Torben Hedstrøm Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Custom made Stambaugh fretless Six. Double cut with Mike Pope preamp system, and 4 band eq. (was about $400-$500 alone back then... It is the 'old' non-modular model) Afzelia top, ebony middle layer (thin black stripe) and Mahogany back. Ebony 'fretboard' with discrete mahogany stripe inlays. Pickups have same 'sandwich' of afzelia/ebony/mahogany, and mother of pearl inlays marking placement of the magnets. Maple/purpleheart neck. Great condition, fretboard has very, very minor marks from strings - nothing that will show up on pictures... Tonewise I have never heard anything like it... Not on recordings, live nowhere... Even with dull strings, it sounds fantastic !. I would not call it 'that Jaco sound' - This is much more punchy, with a tad more warmth to it. You can ofcourse roll off the bass, and pan to the bridge pickup if you want, but you will find that the sound is just as 'snappy' at full blast... But with alot more going on in the bottom end. Very versatile, pickups can be switched active/passive individually etc.. Neck is ultra thin/fast, so even at the wide string spacing (19 mm.), the bass is a blast to play. Action is stupidly low, put new (black) Pyramid strings on it a while ago, and adjusted the action way down, and no buzzing or crackling. Pictures of 'new' action height upon request... There is quite a bit of dust on it when photographed... Apologies, but it does not get used much... If you are into fretless sixers, this is pretty much as good as it gets... Both tone and feel is absolutely top shelf !. With the Pope preamp section and Aero Pickups I suspect it to sound close to a Fodera, but at <1/3 the price... Trade for... Well don't know really. Maybe a four string fretless for playing occasionally.... An Elrick (fretless ?) would be top nice... Maybe a Warwick ?. Needs to be wide string spacing !. Located in Copenhagen Denmark, will ship with absolute care ! - Comes with Tribal Planet top shelf Gigbag, or Flightcase... Pictures: [url="http://s862.photobucket.com/albums/ab189/TorbenH/Stambaugh/"]http://s862.photobuc...benH/Stambaugh/[/url] Edited August 9, 2012 by Torben Hedstrøm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 New price + text edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zekragash Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 PM'ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 That is one tasteful beast man... I'm strickly a fretted player though, but I love this look and style, would it hold up to being fretted do you think? R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Wow, don't know really... I am almost certain that Chris Stambaugh will remember this particular bass (it is not often people spend on a 'Pope' preamp section, I reckon). I would consider asking Chris personally ?. There are Mahogany fretlines inlayed in the neck - These would have to be replaced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Wow, nice woods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Would you be able to find out if the possibility of fretting it exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 [quote name='4000' timestamp='1334489712' post='1616738'] Wow, nice woods! [/quote] Thx... Pics does not really do it justice. It is truly beautiful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 [quote name='binky_bass' timestamp='1334490301' post='1616746'] Would you be able to find out if the possibility of fretting it exists? [/quote] Sure I could... but there are numerous possibilities for this, I would assume. Either it could be done here in DK (probably expensive as hell !), in UK, or at Chris shop in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote name='binky_bass' timestamp='1334490301' post='1616746'] Would you be able to find out if the possibility of fretting it exists? [/quote] Here is Chris Stambaughs reply, upon my request (answered same day as I sent the mail... Nice after sale service !): [quote] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hi Torben,[/size][/font] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] It would be rather difficult, so the price may be unattractive. I would[/size][/font] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]estimate that for the time involved it would run about $350. You may be[/size][/font] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]able to find a local repair luthier that could do it more efficiently.[/size][/font] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]thanks,[/size][/font] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Chris[/size][/font] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Nice, thanks for putting the effort in to find out... I'll see if it's possibly cheaper to re-fret here in the UK. bump until then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zekragash Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Torben ? Did U got my PM ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) [quote name='binky_bass' timestamp='1334614907' post='1618745'] Nice, thanks for putting the effort in to find out... I'll see if it's possibly cheaper to re-fret here in the UK. bump until then! [/quote] Most likely less hassle... I would, however, also consider it a fairly difficult task. The ebony on the fretboard is of real high quality it seems (it's pretty damn tough !, the sustain in this thing proves this as well). Edited May 4, 2012 by Torben Hedstrøm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote name='Zekragash' timestamp='1334614948' post='1618747'] Torben ? Did U got my PM ? [/quote] I got it ... Still considering the Roscoe. Never ever tried one, but heear good things. The string spacing is a bit narrow for my taste though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zekragash Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 17 mm is very confortable and the neck is slim and very fast U should try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Heh, guess neither of us really know what we are getting in to ... The 17 mm. thing - I am mainly concerned about slap/pop techniques. Never actually tried 17 mm. spacing before AFAIK, but seems a tad tight in my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nobodysprefect Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='Torben Hedstrøm' timestamp='1334664352' post='1619309'] Heh, guess neither of us really know what we are getting in to ... The 17 mm. thing - I am mainly concerned about slap/pop techniques. Never actually tried 17 mm. spacing before AFAIK, but seems a tad tight in my mind... [/quote] As one of the certified RoscoeHeads on this forum... The only electronics package that I'd recommend for slapping on a Roscoe is Nordstran/Aguilar or perhaps Audere. OTOH, some people slap a P bass, so what do I know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Ok, might not be the thing then . Will consider 35" fivers as trade too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Keep noticing nice little details on this bass (even though I have had it for 5 years...). Even the wood inlays on the fretboard have different widths, for fret 3, 5, 7 etc.. Is that normal for lined fretless basses ?. Frets are marked with different size dots on the 'top' of the neck ofcourse, but don't recall having seen the actual inlays marking frets as well... ? Edited May 9, 2012 by Torben Hedstrøm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Oh my, this bass market really is active... Bumpy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samkeen Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Having a bass built by Chris at the moment. The quality of these instruments is fantastic, have a bump on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torben Hedstrøm Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 [quote name='samkeen' timestamp='1335104706' post='1625766'] Having a bass built by Chris at the moment. The quality of these instruments is fantastic, have a bump on me! [/quote] The attention to detail is truly stunning... I am sure you will have a kick ! . Based upon suggestion from this thread, I am actually thinking og having mine fretted & keep it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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