haruki Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) My clearout of stuff I dont use continues with a Johnson 5 string fretless jazz. £65 (no case) Solid enough piece of chinese wood. Best bit is the neck. It has a really nice feel and though from a distance it looks unlined (which to my sad mind makes a fretless look cool) it has actually got very faint lines on it - so its good for people new to fretlessness. I've had it a a couple of years but its not played much and in good nick - still got the plastic on the scratchplate. So what's the catch.... well.. the B string has all the sustain of a bass drum. Its the flappiest B I've ever not heard - this is probably because I haven't bothered to change the strings from the unknown flats it came with. I'm sure new strings would help ....or else use it like I do as a good place to rest your thumb as you mwah away on the remaining four strings. Prefer local pickup (North Essex) if possible. [attachment=39063:bass_pics_016.JPG] [attachment=39064:bass_pics_018.JPG] [attachment=39065:bass_pics_017.JPG] [attachment=39066:bass_pics_015.JPG] Edited January 7, 2010 by haruki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haruki Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haruki Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 bump and price drop... if this doesnt work I'll have to put new B string on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Not going to buy the bass but just curious where in North Essex you were. Have a bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haruki Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='Mike' post='704647' date='Jan 7 2010, 07:29 PM']Not going to buy the bass but just curious where in North Essex you were. Have a bump![/quote] cheers... I'm in Thaxted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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