GreeneKing Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Alan, the sole luthier at ACG would by his own admission only make fretless basses if it were possible. He loves fretless bass music. If that doesn't tell you something about his fretless basses then I'm not sure what does. I bought his old fretless test bed bass from him. Eude's bass will be a bit special I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Lots of good suggestions here, but as always there really is no "best" because we all have different tastes, needs and budgets. I play fretless around 95% of the time, and I have owned a lot of very nice examples over the years such as a factory fretless 71P, Veillette Archtop, Status S2, Wal, Ken Smith and an ACG. But, the one that speaks to me the most is without doubt the one I own now - the Franz Sirius. Not cheap mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliusmonk Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 If you want mwah you may have to pay attention to the pickup position (closer to the bridge) and the electronics - especially the mids eq. But each player has also a preference for ergonomics, neck profile, etc. I had a Zon that was very nice, however had also a Mayones that (unexpectedly) had more mwah. It was heavy though. I developed over time a dislike for graphite 'touch' on the neck. Pedullas tend to have wide fingerboards too, which I find daunting on fretless. I also had a remington steele and the ergonomics were awfui for me. One thing I've learned is that what works for me in fretted doesn't necessarily apply to fretless - I have to approach those as a completely different instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 [quote name='SpcMnk' timestamp='1481583932' post='3193549'] I've owned a Buzz for a while and they are truley amazing! However, sold it and now am very, very happy with a La Fey Pangton. It does that JB thing but also a deep dark tone, and a very Chrystal clear sounds as well. Even unplugged it growls. Yeah, the other two.. [/quote] Pedulla Buzz basses do look cool but every time I see one I just think, "Blimey, move a bit too sharply and that upper horn would snap right off!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1481891158' post='3195983'] Pedulla Buzz basses do look cool but every time I see one I just think, "Blimey, move a bit too sharply and that upper horn would snap right off!!!" [/quote] You know, not every bass needs to be as chunkilly built as a Fender. Wood is incredibly strong stuff -they even make buildings out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambrook Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 +1 for the Portamento. I've put LaBella black nylon tapes on mine, and it sounds PHENOMENAL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1481908141' post='3196232'] You know, not every bass needs to be as chunkilly built as a Fender. Wood is incredibly strong stuff -they even make buildings out of it! [/quote] I know, I know, it's just every time I look at one the same thought bubbles up from the subconscious. Which, I'm sure of course, will have been a good part of the thinking when they first designed the thin neck of the upper horn. And for all that appreciation of tensile strength and shear forces... it still looks like it'll break right off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjos Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 After much soul searching and trying many bases I ended up with a Pentabuzz with bart soapbars. Very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='frankzelf' timestamp='1459086810' post='3013412'] [url="http://s918.photobucket.com/user/frankzelf/media/IMG_20140713_014738_zpsx4ynqcxc.jpg.html"][/url] This. Wal mkII walnut facings with an ebony fretboard [/quote] B@@@@y h@@l almost fainted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 What if we set the cost bar at £1200 (no secondhand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='Defo' timestamp='1487502790' post='3240202'] What if we set the cost bar at £1200 (no secondhand) [/quote] If you say "no secondhand" you exclude many of the better basses that could fall within your budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1487505919' post='3240240'] If you say "no secondhand" you exclude many of the better basses that could fall within your budget. [/quote] Humour me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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