nopicks4me
10-25-2006, 01:38 AM
ill try not to ramble.
i defretted a beater bass and i love it, but its crap and its missing 2 strings haha.
i bought a Cort Artisian A6 and i love it.
now i want a 6 string fretless that wont be way different then what i have now.
-catch is well.. theres alot of catches....
It NEEDs to be: Neck-thru, insane sustain, 24 frets, natural-looking wood, -near mint condition, less than $1000ish, fast neck, well balanced(dont care about weight), over all a beautiful bass to look at.
Id LIKE it to have: pups that are like the Bartolini mk1 (active), if all possible to come fretless w/ ebony fret board. I could always change the pups myself. I COULD make a new nut of either brass or bone if the sustain susks and maybe new bridge, but thats getting kinda rediculous.
-I would love a thor bass but its just too much. Thor bass = dream bass
-It just seem that custom built is out of the question.
-I would get another Cort A6 but i want something a little different.
-I was thinking a Peavey Grind and upgrading it a bit (pups) but ive played one and i just didnt like the feel.
-i have also thought about Ibanez, Carvin, and other peavys but the price/availibility is a problem.
-others that i cant think about: Overwater, Pedulla, Fodera, Stambaugh, WishBass, Winters.
once upon a time i was on a web site that did professional de-fretting but i cant seem to find it anymore and they did much better work than what i could do. i was wondering if anyone knows of this site or one like it. just incase i have to get one that is fretted.
Also, I've heard that there are luthiers out there that specifically make 6 string neck thru basses with out all the hardware and electronics. leaving you to decide what woods to use and design. Anybody know of a site that makes high quality basses like that for roughly <$600?
I do realize that if i want something that specific i pretty much have to go custom and fork over the money. but i dont want to. so thats why i talk with you folk first haha.
Recomendation? Info? Links? Questions? please give me some feedback. thanks
i defretted a beater bass and i love it, but its crap and its missing 2 strings haha.
i bought a Cort Artisian A6 and i love it.
now i want a 6 string fretless that wont be way different then what i have now.
-catch is well.. theres alot of catches....
It NEEDs to be: Neck-thru, insane sustain, 24 frets, natural-looking wood, -near mint condition, less than $1000ish, fast neck, well balanced(dont care about weight), over all a beautiful bass to look at.
Id LIKE it to have: pups that are like the Bartolini mk1 (active), if all possible to come fretless w/ ebony fret board. I could always change the pups myself. I COULD make a new nut of either brass or bone if the sustain susks and maybe new bridge, but thats getting kinda rediculous.
-I would love a thor bass but its just too much. Thor bass = dream bass
-It just seem that custom built is out of the question.
-I would get another Cort A6 but i want something a little different.
-I was thinking a Peavey Grind and upgrading it a bit (pups) but ive played one and i just didnt like the feel.
-i have also thought about Ibanez, Carvin, and other peavys but the price/availibility is a problem.
-others that i cant think about: Overwater, Pedulla, Fodera, Stambaugh, WishBass, Winters.
once upon a time i was on a web site that did professional de-fretting but i cant seem to find it anymore and they did much better work than what i could do. i was wondering if anyone knows of this site or one like it. just incase i have to get one that is fretted.
Also, I've heard that there are luthiers out there that specifically make 6 string neck thru basses with out all the hardware and electronics. leaving you to decide what woods to use and design. Anybody know of a site that makes high quality basses like that for roughly <$600?
I do realize that if i want something that specific i pretty much have to go custom and fork over the money. but i dont want to. so thats why i talk with you folk first haha.
Recomendation? Info? Links? Questions? please give me some feedback. thanks