tauzero Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I have been on the quest for the ultimate 5-string fretless for ages. The Mazeti I got from Wooks is good, but I always knew there would be better. Anybody who's been monitoring Bass Direct's 5-strings of late would have seen a Sei headless fretless appear a few days back. I went down to Bass Direct to have a look. Action was high enough to need a ladder, so Mark did some judicious tweaking and got the relief and bridge height about right. A complete lack of output which initially seemed to be due to a dodgy battery connector turned out to be a jack socket which had been unused for years (apparently the previous owner hadn't used it for ages, which is a shame for an instrument like this). It proved very comfortable to play, with a shallow asymmetrical neck and 16.5mm (I think) string spacing. The sound is rich and complex - not sure what the pickups are but the preamp is Bartolini. So I bought it, and Mark kindly threw in a Gramma pad. Both the garden guardians approve of it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Such a nice Sei Bass you got in there Tauzero . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Ooh! Pointy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 That is lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierreganseman Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 martin is a genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Very nice, I love Martin's work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Mmmmm 5 string fretless loveliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Very nice congratulations, now show us the back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 [quote name='Lorne' timestamp='1333227092' post='1599060'] Very nice congratulations, now show us the back! [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkleygit Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) welcome to the world of sei, I haven't played anything else since I bought "no. 11" , best investment I have ever made, mike b. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2012/post-3981-0-49272900-1328975305.jpg"]post-3981-0-49272900-1328975305.jpg[/url] Edited April 1, 2012 by wrinkleygit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 [quote name='wrinkleygit' timestamp='1333301024' post='1599745'] welcome to the world of sei, I haven't played anything else since I bought "no. 11" , best investment I have ever made, mike b. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/uploads/monthly_02_2012/post-3981-0-49272900-1328975305.jpg"]post-3981-0-49272900-1328975305.jpg[/url] [/quote] It s a nice bass you have too there wrinkleygit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) On the subject of Sei headless 5's... [IMG]http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h440/muso392/DSCN0427_366.jpg[/IMG] Edited April 2, 2012 by leftybassman392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looks like your cat is eyeing up their new scratching post :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysh Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 congrats, its a beauty. and the others too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Beautiful instrument, the one I tried in the gallery just didn't do anything for me though. Far too polite sounding for my tastes, however they are usually custom instruments so I guess you can cater the sound to your own tastes. The build quality was great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1333369199' post='1600603'] Beautiful instrument, the one I tried in the gallery just didn't do anything for me though. Far too polite sounding for my tastes, however they are usually custom instruments so I guess you can cater the sound to your own tastes. The build quality was great [/quote] I guess a lot depends on the pickups and preamp that are installed. I've got Kent Armstrong pickups and (at the moment) a John East u retro preamp in my Sei jazz, it really is a tone monster ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 This Martin Peterson makes some nice basses , remember in a bass magazine years ago their were 2 Sei Basses in there & they looked awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 well done you beat me to it lovely thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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