Acacia Lined Fretless 5 string

[shrigg]

Tax time cometh, it breaks my heart but I need to sell my Acacia fretless 5 string.
This bass represents luthier Matthew Friedman's finest work.
It is one of his final instruments ever produced.

Specs:
Imbuia top and back with stunning feather grain.

Mahogany body core.

11-piece neck with Mahogany core and Rosewood runners.

Macassar Ebony lined fingerboard.

Lane Poor pickups with Friedman's sweet passive electronics.

Macassar Ebony bridge hand-carved with turned brass saddles.

Hipshot Ultralite tuners.

35" Scale

19mm string spacing at the bridge

1.75" nut width

Weighs only 8.5 lb.


Everything on this bass represents the finest to ever come from Acacia.
A truly wonderful instrument with beautifully organic tone!

$2900 plus shipping & insurance.

Update: The following fretted TRADES considered, +/- cash:

Sadowsky NYC, Alleva-Coppolo, Carl Thompson, vintage Fender Precisions or Jazzes

Thanks for looking!

-Darren

[Walshs13]

Holy smoke, is that a beautiful bass! I love the fact that the cover for the electronics has been made from the same piece of wood so that the grain continues through beautifully.

[shrigg]

Original Acacia gig bag and build sheet will be included with the bass.

[perfektspace6]

Man, this guy built some great basses. Only thing I never liked was the bridge position on some of his creations. Nothing wrong with it functionally but somewhat different.

Anyhow, hope it finds a good home.

[shackled]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[shrigg]

Weight, string spacing, and scale info added to original post.

These photos show exact spacing (19mm at bridge, 1.75" nut width)

[emjazz]

Wow....Matt was so talented. What a bass.

[kurcatovium]

Truly a wood porn!

[ahollowhd]

Got any sound clips?

[shrigg]

Here are a few live clips with it, apologies for the cellphone video quality.
Edit: These aren't me playing... It's my friend Jason Kott.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh-q0uDZs1o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh-q0uDZs1o

[bassteban]

Not quite my cup of tea, but that wood is giving me some serious wood. Also, kudos on a briliant photospread- so many questions answered visually.

[rms2]

This bass is an incredible piece of sculpture in wood that you can also make music with! If this one was 34" scale and had narrow (or at least adusteable) string spacing it would be joining its 6 string wenge brother.

And shrigg is a great guy to deal with here on TB. Somebody is going to love this very unique and beautiful instrument!

[shrigg]

Thanks for the kind words. This bass is truly amazing... However I quickly realized I'm not Jaco and even lines don't help me play a fretless in tune.

If it doesn't sell I'm considering having it fretted so I can actually use it.

[David A. Egeler]

Just played this bass today, light weight, evenly balanced and a dream to play! Very, very nice tone & action !!! Good luck,,,,,,,,,,, David

[bent]

beautiful bass! good luck with the sale!

[jim777]

bump for a stunningly gorgeous bass!

[Mojo-Man]

This is a work of art.
I was in the process of ordering a fretless 5-string form Matt.
It was never completed.
When he stopped making basses.
if this was 34" I would jump on this.

[DaveAceofBass]

Originally Posted by Mojo-Man

This is a work of art.

if this was 34" I would jump on this.

+1!

[pocketmonster]

Can you compare the neck shape to any other common basses? Relatively thin/shallow/flat or fat/chunky/round? I like the other dimensions quite a bit... just curious about the contour... also assuming the knobs are V/V/T, being a passive circuit?

[krustwell]

that shot of the back of the body/neck reminds me of my elevators at work. i should really post a pic. it's uncanny.

good luck with the sale!!