RaNoFuNkY Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Selling due to impending car bill. Up for sale is my Vintage (brand name) Fretless - although I bought it from new ~18 years ago, so perhaps it's on its way to being "vintage". It has some genuine thumb wear over the P pickup from years of use. Let me be clear - I love this bass. These punch far above their price point. I've used this for gigs and two albums. I will really miss having it around, and I often grab this instead of my Stingray fretless, which is 10 times more expensive, but not 10 times better. If you're looking to get into fretless playing, then this would be a good bass to consider. Active treble and bass, plus pickup option and master volume. I believe the body is Bubinga. This certainly gives a nice low, rounded thump when you need it. It was mostly used with flatwounds, but I put some VERY old roundwounds on it as an experiment during COVID as I had them lying around and was curious. I liked that sound, so they are still on there. This means that there is a little amount of fretboard wear from the roundwounds, but not much and certainly nothing to worry about. I have tried to picture this as best I can. I've priced this in line with how others have previously, and consider this a bargain. Postage would be about £20. I don't have a hardcase, but can use a gig bag + bubble wrap + decent box. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) I have purchased the same bass for my Youngest Son (15) as he wanted a fretless, unlined, 2 octave... and he loves it... Bubinga Body is a little weighty but lovely wood, neck n fretboard. Think his is a year earlier as the 'Vintage' logo goes along rather than across. I think Hardware and Pups are Wilkinson.. latter years had the logo on the pickups... My Son has a Q... what are the albums, as he wants to listen to more fretless... any links GLWS Edited July 2, 2023 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 These are nicely-made basses and punch above their weight. GLWTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 02/07/2023 at 19:50, PaulThePlug said: I have purchased the same bass for my Youngest Son (15) as he wanted a fretless, unlined, 2 octave... and he loves it... Bubinga Body is a little weighty but lovely wood, neck n fretboard. Think his is a year earlier as the 'Vintage' logo goes along rather than across. I think Hardware and Pups are Wilkinson.. latter years had the logo on the pickups... My Son has a Q... what are the albums, as he wants to listen to more fretless... any links GLWS Can we pretend the albums were Paul Young's "No Parlez" and Paul Simon's "Graceland"? 50% discount to any baschatter that vigorously spreads this rumour... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marc S Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 As an ageing bassist (who sold his fretless last year.... then joined a band who might benefit from some FL bass.... doh!) any idea what the weight of this bass is? Also, what are the markings like on the edge of the neck? Could you take a pic? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 I'll find out when I'm back home on Thursday pal. It's definitely a small sized body - one of the reasons I've held onto this for so long is that it's so playable. I'll weight it as best I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) In the mean time... re-weighed my Sons at 4.15Kg on luggage scales (Although a previous post states 4.3kg...) small bodied and feels substantial... Side markers are small, white and ON the 3,5,7,9,12 fret Edited October 3, 2023 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Up there with all the other basses I sold and regretted doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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