plus I'm enjoying the LTD ESP I've bought since.

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[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1384909153' post='2282323']
I keep on hearing good things about these, must choose a bass to swap one in ... Maybe the status shark 5 (fretless of course).
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They really produce as much power as an 18v circuit. It does take a bit of time to get used to all the knobs and what they do (no further comment on that :rolleyes:[size=4] ). [/size]

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  • 2 weeks later...

Peter Griffin style giggle...

This just arrived today. Considering I hadn't even got an email confirming the money had cleared, imagine my surprise when a knock on the door was accompanied by a bass sized box :)

I just sent back a Mouse 30, which although it was amazing, it was too small for me and I seem to be way more accustomed to unlined fretless than I realised. That is now a bargain waiting for someone else - check out [url="http://www.knightonmusiccentre.com/bass-guitars/other-basses/rob-allen-mouse-30-fretless-short-scale-bass/prod_908.html"]http://www.knightonm...s/prod_908.html[/url] great guys to deal with.

I'm loving the MB2, sounds amazing, punchy if you want it but mellow and blooming played at the neck. Weight is a slender 5lb 13oz and balanced as well.




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[quote name='Legion' timestamp='1385738707' post='2291721']

I'm loving the MB2, sounds amazing, punchy if you want it but mellow and blooming played at the neck. Weight is a slender 5lb 13oz and balanced as well.


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A Rob Allen MB2 is one of my dreams and that is a particularly wet dream. :wub:[size=4] [/size]

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[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1385743701' post='2291797']
A Rob Allen MB2 is one of my dreams and that is a particularly wet dream. :wub:
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I've just been looking through the case candy. Turns out the bass was made in 2002. Crazy. It looks mint.
I even read the manual, which was actually useful as it pointed out to only change the strings one at a time to maintain the tension on the piezo bridge saddle and stop it from moving. Not that I ever intend to change them...

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wow, so many beautiful instruments on BC! congrats to all of you!

here a little update on my humble guild pilot. added some nordstrand pickups:


and [url="https://3und.bandcamp.com/album/1st-and-last"][b]this[/b][/url] is how it sounds now with 2 year old TI flats in my latest production. :wub:

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[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1388599662' post='2323887']
A new one (to me) - Cort GB75 fretless with East U-retro pre. Lovin' it :)
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Congratulations! Its a lovely instrument, used to be mine and the only reason I sold it was the arrival of my AGC ⬇

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Seeing the above, here's another fretless beaut, that may not be to everyone's taste:



I've just done it up as a refin and done a build diary, if anyone's interested its [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/225195-wishbass-refinrebuild/page__st__30"]here[/url]

The body is poplar with "go faster stripes" in purpleheart. The bridge and nut are new and made of ebony.

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[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1389623212' post='2336200']
Seeing the above, here's another fretless beaut, that may not be to everyone's taste:



I've just done it up as a refin and done a build diary, if anyone's interested its [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/225195-wishbass-refinrebuild/page__st__30"]here[/url]

The body is poplar with "go faster stripes" in purpleheart. The bridge and nut are new and made of ebony.
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Oooof! that's lovely!

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This is an Antoria fretless that I used to have and it went to a forum member

[url="http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Antoria%20Fretless/DSC06664Small.jpg.html"][/url]

Even more bizzare is an Aria ZZB that had been defretted, again it went to another froum member

[URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Aria%20ZZB%20Fretless/DSC06311Large.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Aria%20ZZB%20Fretless/DSC06311Large.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I bought this from Rumour6 and stupidly sold it. An early 80s Fernandes Jazz with EMGs

[URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Fernandes%20Fretless/DSC08795Large.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Fernandes%20Fretless/DSC08795Large.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I bought this 1963 Hofner from a forum member with the intention of returning it to its former glory but I just didn't have the time. Frets horribly pulled, stripped, painted green then stripped again - that should have been the fate of the person who did this :rolleyes:

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Squier VM Jazz bought from a forum member then went elsewhere

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Without a shadow of a doubt the best fretless I ever owned and I'm in the process of saving for another

[URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Stingrays/DSC02412Large.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Stingrays/DSC02412Large.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Stingrays/DSC02414Large.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Stingrays/DSC02414Large.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

My old defretted Trace T-bass - first thing I ever sold on Egay all those years ago

[URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Various/JPEGImage1216521Large.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Various/JPEGImage1216521Large.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Yamaha TRB6 II defretted at the Bass Centre and fitted with DR multi coloured strings. That was a beast

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Active Bass Collection with Optima gold strings back when they were £16 from Thomann

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Harmony Gibson grabber maple fretless copy

[URL=http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Various/DSC03259MediumLarge.jpg.html][IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Various/DSC03259MediumLarge.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

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[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1393113080' post='2376423']
I bought this from Rumour6 and stupidly sold it. An early 80s Fernandes Jazz with EMGs

[url="http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Fernandes%20Fretless/DSC08795Large.jpg.html"][/url]


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[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1393113510' post='2376432']

Harmony Gibson grabber maple fretless copy

[url="http://s927.photobucket.com/user/Delberthot/media/Various/DSC03259MediumLarge.jpg.html"][/url]
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I know this may be a bit off topic, but those lawsuit-era Japanese copies of Fender and Gibson basses were killer! I've just bought an '80 Fernandes P-bass, black/maple (I love that combo), and it can compete with almost any Fender out there. Sure, it's not as good as many of those vintage P-basses sold for thousands (and more) but it can give any modern Fender a run for the money.

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