hi Ro
Its a shame u arnt nearer essex as u could come try my four.i have a six and four headless flamboyants .
and a six and a five headed flamboyants.
4 string headless,ebony board, has a u retro and kent armstrong pups this is a beast tonally very very powerfull. superlight .
6 string headless ,ebony board ,shack pre bartolini pups , again a beast but a bit more agressive sounding. (this has coil tap swicthes on each pick up but i dont use them)
5 string headed flamboyant ,Maple board, shack pre,bartolinis and peizo , this is my main bass no other bass does it for me like this one does (electrics need a service) realy like the maple neck.
6 string headed flamboyant , Maple board , acg 1 pre i think, kent armstrongs i think , deeper neck profile than my headless six , real beutiful tone but the acg not great for a rock covers band live situation.
they are alll diffferent but ive been very lucky that i like playing them all.
i find the maple necks nicer to my ear and love the brightness of them.
i tried an offset flamboyant and it didnt quite work for me, really love martins jazz basses too.
headless basses are actually the way to go but fashion dictates a bit what we are drawn to.
i fancy getting martin to make a single cut headless 5 for me :-)
im sooon gonna be taking them all to martin to overhaul the lot.
my dream is to get a fretless sei and a 5 string headless and a four string headed:-)
then id literally have one of each :-)
if i ever become famous id endorse sei basses.
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