This is the real deal - near mint Alain Caron 5 with some fabulous upgrades. Its been said before these are the King of fretless basses and I cant disagree. For those who may not know this model... tonally its a perfect mix of acoustic/electric fretless "growl' and warmth with the flexibility to go either way from the great preamp and piezo (built into the handmade ebony bridge) ,and the propietary magnetic pup that goes single or humcancelling. Its totally organic and natural with much of its tone coming from a chambered flame maple body and Gaboon ebony fingerboard. Plays like a dream - effortless IMO.
This particular bass is a special example made for me by George that has several specs that I believe make it even better and are an additonal cost when ordered new:
-Upgrade flame Redwood top- in addition to the great look we found it contributes favorably to the tone of the instrument
-34" scale instead of the standard 34 1/2". This makes the bass totally familiar and comfortable with anyone used to playing 34" scale basses.
-18 1/2mm string spacing instead of 19mm. This makes the bass just a hair more comfortable to me , and makes string skipping and fast passages even more a breeze.
-Hand selected one piece body ( flamed- see pics). Great for tone IMO.
-Hand selected one piece neck for open tone as above.
-Nitro finish- this is a great option that contributes to this bass being organic and natural/open sounding while also adding a great golden or aged hue to the look of the bass over the standard finish.
-Bass is a comfortable 9.2 pounds and balances beautifully with my Fbass strap.
Comes with the Fbass preamp that includes volume with hum/single knob, piezo on/off and blend knob, active/passive and passive tone knob, bass, mid and treble.
Only flaw are some marks on the headstock from where I swapped tuners a few times to try different size and mass. Decided the originals were the best anyways
I tried to photograph those.
New with upgrades this bass pushes over $8000. Price includes new/mint FBass gigbag but does not include shipping. I will ship anywhere.
This is a great chance to own a masterpiece fretless with some great one -of -a- kind specs .... a rare opportunity.Bass is less than 2 years old. Only reason I decided to sell was after agonizing over looking at putting some resources to other priorities in my life right now. This bass is def worth it and at a reasonable asking price for what it is. No trades please.
Thanks for looking!
* PRICE REDUCED TO $5000 cash only *
This particular bass is a special example made for me by George that has several specs that I believe make it even better and are an additonal cost when ordered new:
-Upgrade flame Redwood top- in addition to the great look we found it contributes favorably to the tone of the instrument
-34" scale instead of the standard 34 1/2". This makes the bass totally familiar and comfortable with anyone used to playing 34" scale basses.
-18 1/2mm string spacing instead of 19mm. This makes the bass just a hair more comfortable to me , and makes string skipping and fast passages even more a breeze.
-Hand selected one piece body ( flamed- see pics). Great for tone IMO.
-Hand selected one piece neck for open tone as above.
-Nitro finish- this is a great option that contributes to this bass being organic and natural/open sounding while also adding a great golden or aged hue to the look of the bass over the standard finish.
-Bass is a comfortable 9.2 pounds and balances beautifully with my Fbass strap.
Comes with the Fbass preamp that includes volume with hum/single knob, piezo on/off and blend knob, active/passive and passive tone knob, bass, mid and treble.
Only flaw are some marks on the headstock from where I swapped tuners a few times to try different size and mass. Decided the originals were the best anyways
I tried to photograph those.New with upgrades this bass pushes over $8000. Price includes new/mint FBass gigbag but does not include shipping. I will ship anywhere.
This is a great chance to own a masterpiece fretless with some great one -of -a- kind specs .... a rare opportunity.Bass is less than 2 years old. Only reason I decided to sell was after agonizing over looking at putting some resources to other priorities in my life right now. This bass is def worth it and at a reasonable asking price for what it is. No trades please.
Thanks for looking!
* PRICE REDUCED TO $5000 cash only *
