wrinkleygit Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Anyone at the recent SW or Midlands BBash's will be familiar with this, for those that haven't seen it there is link to the build thread as well as a couple of pics. Finally got my hands on a lightweight ( about 6lbs ) med scale ( 31.5" ) fretless, the workmanship is stunning, check out the pic that shows the neck flowing into the body pocket , the balance is superb, with the top horn strap button just over the 10th fret, this feels more like playing a guitar than a bass when hung on a strap & despite the low body mass there is no neck dive either playing seated.The neck is a joy to play with a slightly rolled feel to the edge of an ebony board it seems like I have had this for years rather than days. As for how it sounds, the combination of LaBella flats, Shadow undersaddle & John East simple vol/treble roll off circuit all work to give a well defined acoustic tone with excellent balance across the strings. If like me you are starting to show your age & not everything works as well as it used to one of these will keep you going for years to come, Jez is a top bloke to deal with & I can't thank him enough. Looking forward to see what he comes up with next, mike b. Semi Hollow Bass https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4kizwfi7j094u78/AAAAb1WxD-4Iv1BzP0Z2zTAza?dl=0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Very nice indeed. What’s the headless next to it? That’s a beaut too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said: Very nice indeed. What’s the headless next to it? That’s a beaut too! That looks like a Sei... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 12 hours ago, wrinkleygit said: Anyone at the recent SW or Midlands BBash's will be familiar with this, for those that haven't seen it there is link to the build thread as well as a couple of pics. Finally got my hands on a lightweight ( about 6lbs ) med scale ( 31.5" ) fretless, the workmanship is stunning, check out the pic that shows the neck flowing into the body pocket , the balance is superb, with the top horn strap button just over the 10th fret, this feels more like playing a guitar than a bass when hung on a strap & despite the low body mass there is no neck dive either playing seated.The neck is a joy to play with a slightly rolled feel to the edge of an ebony board it seems like I have had this for years rather than days. As for how it sounds, the combination of LaBella flats, Shadow undersaddle & John East simple vol/treble roll off circuit all work to give a well defined acoustic tone with excellent balance across the strings. If like me you are starting to show your age & not everything works as well as it used to one of these will keep you going for years to come, Jez is a top bloke to deal with & I can't thank him enough. Looking forward to see what he comes up with next, mike b. Semi Hollow Bass https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4kizwfi7j094u78/AAAAb1WxD-4Iv1BzP0Z2zTAza?dl=0 You lucky, lucky man. Great bass from a great builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkleygit Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 other bass is my trusty old Sei Origional, played a lot of notes together but sadly longterm issues with arthritis are causing me problems with wider necks, hence the reason for going to a shorter scale with one less string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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