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06-25-2010, 07:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jupiter, Florida | | | Rob Allen MB-2 6 string
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Serial #177, this is a fretted 6 string MB-2. Maple top and Cocobolo fingerboard. Not certain of the neck wood combo, but this is an incredible sounding bass. Ships in a Rob Allen soft case and comes with a brand new set of Labella Nylon wound strings. Weighs approx 7 lbs. Scale is 35", but due to the bridge position, feels just like a 34". $2400 shipped within USA
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06-25-2010, 07:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jupiter, Florida | | | Mo pics
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06-25-2010, 07:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jupiter, Florida | | | And mo pics
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06-25-2010, 07:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jupiter, Florida | | | Still mo
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06-25-2010, 07:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Boston, MA | | | Ash body, walnut neck. What a beauty. I am SO grateful this is not the scale length that I use. |
06-26-2010, 08:20 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | It's a really good thing this thing is fretted....
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06-29-2010, 04:00 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York, NY | | | Two questions:
Is it possible to put standard steel (or nickel) roundwounds on this bass, or does it have to be the tapewounds?
Also, any chance you're interested in any trades? PM me if yes, I've got a lot of stuff that's going to go to market very soon. |
06-29-2010, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boulder, Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Aram Two questions:
Is it possible to put standard steel (or nickel) roundwounds on this bass, or does it have to be the tapewounds?
Also, any chance you're interested in any trades? PM me if yes, I've got a lot of stuff that's going to go to market very soon. | yes, you can put regular round wounds on, I personally recommend regular (not the acoustic) Elixir strings for these basses, they are the perfect medium IMO |
06-29-2010, 04:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Boston, MA | | Aram....do it!!!!!! 
You get this and I'll make a special trip to NYC with my Ristola.  |
06-29-2010, 04:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by emjazz Aram....do it!!!!!!
You get this and I'll make a special trip to NYC with my Ristola. | Haha sooooo tempting Andy...I'll def consider it if there's trade potential!
Come down anyway, the 90-degree weather has finally broken. If you could somehow get down here in 2 hrs you could check out my gig |
06-29-2010, 04:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by portraitoftracy yes, you can put regular round wounds on, I personally recommend regular (not the acoustic) Elixir strings for these basses, they are the perfect medium IMO | Good call...Elixirs would preserve the small frets too... |
06-29-2010, 04:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Aram Haha sooooo tempting Andy...I'll def consider it if there's trade potential!
Come down anyway, the 90-degree weather has finally broken. If you could somehow get down here in 2 hrs you could check out my gig | Ha, ha! I wish my friend. If not sooner I'll be down in August once or twice. I want to get down there before school starts up again. I'll let you know! I need to start spending some more time down that way in general. |
07-06-2010, 12:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | Wow, nice bass.
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07-06-2010, 02:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Parma, Italy | | | Oh my God.......
After this I'm almost going to burn my gear in the chimney... |
07-06-2010, 03:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH | | | sweet! |
07-06-2010, 07:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London ON | | | I have an RA5 fretless. That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. But my 6 string experiment was not too successful. |
07-13-2010, 11:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | Very cool.
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07-19-2010, 07:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NYC | | | I've never played a rob Allen six
if this wasn't 35" scale, I'd swoop this up in a second
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07-20-2010, 08:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gregwatts2008 Doesn't matter, the neck is the same length as any 34". Note the position of the bridge. | Given the bridge position and top horn, Rob Allen basses tend to be a slightly shorter reach than most 34" scale basses. When I first got my MB2, it baffled me why the first position reach was about the same as my Fender Urge (32" scale) until I understood more about bridge positioning.
The neck is probably koa. |
07-21-2010, 08:18 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Argh. The longer this one sits around, the more my brain stirs. Good luck with the sale, and someone please buy this thing. I think I'm safe, if only because my fear of buying anything sound-unheard, but nonetheless, a few questions if you don't mind:
Intonation? Any issues, particularly with chording up high? I've got to wonder if the fixed bridge makes this a task toward the art of compromise?
Confirmation on woods? Rob has always responded quickly to my emails, so maybe if you wouldn't mind a quick round of communication with him we'd know for sure.
Any chance of sound clips? I'd love to hear this bass, even in a living room solo setting.
And finally, I know you haven't mentioned any trade interests, but could you confirm/deny?
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