What mid-price fretless Vs have been made?

[fatback]

Says it, really.

Got a singer who likes G, so i need to get me a low D...

And drop tuning gives me nightmares.

[BigRedX]

[url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/eb_page10.php?area_id=3&data_id=205&color=CL01&year=2010&cat_id=2&series_id=331"]Ibanez GWB35[/url]

[ikay]

[quote name='fatback' post='957463' date='Sep 15 2010, 05:45 PM']Says it, really.

Got a singer who likes G, so i need to get me a low D...

And drop tuning gives me nightmares.[/quote]

Ibanez and Cort make fretless fivers priced around £500. Not tried them myself

[Lfalex v1.1]

Second hand Stingray5? Warwicks?

[Chris2112]

I snagged this cheeky blighter for £600! You've got to keep your eyes on the used market really!

Edited September 15, 2010 by Chris2112

[fatback]

[quote name='Chris2112' post='957496' date='Sep 15 2010, 06:19 PM']I snagged this cheeky blighter for £600! You've got to keep your eyes on the used market really!

[/quote]


Wooo!

Thanks for the suggestions, folks. They'll get the search started. Funny how you don't even notice stuff outside your normal zone. Was never really aware of any of these.

[lanark]

I had images of a fretless "flying V" bass for a moment.

[tauzero]

The Mazeti fretless 5-string is down at the cheap end financially but it's a pretty respectable instrument. There's one on ebay at the moment, in fact.

[geoffbyrne]

Have you considered down-stringing a 4 string to BEAD?

Usually all that's needed are the nut-slots widening just a touch.

I played both fretted & fretless 4s tuned BEAD for a year in a Blues band.

They went back to standard tuning no probs too.

G.

Edited September 17, 2010 by geoffbyrne

[Doddy]

Check out the Ibanez GWB35 if you want brand new.

Although that Alembic Epic is sweet. It's always worth looking at the secondhand market

[charic]

Not sure of price but have you considered ACG Graft basses?

[charic]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49604&st=60&start=60"]Graft Thread[/url]

Dug up the link for ye

[WalMan]

G&L L2500?

Got both of my USA models here for around £600 and the fretless I got earlier this year is great

[fatback]

Thanks for the suggestions. Got my Gas rumbling nicely.

Can't say I want to detune, cos i do doodle a bit up the G string when nobody's looking (oo-er).

@ tauzero, couldn't find the Mazeti on eBay, but i'll keep an eye out.

Graft? Hmmm. I'll take a look. Not a big fan of single cuts, but they look a lot of bass for the money.

[charic]

Theres others rather than singlecuts you know and I will happily vouch for Alans work

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