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  1. ead
    Interesting topic. It would be good to know how many strings are made each year as I suspect the machinery is pretty quick nowadays. I used to work in an electrical cable making factory and the capital cost of the machines was high so they had to be run efficiently with minimal change-over times. I can't imagine string winding machinery is greatly different so if the 15 companies above are all churning them out ...well it's one for a spreadsheet I think! There will be cries of "these are hand wound strings made by virginal elves high in the Andes where the air is pure" - again if it's like a cable that means somebody is watching the machine and making the odd adjustment (more often on the older machinery). I also had the chance to visit a synthetic yarn making company in Italy recently converting pellets of platic into yarn. Unbelievable place, fully automated about 250,000 sq.ft. most of it unlit and employed about 20 people in the production facility turning out squillions of kms of yarn each year.
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    Bridge all sorted and the bass is as wonderful as ever. Gig in Colne on Saturday If I had a BC "status" it would now be "happy bunny".
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    I'm using one of the Overwater padded straps. Over 4" wide and with a short piece of elastic on one of the buckles that stops any "jarring". Can't see them on the site any more. IIRC about £40
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    Has anyone heard anything more about the fretless basses e.g. spec, finishes, prices, availability etc? I'm looking to purchase a fretless bass soon and would hate to think I might have missed out on a sister for my CJ4?
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    Still open to offers from all you aspirational fretless players
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    PM'ed
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    Thank you sir, I can only concur!
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    Bump for an evilbay listing now.
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    The stretch bit is fine, I'm 6'3" with a decent wing span
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    Bump for new pics added
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    I've seen a Westone on evilbay that I'm now monitoring. Do they balance well on strap and lap as the top horn looks a lot shorter that on some other basses? How's the weight too?
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    Hi all. I have decided to take the plunge and go for an unlined fretless bass and so the lined fretless has to go. This is a condition imposed by she-who-must-be-obeyed and is apparently non-negotiable About the bass: It started life as a standard RBX270 fretless. I bought it on evilbay about 4 years ago to introduce myself to the concept of fretless playing. The previous owner had been using round-wounds and there were a few light marks on the surface of the fingerboard that manchesterguitartech (Steve) sorted out for me beautifully. The body is in great condition, it's a nice lightweight bass and the neck is slim and nice to play (imo obviously!). Having really got into f/l playing (without necessarily being brilliant at it) I opted to make some upgrades as follows: [b]Pickups [/b]- Now Seymour Duncan Vintage style P/Js (it was P/J before so no routing required) [b]Bridge[/b] - Wilkinson heavy duty to replace the BBOT item [b]Strings [/b]- D'Addario flatwounds (about 12 months old now) [b]Electrics[/b] - Rewired to volume/volume/tone like a Jazz bass (was volume/balance/tone); a new good quality jack socket and nice new metal knurled knobs replacing the cheapo plastic items fitted
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    [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1331892003' post='1580389'] Will admit to Barefaced GAS, but unless I actually had a chance to try them, it's manageable...so I'm not trying too hard. [/quote] I'm not far from you at all, so if you'd like to try out some BF gear just PM me!
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    Thanks people. Might put my lined up F/S to see if there are any bites. I'll need to attemp to figure out a fair price first though!
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    On the off chance GAS gets the better of me (like I can resist ), what unlined fretless basses should I be looking for in the £200-250 bracket. Most of what I've seen on here and evilbay is well above my potential budget.
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    [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1331831281' post='1579639'] Nice guess, I AM a Geordie [/quote] I'm mortified as I've just re-read what I posted and saw I had omitted a couple of vital letters. I meant to say "...you[b]ng[/b] people..." not "...you people..." My apologies, not intending to personalise the comment in any way. In my defence my Mum was from Whitley Bay.
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    Well folks, 'twas a really good evening. The Lamb right through, then Watcher, then The Musical Box. The slides, lighting etc were really effective and I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this first time around. I queued for hours and didn't get a ticket way back when flares were cool and I had hair
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    I've not looked at another amp since I acquired my GK MB500 around 2 years ago, and now I'm all Barefaced up I can say, hand on heart, that I've never heard myself so clearly and have had numerous comments from others. So in this crucial area GAS free Don't mention basses though
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    I'm not sure what the time limit is, but the Distance Selling Regualtions may offer some assistance on this.
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    [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1331820678' post='1579432'] I'll muck in too. Here's my '88 Bass Collection SB320 fretless. A previous owner changed the pups (and maybe the electronics too) but I haven't worked out what they are yet. I popped some new gold and abalone knobs onto it and strung it with Rotosound nylon strings. Opps, that pic up there doesn't have the new knobs on it, try this one: [/quote] I think you people would say something like "bad", "lush" or something incomprehensible. Very nice.
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    [quote name='Jerry_B' timestamp='1331803123' post='1578972'] Here's my recently completed bitsa project. [/quote] Sorry Jerry_B, I rather selfishly forgot to complement you on a very nice looking bass.
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    Oh oh, I feel GAS approaching . Is it possible to trade a modded lined fretless for an unlined one?
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    Just out of interest are the dots on the side in the same place on a fretless or located to where the fret would be - or both if it depends on the luthier?
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    I have totally got used to the light strings now and really like the tone they produce. I have recently acquired a reserve set just in case!
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    Is that a P-Retro on the Fender Walbassist? How does it fit with the fretless sound? Mine is on a fretted P and I'm liking it very much. Big GAS problem now is whether I'm brave enought to go UNLINED. Still peeking out from behind the sofa on this one though.
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