Dazed

Well thanks folks. You're as undecided as I am I don't know, the idea of owning one appeals but will it be another bit of wood getting dusty and then is a pain to get rid of. Hmmm Yes the beauty of an unlined lined fretless board isn't lost on me, that's part of the wanty-ness. The reality soon kicks in tho once I start making a godawful racket with it! For the past 4 months I've been playing a 4 string p bass almost exclusively, which I'm really enjoying. However whatever bass I use after a while I'm always missing something that it doesn't have - the bite of a single coil J or fretless or active trickery. In my head I want to believe 'the one' is out there but maybe that's just more wanting to think there is a one bass to rule them all, when really there actually isn't. Everything is always a sacrifice. Ho hum So any happy fretless 6 owners care to chime in? I'm almost convinced I'd need to shelve everything else and do some long term shedding to get the intonation under control.

I am also led to believe the lowest string on a standard 6er is more lower end than on a standard 4

Dude does Alan work for you? How many ACGs is that now. Obviously only 2 for the purposes of domestic harmony

[quote name='Christian Houmann' timestamp='1447935408' post='2911561'] I want it to but I have to many [URL=http://s113.photobucket.com/user/Houmann/media/26188DBC-736D-4F55-AC56-7FFA3BEE2B7D_zpscepzpta6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/Houmann/26188DBC-736D-4F55-AC56-7FFA3BEE2B7D_zpscepzpta6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] I'll gladly help you out and take that RA deep 5 from you. No honestly, you're welcome

Lollypopolicious!!!

Stupid Gas thinks I need a sixer despite owning one years ago and not getting on with it. Since then I had a friends ken smith on a long term loan and still didn't feel I had to own one. Fast forward years and I keep looking at them with that mental itch (GAS) It gets worse as I even think I'd like fretless!! The ONLY way I believe it would work is to get rid or lock away everything else so the only option would be the 6er. Yours Doomed Up North.

Thanks folks. As I said it isn't for use with other instruments so I won't be competing for volume. It's more for convenience and being able to practice on the road. Or beach. Or mountain. I have a double bass. That's far from convenient

I'm thinking along the lines of Rick Turner / Rob Allen or similar. Do they have any acoustic volume. Purely for solo practice purposes. Compared to a solid bodied bass is there any increase in tonal volume , not the unamplified finger noise? I'm Not looking for an acoustic by the way. Thanks if you can offer an opinion, as I can't find one of these to try you see.

It's Stephen !

My AKG's are a similar fitting. However i don't know if they do a spare part.

Oooh and of course........ What does it weigh? (no seriously)

Thanks Eude! I shall wait with anticipation for the sounds. Especially that B! What gauges are fitted?

Nice! Intrigued to hear how that short scale works with a 6 string. Detailed review please

Anyone know why the graphite necks were stopped? Anybody own one of those early models?

Yeah nice one Col!!

Here's one in the States, and even with import duty is a pretty good price. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/ibanez-gvb36-gerald-veasley-6-string-bass-nm.1181458/

Thanks Chris I look forward to any clips you can share. Is the bridge spacing fixed? I won't be ordering a custom spec any time soon that's for sure