Danj Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Hi all, [color=#000000]Up for trade – an Alain Caron 5 String Fretless – the ‘king’ of fretless basses. [/color] [color=#000000]I bought this from another basschatter a few years ago. It is a beautiful bass, extremely well made and lovely to play. The action is quite fast, and the neck is very smooth – I find I can really get about the neck quickly which quite surprised me given the range. The tone is great, particularly when you play with the pick ups and piezo – you can get a real ‘woody’ sound. The B string also has a lovely depth to it, and I find I can dig in and groove nicely.[/color] [color=#000000]So why sell this fine beast? Well, it is not getting the love it deserves, really for two reasons:[/color][/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I am not playing it enough to get used to the unlined board[/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]I find the controls are a bit too intimidating which means I keep reaching for other basses instead….[/color][/font][/size] [size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]So many knobs, and push / pulls! [/color] [color=#000000]I am discovering that I like to keep it a bit simpler with basses, and focus on my playing rather than sculpting the sound through an EQ. I wish I could do it – as I know it’s a skill – but I’ve never really learnt! J[/color] [color=#000000]Anyway it was in mint condition when I bought it, and it has only left my house a few times since – once to go to a studio, once to the SE Bass bash and once to a local jazz jam. So it is still in pretty much mint condition.[/color] [color=#000000]I am interested in trades more than a sale because I do want another fretless, just one I don’t need to try quite so hard with![/color] [color=#000000]In terms of the valuation, it’s a rough figure but I am more interested in the potential trades than exact value…. I would be interested in:[/color] [color=#000000]Fretless 4 / 5 - preferably lined[/color] [color=#000000]Fodera, MTD, Celinder, Sadowsky[/color] [color=#000000]Basically looking for a good quality alternative which is a bit simpler to manage.[/color] [color=#000000]I would prefer not to do international shipping (mainly due to lack of experience) but will do for the right bass. The bass has a really well constructed F-Bass case with it, so that will make it easier at least….[/color] [color=#000000]Very happy to answer any questions – or add any specific pics if required.[/color] [color=#000000]Cheers,[/color] [color=#000000]Dan[/color][/font] [font=Calibri][color=#000000][url="https://postimg.org/image/ezokwd6kr/"][/url][/color][/font] [font=Calibri][color=#000000][url="https://postimg.org/image/d95juvp1n/"][/url][/color][/font] [font=Calibri][color=#000000][url="https://postimg.org/image/kqera3ekr/"][/url][/color][/font] [font=Calibri][color=#000000][url="https://postimg.org/image/jcn4esfbf/"][/url][/color][/font] [font=Calibri][color=#000000][url="https://postimg.org/image/xkct3fs0b/"][/url][/color][/font] [font=Calibri][color=#000000][url="https://postimg.org/image/xlmqwutu3/"][/url][/color][/font][/size] Edited February 28, 2017 by Danj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danj Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 A beautiful bass bump. Happy to take some more pics if that would be useful for folk. Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) ...pouble dost...! Edited March 1, 2017 by Chris2112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Amazing instruments - one of the best fretless basses I've ever played. Sourcing one of these new now would easily hit £5,500! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auslander Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]hi, consider trades with 5 strings Mas Hino fretless lined bass with same specs of Christian Mc Bride's one?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]PM me if yes, cheers![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Simone[/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eusie Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 PM'd you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grooveit Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Still for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masse Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Still for sale ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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