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I have a fretless and when I bought it in 81, I could see the grooves starting on the fretboard from the roundwounds that came with it. Switched to flatwounds and loved the feel (I also play viola, which are definitely flat wound) and the sound. Now my 3 guitars have flatwounds and would never...

One bass, and one bass only since 1981 when I bought it . . a Vantage VS600B fretless. I had originally bought the fretted version and it lasted 1 week, brought it back and exchanged for the fretless. Must have something to do with playing viola in an orchestra that made me not like the...

For cartoons, it has to be Nightmare Before Christmas . . it had (much to my surprise) music that I actually didn't mind. For real life stuff . . . All That Jazz ! ! On an aside, I did play viola in the orchestra pit for a week long run of Oklahoma, so sappy that the music is, it has a soft...

My first bass was a 1981 fretted Vantage VS600B. Lasted all of 2 weeks before I brought it back to HEL music in Saskatoon and traded it for the fretless version (I am a viola player and those damned frets kept getting in the way of where I wanted to put my fingers). I still have it as my one...

What I am surprised about is that only one person has mentioned Tony Iommi - losing finger tips in a metal cutting machine basically forced him to invent Metal, the rest is history . . . I'm sure you will finger out a way to keep playing. Thumbs up for your positive attitude, it must come in...

Piano lessons when about 8 taught me to read music; hated the piano so quit after 2 years. Beatles - I am the Walrus, Eleanor Rigby and the Monkees - The Porpoise Song made me pick up a violin in grade 9 and I taught myself how to play. The music teacher, E Gartshore, heard me and made me...

I have had my Vantage bass since 1981 - nothing has gone wrong with it other than a bit of scratchiness in the dials after about 30 years and was fixed (just a cleaning) in about 5 minutes. The neck is still straight as an arrow. I have seen fretted versions in mint condition going for about...

He emailed me back within a few days of me sending in a photo of my fretless VS600B. He told me he didn't realize they had made them in the fretless version. Maybe he received a whack of emails after I mentioned his site and got tired of answering them all . . . who knows. Good site, though.

For the most comprehensive information on Vantage guitars and basses, go to this website - you will be able to figure out the year and month it was built and all the history you could ever want Invalid Link Removed This is an awesome site put together by a Norwegian fellow. Weet (the guy...

I have the D'Addario strings; it now sounds like Eberhard Webber's weirdo electric bass. Managed to get it autographed by Tony Levin on the back at a King Crimson music camp ! !

I am the original owner of a 1981 fretless VS600B - the bottom of the barrel at the time, I guess. I have yet to find another bass in its price range that comes close to it. It weighs a ton, but boy does it sound good. You should be able to get the age of your Vantage by looking at the...

I have a fretless VS600B that I bought back in 81 - still in perfect condition. Looks mostly like yours, but has all the original hardware and the mahogany was put together in alternating directions that give it a funky look that is hard to see except in direct sunlight. It weighs a ton, but I...