WITHDRAWN!! Gillett Contour S fretless £1400 Taunton UK

[scrumpymike]

NOW REDUCED TO £1250!!

I'm putting this one from my collection of Gilletts up for sale as I'm not really a fretless player and got it for a one-off project.  It's impossible to overstate just how impressive these extremely rare, UK-made electro-acoustic basses are - IMHO nothing else comes close and other owners say the same.  Suffice to say that, at the last Summer NAMM in Nashville, Bass Gear mag declared the Contour 'Best Bass in Show' despite never even having heard of Gillett Guitars before they visited the company's stand!  This one is in excellent condition with only a few faint witness marks but nothing you could call a ding, scratch or scuff.  Price includes a reasonably durable gig bag and I'd strongly prefer either for the buyer to collect (we're 10 min's from J25 M5) or meet me for handover somewhere between Bristol and Exeter.  However, if a buyer insists on shipping (UK only) and is willing to arrange/pay for carriage, I will look at getting a hard case at extra cost.

Here's a short-list of key features:  Rosewood body; maple ‘C’-section neck — 41mm (1.6”) at nut, 54mm (2.13”) at 12^th fret; sculpted ergonomic recesses for fore-arm and rib-cage/beer gut;  single active neck pick-up; thru-body stringing; adjustable nut; medium scale length = 31.75"; weight = 3.75kg.

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Edited October 17, 2020 by scrumpymike

[BCH]

These are amazing custom hand made basses. The design, construction and materials are first class.

Easy to play due to imaginative ergonomics and achieves a (new!) acoustic deep sound with a piano ring achieving a deep cut through. They also look cool, its good to be different and support bass innovation

I have the 4 string fretted & 6 string electro acoustic (rocklight), which Mike introduced, he's a great guy, buy with confidence....B

[scrumpymike]

3 hours ago, BCH said:

These are amazing custom hand made basses. The design, construction and materials are first class.

Easy to play due to imaginative ergonomics and achieves a (new!) acoustic deep sound with a piano ring achieving a deep cut through. They also look cool, its good to be different and support bass innovation

I have the 4 string fretted & 6 string electro acoustic (rocklight), which Mike introduced, he's a great guy, buy with confidence....B

That 'piano ring' Bernard describes comes when you fit the acoustic steel round-wound strings he uses.  I have them on one of my fretted Contours and it's sublime - come to think of it, they would probably sound amazing on a fretless.  Also, the unique way these basses are designed (specifically the ingenious internal bracing) delivers incredible sustain.

Edited August 29, 2020 by scrumpymike

[Daz39]

I remember the thread about these; they look amazing, that wood!

[Bill]

Mike Gillett is a great guy, with some fantastic basses! 

[alyctes]

2 hours ago, Daz39 said:

I remember the thread about these; they look amazing, that wood!

Yes, me too.  Though I don't like the headstock design at all.

[scrumpymike]

Time for a bump on this exotic beast!

[scrumpymike]

Now reduced to £1250!!

The Gillett Contour is completely unique in terms of design, construction and playability.  It is probably the best electro-acoustic bass on the market.  We all know the other candidates for that honour and many discerning players have sold these other, longer-established brands and bought Contours.  I'm offering this one at just over half price but this reduction is final.  If not sold, it stays in my Gillett collection as an appreciating asset.

Check out the fretless Contour S video for a look and a listen!

https://www.gillettguitars.co.uk/

Edited October 5, 2020 by scrumpymike

[scrumpymike]

Sold another bass from my Gillett collection by word of mouth so have decided to pull this one and persevere with trying to master fretless. 😨