Born 2B Mild Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Having ran Bass Gear for eight years, I had the pick for myself of whatever I could afford. In that time, the best fretless I EVER had in the shop was this beauty. I just had to have her, but times change and I'm thinning the herd ahead of a house move. Hand made by master luthier Umut Dal in April 2015 using his own bridge and pickup design, this light weight hollow bodied bass has a top wood of master grade flamed katalox and katalox fingerboard. It has descrete fretmarkings on the side of the fingerboard. If I needed Umut to make me a replacement now, I suspect it would be at least double what I'm asking for it. If you are interested in having a truly expressive fretless then you really must try this. Edited September 26, 2023 by Cat Burrito Sold 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) That's a very unusual and interesting bass! Can you provide a few more details: - What is the coil configuration of the pickup and any switching options? - Does it also have piezo saddles (I'm guessing not as I can't see a battery compartment)? - Are there any controls or is it direct to jack? I'd love to hear how it sounds, can you provide a demo of some sort? Thanks Edited September 2, 2023 by ikay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Safran basses are great instruments !!!am this is also an unbelievable price. I see you in totnes . Would love to meet up for a coffee at s9me point . Glwys Tony Edited September 2, 2023 by fiatcoupe432 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 hours ago, ikay said: That's a very unusual and interesting bass! Can you provide a few more details: - What is the coil configuration of the pickup and any switching options? - Does it also have piezo saddles (I'm guessing not as I can't see a battery compartment)? - Are there any controls or is it direct to jack? I'd love to hear how it sounds, can you provide a demo of some sort? Thanks There are NO controls, no pickup variations and no piezo (interesting though, that could be a retro fit). A demo recording? Gawd I will give it a try. I'd much rather a frequent fretless player come and do that. Any volunteers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 That is a lovely looking bass, organic, timber is exceptional. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Born 2B Mild said: There are NO controls, no pickup variations and no piezo Nice 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 If you weren't in the U.K., I would have bought it immediately, but the import duties to Belgium where I live (as well as Umut Dal) will make the price jump a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 Brexshit happens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Do I need this bass? No Do I want this bass? Hell yes Am I going to buy it? Damn I'm trying hard not to, I've reached a point with my basses as which I've found the bass I play the most is a fretless Precision with the Wizard PUP wired straight to the O/P socket, there's something wonderfully honest (and DB-like) about the need to derive tone and volume from fingers and not electrics. Also, the more I have to tinker with, the more I tinker, a tinker free bass is so much less stress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Buy it Chris, these are amazing basses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 I'm just back from holiday and have a buyer for the house, so bumping this beauty up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylejer Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Safran basses are top gear. I've got a solid body 6 strings with a volume and pickup balance, all passive. Sounds of fingers and woods. Great price ! If my actual position was not so ... so-so ... I would jump on it ! ... And Safran is a rare bird to find on 2nd hand market ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I found this demo of a Safran which looks very similar in design with single pickup direct to jack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 32 minutes ago, ikay said: I found this demo of a Safran which looks very similar in design with single pickup direct to jack Nice 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 *SOLD* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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