cetera Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='52883' date='Aug 30 2007, 05:05 PM']OMG - nearly had an accident. How can you play Spectors when you have that?[/quote] VERY easily..... Spectors are IMHO the ULTIMATE 'rock' bass.... no question..... For fretless though.... You can't beat a Wal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Wal Mach I Fretless 86" [url="http://onlybass.com/html/mattest.html"]More pictures[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 More Wal loveliness..... very nice my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwbassman Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 (edited) Cool - thread... Here's my Overwater Progress III [attachment=2142:ow_01.jpg] [attachment=2143:ow_05.jpg] Edited September 6, 2007 by jwbassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Here's the shortscale Clifton Cherry bass - weighs under 7lbs, size of a Telecaster. [attachment=2187:DSCN0617.JPG] BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 That Clifton bass looks nice. How does it sound being shortscale? Also what is the wood for the fingerboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Its an "old school" sound, with a passive Aaron Armstrong humbucker, (no pots) and Rotosound Trubass plastic coated strings. More Ron Carter than Jaco. The fingerboard is old "rio rosewood" that Mo got from an acoustic guitar maker a few years ago. The body is English cherry and the neck is American cherry, hence the name. Its sounds much more focussed than other short scales I've played, and very "resonant". The neck profile is fairly thick wihch helps it to feel more substantial - I think a jazz profile neck on a 30" scale would feel strange. Mo uses thru body stringing (so it takes 32" strings) and normally uses a fixed aluminium bridge - this one has a rosewood tailpiece and bridge to match the fingerboard. The real bonus is the lack of weight and perfect balance - its feels like a light g"*tar but sounds like a heavy bass..... BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Here's my 4 stringer. I've a Zoot Chaser Custom lined 5 stringer too, with an 18v Audere pre but that's going to be in the For Sale section soon. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 [quote name='BassBod' post='57798' date='Sep 9 2007, 04:47 PM']Here's the shortscale Clifton Cherry bass - weighs under 7lbs, size of a Telecaster. [attachment=2187:DSCN0617.JPG] BB[/quote] That's my favorite so far! Although the Gus looks like a lot of fun and a serious bit of kit. I'm enjoying this thread, I've never played fretless longer than 5 minutes so it's all weird and wonderful to me. Does an unlined fretless vastly improve your musical ear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeward2004 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Having recently become a fretless convert, I would have to say that I couldnt get by without the lines on my Gary Willis 5 - so at a hazard I would guess that an unlined would improve one's musical ear and consciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 That '86 Wal is in incredibley good condition! I've seen "new " basses in far worse nick! You gotta try fretless without lines - its a very liberating experience, although possibly scary at first. Better all round until someone gives you a written part, with a bit of nice exposed melodic bass, right up the dusty end.....ooeeerr :wub: BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 If you play unlined you really need to be play along with something otherwise you (or at least I do) slowly slide out of tune and all of a sudden you're a quarter-tone out from where you should be. I don't have any problems with the looks of lined fretless basses, but the dots on the fingerboard of the Lightwave are a good compromise between useful markings that keep you in tune and a clean look to the bass. I'm still suffering from parallex problems in the higer registers on the Gus where all I've got is the side markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Here's mine in action at the weekend. [attachment=2202:Dave_crop.jpg] Not as exotic as some of the others posted so far! It's a mid 90s Bass Collection SB301, originally fretted and now with EMG pickups and activer EQ and running on 18 volts. On the lines vs unlined debate - I was always a confirmed lines man, til I started playing EUB.. now the lines just confuse me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Here's mine. 1990 'Ray V fretless. Unlined. Once owned by Boz Burrell (apparently) Currently tuned CGDAE. Another black one, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='59381' date='Sep 12 2007, 05:08 PM']Here's mine. 1990 'Ray V fretless. Unlined. Once owned by Boz Burrell (apparently) Currently tuned CGDAE. Another black one, I'm afraid.[/quote] Tunes in fifths - just like a banjo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_MaN Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I want one.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildman Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Heres a pic of my Sandberg Bullet booster fretless: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 as currently seen in the for sale section: Westone Thunder III There's a Crfater electro acoustic fretless in the house as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 [quote name='Lulu' post='53054' date='Aug 30 2007, 11:07 PM']With the Audere: More punchy sound, kinda agressive one (the preamp output signal is adjustable with a small screw inside). Being able to adjust lows, mids and highs separately is also very important to me; the mix is way better now. So I'd say: more punch and a more ''accurate" sound (is it the proper word ?). I'm afraid my English is too poor to describe the differences the way I feel so why not listening to a soundclip I recorded after I had put the Audere: [url="http://lulubassman.free.fr/audio_site4/greyscale_project_mp3.mp3"]here[/url] (with much reverb ) and one I recorded before: [url="http://lulubassman.free.fr/audio_site4/nostalgiamp3.mp3"]here[/url] (something more ''roots'') and make your own opinion ? Hope it helps.[/quote] The Audere is unbelieveable ona jazz bass. I have the deluxe model (with passive style tone) on my main Jazz V and the Z-mode switch really works well. Low-Z mode gves it a fat aggressive sound that really brings out the B. High-Z mode on the bridge pickup has alovely passive bark to it. With the exchaneg rate so favourable, I'd definitely reccomend one - mine was £135 inc shipping and customs charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='59626' date='Sep 13 2007, 01:08 AM']Tunes in fifths - just like a banjo![/quote] Or he's going from light to heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Doh! You are probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBalls Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 My Warwick Fortress Masterman One. This is my photo [attachment=2363:Photo_0330.jpg] Photo by previous owner which is too good to leave out [attachment=2364:warwick.jpg] Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Here's a proper "grown up" fretless I acquired a few weeks ago here on BC [attachment=2445:DSCN1021.JPG] Fantastic sound, but a bit weighty (like a lot of Alembics..) BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha-Dave Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 ACG Recurve fretless: The filter based pre-amp makes it sound wonderful! It tastes pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walplayer Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I wish i still had mine........had to sell it few months back . Still too upset to talk about it ! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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