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chrkelly
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Looking back through my diary it turns out I've only had 2 fretless gigs in the past 10 years, so I'm offering this glorious instrument up for sale. Very early Stingray 5 from 1988 Birdseye maple neck Unlined Pau Ferro fingerboard (side dots on the 'fret lines') Tulipwood body Very lightweight (c.9lbs) Hands down the best fretless I've ever played, very responsive & even sounding, instant early Pino vibes. Unfortunately as is quite common for the era, the black finish has perished & turned quite matt, especially on the back of the bass. Numerous dings & player wear as there should be on a bass of this age. £1600 ono Available to try out in London SE6 No postage & no trades please-
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Tried out on a recent purchase but didn't like it on that instrument. Only on a bass for 2 weeks so pretty much as new condition. £65 posted -
String clearout time! Spiro weich A 4/4 - tried out briefly on my spare bass, pretty much as new. SOLD -
String clearout time! Spiro weich E 4/4 - tried out briefly on my spare bass, pretty much as new. SOLD -
String clearout time! Belcanto G/D/A/C extension set. Well used but plenty of life in them yet. In typical Thomastik fashion the pegbox windings are all quite worn, the cores are all still intact. £50 -
String clearout time! Evah weich G/D/A/C extension set. Well used but plenty of life in them yet. £50 -
Hi, it's been on a spare bass for about a month so not much use at all. It bows incredibly well & has a good old school pizz sound. -
Thomastik Spirocore weich 4/4 A string - only a couple of days use (will sound as new) - £30 including postage Thomastik Belcanto E string - about a month old - *SOLD*
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Order the Spiros from Thomann, best price by far & they'll last for decades. I've used Corelli 370 TX in the past and remember liking them as a good hybrid string, bright sounding arco with a good amount of pizz sustain.
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Excellent hardly played condition, not even broken in yet. These came off a Stingray 5 that I've since sold. 45/65/80/100/130, standard long scale, cut for a 4+1 headstock. £30, no trades please -
For brand new, get in touch with Laurence Dixon at Bass Place in London. I'm not sure of the current pricing but would highly recommend looking at a Lovaszi Luna bass (https://www.laurencedixonbassplace.com/the-lovaszi-bass). I've had a Stella model for over 5 years now it's a great instrument. I wouldn't ordinarily recommend buying brand new in that price range but those Lovaszis are really good value for money & very well made.
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Don't worry about having the fingerboard shaved, it's a perfectly standard procedure & part of any proper bass MOT. It'll play a million times better as a result. Get it to Thwaites and they'll tell you exactly what's happened & what's needed to put it right. It could be that the fingerboard has detached ever so slightly from the neck. It needs full contact with the fingerboard in order to be stiff enough to withstand the string tension. If there's a slight lift anywhere, the strings will bow the neck forward.
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Don't risk it as is, could be very costly. If you're dead set on trying them, get the bass to a luthier & see if you could get a longer tail wire installed to reduce the after length.
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Are they 3/4 Thomastiks? It shouldn't be a problem with the 4/4's or Pirastros unless there's some setup issue below the bridge, such as the tailpiece position/size.
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This was in the case of a bass I recently bought. Decent bow for anyone new to bowing who doesn't want to spend a lot. Could do with a rehair but there's enough to work with. Old French pattern double bass bow. Made in Germany. 71.5cm long, weighs 132g using kitchen scales
