NBD: Enfield Lionheart Fretless

[drTStingray]

Congratulations on your new bass - looks great and a mate of mine has a Lionheart so I know what they sound like and how flexible they are.

Btw that's nothing like a Wal IMO - it is sort of more like a Sabre without a pickguard. Wals have exposed pick up poles - the Enfield doesn't so unless you are squinting or partially sighted I don't see it!!

The only problem with your purchase - well you'll probably still be wondering how you'd get on with a Stingray fretless - I have one and it's wonderful - but I'd love a Wal and an Enfield as well - love those LEDs btw. Excellent and very intuitive.

My fretless came, 20 odd yrs old but seldom used at home, but had roundwounds fitted. The board was not only swirled but there was a slight step in it between D and G above fret 11 equivalent of so - it has EB slinky flats now and sounds glorious - however I still have to kick myself every time I try and bend a string fretted bass style - unnecessary and swirls the board even with flats - you simply need to slide up the string slightly for the bend effect.

I guess swirls are ok but wearing horizontal steps in the board will eventually require attention to restore playability.

Edited March 24, 2016 by drTStingray

[keefbaker]

Well, I've stuck xl chromes on it and raised the action on it to get rid of the buzz and it's as sweet as a nut now.

[Dazed]

Anyone developed an interest in an Enfield?

http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Enfield_Lionheart_standard.html

[Owen]

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Anyone developed an interest in an Enfield?

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If they have they had better be quick because it looks as if it is getting out of the case on it's own in the last pic of that link.

[keefbaker]

Incidentally, I mad a small 3 track ambient thing using this with flats on

https://keefbaker.bandcamp.com/album/fretlese-cx

No editing/overdubs but lots of effects (clearly).

[doctor_of_the_bass]

Just to add, if anyone is in the East Anglia/midlands area, I have 5 Enfields in my studio for you to try! Ping me a message and we can arrange a get together! Cheers! (hi Keith!)

[JTUK]

Tried a few the other day.... and there are now fender type basses in terms of looks.

Plus the pickups have been remodeled into twins rather than the one big block.

All of the ones I tried sounded great...
Hipshop bridges and Glock pre amps which are what my bass will get and one of the reasons I went down there.
The passive only basses were good too.