FS: Cort Curbow 5 string fretless

Grateful · #1 10-21-2009, 12:28 PM

They don't make these anymore....

It's a 5 string Cort Curbow fretless. It has a brand new neck from the factory. The original neck was a 1 piece, this is the newer 3 piece that I had to wait 5 months to get from Korea! They didn't have any in the Burl color, so they shipped a black one. Neck was professionally installed and set up by a luthier here in LA.

It's a player that sounds and plays great. The preamp is a little wonky, in that it is a little flaky when turning on the 'slap' switch. It doesn't seem to adjust smoothly. I never use that and it works as desired without using that switch. I have replacement pre on the way, but this price reflects the bass as is.

It is currently strung with LaBella tapewounds.

So I'm looking at $299 + 1/2 shipping.

SOLD!!!!

zadillo · #2 10-21-2009, 01:13 PM

What is that fingerboard made of?

Grateful · #3 10-21-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zadillo

What is that fingerboard made of?

Ebanol (or Ebonal). It's a synthetic ebony.

zadillo · #4 10-21-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Grateful

Ebanol (or Ebonal). It's a synthetic ebony.

Ahh, very cool. I love the ebonol fingerboard on the Squier VM Fretless Jazz bass. Should be great for whoever gets this one (I'd be all over it if it had fretlines).

Grateful · #5 10-22-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by zadillo

Should be great for whoever gets this one (I'd be all over it if it had fretlines).

Chicken!

It has side dots for the fret positions and that's where you put your fingers to get the notes, so it's actually not difficult to play.

zadillo · #6 10-22-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Grateful

Chicken!

It has side dots for the fret positions and that's where you put your fingers to get the notes, so it's actually not difficult to play.

Ahh, duh...

Would you be able to take a picture of them? Curious how that works.

Now you're really tempting me, it looks like a beautiful bass.

Grateful · #7 10-22-2009, 12:32 PM

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Ahh, duh...

Would you be able to take a picture of them? Curious how that works.

Now you're really tempting me, it looks like a beautiful bass.

With this bass, and some other fretlesses (usually the better ones), the side dots mark where the actual fret would be, so it's a just a matter of pressing where the dots are.

If you look at the side dots of your fretted bass, you'll see that those side dots line up with the dots on the fretboard and are in-between frets. Some fretless basses (like some cheaper ones I once had) are like this, and that makes playing trickier, as you have to finger the note in between the dots.

I'll try to get some pics, but that's the explanation in a nutshell.

Grateful · #8 10-22-2009, 05:05 PM

PM's replied!

Grateful · #9 10-24-2009, 09:29 AM

Saturday bump! Will consider trades!

drpepper · #10 10-25-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Grateful

With this bass, and some other fretlesses (usually the better ones), the side dots mark where the actual fret would be, so it's a just a matter of pressing where the dots are.

If you look at the side dots of your fretted bass, you'll see that those side dots line up with the dots on the fretboard and are in-between frets. Some fretless basses (like some cheaper ones I once had) are like this, and that makes playing trickier, as you have to finger the note in between the dots.

I'll try to get some pics, but that's the explanation in a nutshell.

Just figured I could help out with this

Snarf · #11 10-25-2009, 10:07 AM

How is the relief on the neck? Low B any good? Any more room to go on the truss rod?

Grateful · #12 10-25-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Snarf

How is the relief on the neck? Low B any good? Any more room to go on the truss rod?

The neck is brand new, so there is tons of room of the truss rod. The action is set deliciously low at the moment with plenty of adjustability.

As far as the B, it's nice and defined and sounds great with the tapewounds.

yngwiewho1 · #13 10-25-2009, 08:51 PM

is that a 34" or 35" scale?

Grateful · #14 10-25-2009, 08:52 PM

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is that a 34" or 35" scale?

It's a 34"

MNAirHead · #15 10-25-2009, 11:04 PM

Owened a fretless corbow.. was a great value.. looked botique on a working guy's budget.

Once you dial in the adjustable preamp sounds great.. very Bissonette sounding.

PhatBasstard · #16 10-26-2009, 03:11 AM

I have to ask:
What is that on the body between the end of the actual fingerboard and the pickup that makes it LOOK like the fingerboard extends to the pickup?

Grateful · #17 10-26-2009, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by PhatBasstard

I have to ask:
What is that on the body between the end of the actual fingerboard and the pickup that makes it LOOK like the fingerboard extends to the pickup?

That's called the 'mojo'!

Actually, that would be the neck. The fingerboard has that little 'swoop' where it levels out to the level of the body, but all the black that you see is the neck. Yes, it goes that far in!

MNAirHead · #18 10-26-2009, 09:04 AM

yes all the way to the pickup.. makes it look classy and expensive

PhatBasstard · #19 10-26-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Grateful

That's called the 'mojo'!

Actually, that would be the neck. The fingerboard has that little 'swoop' where it levels out to the level of the body, but all the black that you see is the neck. Yes, it goes that far in!

Sorry. It was 2am. You had said they didn't have Burl and sent you a Black one. Duh! I'm an idiot.

Grateful · #20 10-28-2009, 03:49 PM

Multitude of PM's all returned!