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You haven't been looking hard enough Congrats on your current state of satisfaction though.

Thanks for the info. Interesting approach.

Thanks for sharing. Liked it. How did you get involved in that ?

Thumbs up for warwick streamer stage 1 fiver here. Growl? Yessir!

Oh and enjoio of course !

Roscoe?

This from someone who went from 2 basses for 20 odd years to 22 basses once stumbling across basschat! It's a slippery slope!

Well if you are comfortable with the sound feel playability why change it ? Maybe try other fivers if possible to see what you think. Honestly once you get on the buying basses to try train its a bit of an addictive thing that often becomes chasing something that either doesn't exist or you already have. Or had.

How on earth did you snap the low B?? I think in 30+ years of playing I've snapped maybe 3 strings.

Lovely. Been looking into alternative suppliers of headless bits recently.

Coo they're not cheap those Enfields are they? Just been mooching around the Sims site. Your soundcloud demo is much more useful than their own demos!

Nice purchase! I like that stealthy look. Those pickups sound really good too

The original point was more " look a non jewel encrusted not painted in ambergrist" bass for 18 grand! Not so much how many shinies can you stick in an instrument to make it as expensive as possible and put it in a case for eternity. The thread title is probably misleading in that sense.

Thanks for that Yeah it isn't going to work is it. Hmmm back to daydreaming!

Pick up some used strings if you can, it's much cheaper if you're in an experimental phase.

Also an elixir fan, amazed at the sound they produced on a very basic bare bones cheap fretless. Not really a fan of many rounds tbh. Had some thomastik infield flats and they are nice tone wise, I developed a strong dislike to the scratchiness of rounds and this definately cured that. They do take time to adjust to the low tension though, very different to Chromes and other flats I've tried. I think I like the idea of heavier stiffer flats so I can play harder without the string clatter and rattle but it never seems to work out and within days I'm changing them. The difference in volume between Pyramid Gold flats and the TI's was surprising, how much quieter the Golds were. Maybe I just haven't given traditional type flats long enough to get used to them. Currently gone back to SIT Silencers on my P bass, which are a nice alternative and somewhere between flats and rounds, they came fitted on a bass so I didn't see the packet I think they are pressure wound whatever that means but I like them. Previously used Status strings, DR Black Beauties, Elites for years, Warwick Red and black Labels, but meh. Have some tapewounds on an acoustic which I much prefered to rounds or the horrible bronze things that are marketed for ABG's but are noisy scratchy terrible (to me) strings. A waste of 40 quid there! I've got a couple of sets waiting to go on, Elixirs on a 5 and some La Bella low tension flats. Fingers crossed eh.

Nice. Is it shoreline gold? Matching headstock?

http://thebassgallery.com/index.php/bass/warwick-thumb-fretless-5-string.html

I'm in! Well in my head I am. When I find the time /space / money I'll be attempting to make a 5 but more likely a 6 sting version. Inspired by the wonderful Armin Metz who definately isn't lacking in the tone department. Or ability. Fretted Neuser Cliffhanger http://youtu.be/pBJUB98yZTw Fretless Magnus 6 http://youtu.be/orbCZooMvQs

No didn't think they would. Strangely I'm looking for the opposite, a Jazz body with j pup in the neck position but with a p style plate.