Well, this is my last "extra" bass to sell off - leaving me with only my two trusty Sadowskys. I had said after the new baby was born that I was going to keep only the neccessities.
I also gave myself a year to see how my fretless playing developed. It's definitely come a long way, but I'm ok admitting that I'm just more comfortable as a fretted player.
I had this fantastic Kinal Kompact acoustic/electric fretless built just one year ago. I've got to give credit to fellow TB'er Lokire for his influence in my choice of the Kinal after speaking with him and seeing his videos of him with his Kinal Kompact bass.
Check out the Kompact fretless in action for yourself
(Thanks Greg):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB2S4kWF2yo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8P52DRuqo
This bass is an absolute blast to play and don't let the small size fool you, it's not a toy - it's got some volume! I very rarely needed to plug into an amp for practicing at home, even if I was playing along with music.
Mike's craftsmanship is top notch. From the simple yet elegant spruce top, the ebony fretboard that extends to the soundhole, the wooden bridge, the stunning curly maple back, to the subtle piece of spalted maple on the back of the headstock where the serial number is, everything is just classy. The built-in tuner on the preamp is a nice touch too.
Specs: Scale: 30"
Body Wood: Alder / Maple
Top Wood: Spruce
Finish: Natural
Fretboard: Ebony
Pickup: B-Band
Preamp: B-Bnnd
Strings: TI Acousticore .41 .53 .68 .86
Case: Hardshell
I paid $1550 plus shipping exactly 1 year ago.
$1250 gets it shipped to your door (continental US). 
