Rob Allen MB4 lined fretless bass For Sale - *SOLD* £1850 South Wales

[Papabull]

 

 

These instruments really are incredible. The bass is in immaculate condition, no marks or dings at all. The bass really sings and has the most wonderful tone quality, you can really hear the wood. It comes with a beautiful leather clad hard case. Its had very little live use and played mostly for recordings. If you're looking for a bass with lovely tone that responds to every nuance of your playing and is super lyrical you won't be disappointed.  Cost new is about $.4.5K . So this is priced to sell.

Below is the spec(s) for the bass from Rob Allen himself.

 

 

Introduced in 1997, the MB-2 bass combines the warmth of an upright bass with the punch of a solid body, creating it's own unique tone. It is a lightweight hybrid, semi-hollow instrument that is organic in sound and feel. The MB-2 is made with the highest quality materials, featuring hand selected tone woods, minimal finish for optimum resonance, and high quality electronics that feature a discreet signal path for pure unadulterated bass tone in combination with a piezo pickup. Unlike magnetic pickups which primarily sense the metal in the string, a piezo is a vibration sensor, making the sound of the wood itself the dominant factor. This makes for a very dynamic touch sensitive instrument. The La Bella 760n strings feature a steel core with a smooth nylon outer wrapping, which contribute to ease of intonation. In a word, you've never picked up a fretless bass that's this easy to play in tune.

available in 4 string

neck woods- birdseye maple, black walnut

fingerboard woods- cocobolo, macasser ebony

body wood- alder, swamp ash, mahogany,

top wood- maple, walnut, koa, paduk, various

scale length- 4 string; 34"

nut width- 1 5/8"

string spacing at bridge- .750"

Hipshot ultralite tuners

Fishman piezo pickup & preamp

volume control integrated into bridge

high trim passive tone control in rear cavity

body finish: polyurethane modified oil

neck finish: nitrocellulose lacquer

celluloid nitrate binding on body

strings: La Bella 760n (.060~.115)

weight: 6.5 lbs

Edited November 14, 2022 by Papabull

[Beedster]

Lovely, this is 34" yes?

[Papabull]

Hi, Yes its 34 inch scale. 

 

[Beedster]

Do you have any sound clips?

[Frank Blank]

3 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Do you have any sound clips?

 

Just in case he hasn't...

 

 

...this clip was a big part of why I bought two Rob Allen basses.

Edited November 14, 2022 by Frank Blank

[Frank Blank]

This is a great price too...

[TheGreek]

Dear Santa.....

 

😉😉

[Beedster]

1 hour ago, Frank Blank said:

 

Just in case he hasn't...

 

 

...this clip was a big part of why I bought two Rob Allen basses.

 

Thanks for posting Frank 👍

[Frank Blank]

16 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Thanks for posting Frank 👍

No problem!

[Frank Blank]

If I had the funds I'd be hurtling down the M4 right now.