Sambrook Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Another reluctant sale. I absolutely love Paul Rose's work, I've had five of his basses, including this one. Here are the specs: 30" scale Single cut 40mm nut Passive, VVT 2 Artec single coil pickups Individual monorail bridges Marvel straplocks The neck is black walnut The back is slightly spalted swamp ash The top is bubinga, maple, and black walnut It plays beautifully, and I really love it (the bubinga and maple are offcuts from my custom made Prosebass, so I have an odd attachment to it) but the neck is just too slim for my hand (RSI). That, plus I've ordered a fretless Prosebass from Paul! The bass cost me £210 delivered, and I would like that for it (It's had new strings since then). I could ask for more, then be bargained down, but this just cuts to the chase. Details of the build are available on Paul's Funnbass site. Anything I've missed, let me know. Cheers.[attachment=110994:DSCF1151.JPG][attachment=110995:DSCF1152.JPG][attachment=110996:DSCF1153.JPG][attachment=110998:DSCF1154.JPG][attachment=110999:DSCF1155.JPG][attachment=111000:DSCF1156.JPG] Edited September 14, 2012 by Sambrook
Chairleg Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) £210 delivered? Bargain! Looks a really nice bass. Edited June 21, 2012 by Chairleg
dodgnofski Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) I've finally managed to obtain the Paul Rose Headless I've been chasing for months & have to say that it is a revelation!! - Light, fantastic build quality & sounds wonderful - type bump!! Can't see anyone being disappointed if they buy this beauty - if only I wasn't skint & needed lines to 'almost' stay in tune on a fretless - umph!! Good luck with the sale - but I don't think you'll need it at that price!! - Custom build quality & components at a bargain basement price - dip yer bread Guys it's a 'no brainer'!! Edited June 21, 2012 by dodgnofski
oldslapper Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 [quote name='dodgnofski' timestamp='1340291217' post='1702397'] I've finally managed to obtain the Paul Rose Headless I've been chasing for months & have to say that it is a revelation!! - Light, fantastic build quality & sounds wonderful - type bump!! Can't see anyone being disappointed if they buy this beauty - if only I wasn't skint & needed lines to 'almost' stay in tune on a fretless - umph!! Good luck with the sale - but I don't think you'll need it at that price!! - Custom build quality & components at a bargain basement price - dip yer bread Guys it's a 'no brainer'!! [/quote] Was that the one Paul made for me? Paul's basses are thoughtfully designed, well made, and stupidly good value. £210, to your door, seems a bargain to me.
dodgnofski Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Yes, the very one I think? - Prose Karuna, Headless & single Cut - (which I struggle with a bit to be honest, having never played one before)! - but the monsterous sound + the lack of weight is to die for!! - can you remember if the 'just a nut' was adjustable on this, as I've not had time to set it up to my liking yet - 'cause I can't stop playing the ruddy thing !!
Sambrook Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 Thanks all for your kind comments. I think it is a real bargain. I forgot to say the fingerboard is coated with superglue, so nice and smooth.
lettsguitars Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 That is a very original and cool looking bass. Build quality looks top. How the f*** can he sell them so cheap? It has to be worth double/triple that. I must check this guy out.
BassBunny Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Here's Paul's website address. http://funnbass.wordpress.com/
lettsguitars Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Thanks. I love the differentness of these basses and the no bullshit 'it is what it is' approach of the wordpress site. Really cool.
Bobby K Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Does the bass have position markers (dots) on the side of the neck? Very tempting at a price like that...! Where in South Cumbria are you?
Sambrook Posted July 11, 2012 Author Posted July 11, 2012 It does have dot markers in the following positions- 3,5,7,9,12 etc. I live in Dalton, near Barrow-in-Furness. The bass is definitely worth more than I'm asking. In fact, after I posted, I wondered if I might be upsetting Paul. He did give me a good discount, and maybe I shouldn't have revealed that in the asking price!
Bobby K Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 It's a lovely thing indeed and ridiculously bargainous! I'm smarting after recently selling my Stingray fretless 5, to pay off a debt, so this is calling out to me Loved reading the build diary on Paul's website. I wonder how my long digits would cope with the short scale though and I am wondering, more to the point, where on Earth I'd get the cash from! I need somebody to come along and buy this and put me out of my misery lol
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