john_the_bass Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Are there any good (or alright...) UNLINED, solid body, fretless 5's out there? Something at the lower end of the price range would be nice - (ie £200-£400) Is it more likely that it would have to be around a grand's worth of custom work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Not sure - but a £2 -300 fretted bass with a new fretless board put on would be a lot less than a scratch build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 you make a good point sir you're not a doctor for nothing are you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 What about that Ibanez Gary Willis signature? That's pretty reasonable. Only other one I could think of was the Sandberg Panther fretless which I think is again getting towards the grand mark. Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 I think the Gary Willis is lined isn't it? I did think about that one, but the auld fella (who would be playing this one) is a fussy bugger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Personally I would tend to go for any bass in that price range with a graphite reinforced neck. There aren't that many around TBH, but a Status Groove might fit the bill at £200-350 and then whack a nice, thick, compound radiussed, ebony fingerboard on it to make the neck even stiffer. You could look at all sorts of offerings from Yamaha, Fender, Peavey, Ibanez etc as well. All decent enough basses but that graphite reinforced neck will help reduce deadspots (but not guarantee to remove them completely unfortunatey ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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