dannybuoy Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, Storky said: Gold Tone M-Bass25FL Fretless Acoustic-Electric MicroBass That’s on my short list, but was struggling to find one in stock for a good price anywhere! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 More pics in the Affiliates section. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Sandberg Lionel fretless 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Sandberg Lionel fretless 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilpea Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 23/08/2021 at 14:14, skelf said: More pics in the Affiliates section. Hoots mon there's a moose........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 About 4 months ago I commissioned my friendly local luthier to make a 32” fretless neck for my (fretted) Ibanez SRH500. Unfortunately he is so busy, with a custom short scale build for me among other commissions, that he hasn’t got round to it yet. I thought long and hard about this, before deciding that this would be cheaper than buying a new chambered fretless, or having one made. You can pick up a used SRH500/505 for not much money, so doing this might work out cheaper than buying a new bass, or getting a custom build. No reason why the neck shouldn’t be a 30”, although I thought it might look a bit unbalanced, even though the body is relatively small (width) for a full size bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 25/08/2021 at 10:09, Obrienp said: About 4 months ago I commissioned my friendly local luthier to make a 32” fretless neck for my (fretted) Ibanez SRH500. Unfortunately he is so busy, with a custom short scale build for me among other commissions, that he hasn’t got round to it yet. I thought long and hard about this, before deciding that this would be cheaper than buying a new chambered fretless, or having one made. You can pick up a used SRH500/505 for not much money, so doing this might work out cheaper than buying a new bass, or getting a custom build. No reason why the neck shouldn’t be a 30”, although I thought it might look a bit unbalanced, even though the body is relatively small (width) for a full size bass. Well this never happened. After the first rush of enthusiasm from me and taking into account the full order book of the luthier, I decided it was not a cost effective option. In fact the neck would have cost more than I just got from selling the SRH500, so it really wasn't worth it. That puts me in the market for a short or medium scale, fretless acoustic, or hybrid electro-acoustic of similar calibre to the SRH500 Aerium. I see that Warwick do various versions of their Alien acoustic bass in a 32". I quite like the look of the hybrid, slim bodied version with the Nanoflex pickup system (mag in the neck and piezo bridge). Does anybody have experience of these Warwick acoustic basses? On a similar theme: this is my first and probably last (given my age and state of arthritis) venture into fretless. Would the panel recommend going for a lined fretless, or just one with dot side markers? Also given arthritis in my left hand: do fretless basses require significantly more finger pressure to get a clean note, or is it marginal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambrook Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 54 minutes ago, Obrienp said: Also given arthritis in my left hand: do fretless basses require significantly more finger pressure to get a clean note, or is it marginal? I have mild arthritis in my fingers, and haven't found fretless to be a problem. In fact, lighter pressure gives more 'texture' to the note... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Sambrook said: I have mild arthritis in my fingers, and haven't found fretless to be a problem. In fact, lighter pressure gives more 'texture' to the note... Thanks. That is reassuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) New model is finally done. See affiliates section. Demos to follow shortly. Edited May 4, 2022 by skelf 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 You have to check this out! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Yep, that looks pretty dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, eude said: You have to check this out! Great bass, great video! You'd need a fairly light touch though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: Great bass, great video! You'd need a fairly light touch though! With those particular strings I guess. I think they're LaBella tapes which are pretty low tension, I'm sure you could pop some higher tension stuff on there, but the play in the strings gives a bit of a Double Bass vibe to my ears. As much as I'm looking forward to hearing the fretless version, my bank account is worried about how things might pan out... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storky Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 As the owner of three Rob Allen’s, that ACG looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storky Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 10/08/2021 at 23:54, dannybuoy said: That’s on my short list, but was struggling to find one in stock for a good price anywhere! I just got the 25” scale fretless from Bax Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, Storky said: As the owner of three Rob Allen’s, that ACG looks great! I suspect that Mr Skelf is going to corner the UK RA market. All power to him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Owen said: I suspect that Mr Skelf is going to corner the UK RA market. All power to him. I feel a day trip to the Borders might be on the cards for me. Edited May 13, 2022 by ezbass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Oh dear. A Deep 5 alike might create issues for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 There's another one, this time with a mag pickup instead of the piezo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 OK, this is the one I was waiting for! Shortscale, fretless with a chambered body and piezo pickups. My wife would kill me if she could read my mind right now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, eude said: OK, this is the one I was waiting for! Shortscale, fretless with a chambered body and piezo pickups. My wife would kill me if she could read my mind right now! Dammit! Now I'm in trouble 😬🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, ezbass said: Dammit! Now I'm in trouble 😬🤩 I think there's a whole group of us in trouble. As soon as I have my two Jabba basses these are next on my list for checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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