Mikkel-S Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) Up for grabs is my old custom Mørch fretless built by master luthier Johnny Mørch in Denmark. It is by far [i]the [/i]best fretless I have ever played.. And I have owned Celinders, Pedullas, F-Basses etc.. This bass was build as a refinement of the classic Fender J recipe. Light and resonant alder body, rock solid maple neck, passive electronics with a larger control cavity in case you want to put in active electronics or piezo. We settled on a gorgeous piece of old growth Elm for fingerboard and ramp. The board is coated and has a beautiful sustain. The single dual coil pickup in Ebony housing delivers a warm and blossoming tone and located right in the 60's J sweet spot. I chose one pickup as i seem to prefer that when playing fretless. So keeping it simple. The body has been finished in a thin layer of nitro and is now crackling up. I was told that was normal by Johnny. I guess thats up to personal taste if that look works for you. You dont notice it until youre up close. The bass also have a chip in the fingerboard coating - it doesn't interfere in playability its purely cosmetic and I believe an easy fix. Only selling as I need to thin out a little bit (gonna be a dad in spring!) and i need a fretted working horse - so trades are welcomed. Traditional Fender J and P's .. Or other high end stuff. Or or or.. Maybe a nice hollowbody. Trade value 1500£ or cash 1200£ shipped in EU. Located in Denmark. Edited January 31, 2017 by Mikkel-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 There is something about Morch. ;-) Very appealing fretless, but it's missing 2 strings for me... You are right, one pickup is enough for fretless and your choice of position is quite judicious. GLWYS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydario Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Beautiful !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Really dig that. Very cool looking fretless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Thought I'd be in trouble opening this thread. You've had a few M[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]ø[/font][/color]rch basses - care to share some pics? I've always admired them, having come very close to buying one many years ago in the Bassworld.co.uk days Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydario Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 [quote name='ped' timestamp='1482239041' post='3198709'] Thought I'd be in trouble opening this thread. You've had a few M[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]ø[/font][/color]rch basses - care to share some pics? I've always admired them, having come very close to buying one many years ago in the Bassworld.co.uk days Cheers [/quote] Me too...some 5 fretless ..keep coming back !! So classy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Yeah I had the pleasure of working closely together with mr. Mørch on a few very special builds throughout the last 12 years if i remember correctly. I must say that this bass is also an opportunity to owning one of his basses! He has "retired" and is now only building instruments because he can't let it go. Not really taking orders. Only servicing his old builds. Funny thing about all the different Mørch's i have owned.. Alot of them I do not have pictures of! It was just before that time with camera phones or good digital cameras.. All my pictures are analog! Got some pics of my old Mørch basses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 And Thats just a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Just did two one shot recordings.. just noodling. GK 150 combo DI to Focusrite Scarlett interface.. Just added a tiny amount of delay.. Other wise clean! https://www.dropbox.com/s/kjhhrc72wcl7y5z/M%C3%B8rch%20fretless%20test%202.mp3?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/w4iax83ynwu9ysp/M%C3%B8rch%20fretless%20test.mp3?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Flexible on the price.. Christmas coming up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydario Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Mamma mia !!! ...;beautiful sound..a pity he stopped building !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 It sounds beautiful yeah. Dont think I do the bass justice at all.. Anyways.. Yeah, well he is pushing his late 70's ... So i guess its about time i slims down the production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenolive Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Love Johnny's work , looks like a beaut Have a bump on me , if I had £1300 I wouldn't hesitate , sod the credit card bill ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Open to offers! Somebody needs a new fretless for 2017! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Thanks for the pictures. Love them all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Cheers. Open to trades.. Try me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 That sounds so good... Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 You should hear it "in real".. its unbelievable. Sadly i dont play so much fretless these days and with a baby coming up i need to prioritise the fretted bass. Oh, and i am open to trades Or a good cash offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 [quote name='PawelG' timestamp='1483706969' post='3209383'] That sounds so good... Good luck with the sale. [/quote] Beautiful sounding bass, but fabulous playing too! GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 [quote name='Mikkel-S' timestamp='1483717726' post='3209541'] You should hear it "in real".. its unbelievable. Sadly i dont play so much fretless these days and with a baby coming up i need to prioritise the fretted bass. Oh, and i am open to trades Or a good cash offer [/quote] I would happily get it just to look at it as I have never even touched a fretless - I wouldn't know what to do. Unfortunately, financial situation isn't allowing me to do that. [quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1483721391' post='3209586'] Beautiful sounding bass, but fabulous playing too! GLWTS [/quote] That is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Sorry to de-rail thread, but where did you get that awesome white lamp in the background of a couple of your pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1_Pro Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 That is a lovely bass. Beautiful fretless tone, very well played if I may say so. GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel-S Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1483791444' post='3210122'] Sorry to de-rail thread, but where did you get that awesome white lamp in the background of a couple of your pictures? [/quote] No need to be sorry!.. Thanks for the bump! Its a danish design classic made by Verner Panton in 71'. Its called "Panthella". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Sounds expensive and difficult to find! Thanks anyway and good luck with the sale Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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