EDIT: This is a 534-24, NOT a 535-24. Sorry about the confusion.
Just got this wonderful bass from Danny R, and it is awesome but not exactly what I was looking for, so I am putting it back up.
Looking for $2600 shipped, will do $2500 and actual shipping to Europe if interested.
Since Danny owned it longer than I have
here's what he said about it:
"This is the best sounding fretless I've ever played period. Mahogany body, Zebrawood top. maple neck and lined Rosewood board.
I believe in disclosing everything so here's the story of this bass: I got it a while ago in a trade, somebody switched the preamp to a Aguilar OBP3 along the way, I called Mike to ask if the pickups were the original ones, he pulled all the info, the bass was custom made with a narrower than normal string spacing (18 mm) that's why he used the P2 shape pickups, the bass was originally fretted but it was professionally de-fretted, no dings or chunks of wood missing, you won't be able to tell it had frets. Excellent condition, there's a clear acrylic ramp installed with a screw. I was gonna make a Zebrawood ramp but I haven't had the time."
Note that the bass clef inlay on the 12th fret area was a sticker and has been removed.
Danny's original thread was here, hopefully he's cool with me quoting it so completely
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/sale-trade-mtd-535-fretless-zebrawood-goodness-1022366/
jim
Just got this wonderful bass from Danny R, and it is awesome but not exactly what I was looking for, so I am putting it back up.
Looking for $2600 shipped, will do $2500 and actual shipping to Europe if interested.
Since Danny owned it longer than I have
here's what he said about it:"This is the best sounding fretless I've ever played period. Mahogany body, Zebrawood top. maple neck and lined Rosewood board.
I believe in disclosing everything so here's the story of this bass: I got it a while ago in a trade, somebody switched the preamp to a Aguilar OBP3 along the way, I called Mike to ask if the pickups were the original ones, he pulled all the info, the bass was custom made with a narrower than normal string spacing (18 mm) that's why he used the P2 shape pickups, the bass was originally fretted but it was professionally de-fretted, no dings or chunks of wood missing, you won't be able to tell it had frets. Excellent condition, there's a clear acrylic ramp installed with a screw. I was gonna make a Zebrawood ramp but I haven't had the time."
Note that the bass clef inlay on the 12th fret area was a sticker and has been removed.
Danny's original thread was here, hopefully he's cool with me quoting it so completely
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/sale-trade-mtd-535-fretless-zebrawood-goodness-1022366/
jim