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This showed up yesterday, from Cilff Bordwell, my third instrument from him. He designed me a fretless 6 a few yeas ago that just had the perfect tone, so I needed a 5 with something similar. My other fretless 5 is a 2025 Stingray Special 5HH... Great bass, but still not quite my holy grail...

I know Chuck Mangione can be a bit polarizing as his later career was mostly pop jazz, but check out Charles Meeks absolutely killing it on his Stingray on "Feels So Good". I'm not a pop jazz fan, but I figured it out and it is really a fun one.

Hey, got myself a Stingray Special 5HH fretless a few months ago. I'm loving it, but have a question... based on the Music Man specs for setup, the action feels too high and I'm simply not getting enough mwah. I know it's not a J or a Pentabuzz, but I've heard Rays with plenty of mwah. I already...

OK... I've had my fretless stingray 5HH for a few months now and am loving it. Something I noticed when I got it was that on some places on the G string, it almost sounds like I have a chorus pedal on. The bass came from CA to VT, quite the climate difference. After a few days for acclimatizing...

I've been enjoying my new Stingray fretless 5HH so much. I've always been a nickel rounds kind of guy, for the growl and mwah. Just happened to stumble on some YT vids of people using some tapewounds on fretless and some of em still really sing with the creamy mwah! I play in a jazz trio that...

Hey folks.... I've mostly played satin/oil finishes for most of my life, which tend to hide blemishes, but this year I picked up two brand-new Stingray 5HH's, with glossy finishes. I mostly play in a jazz trio lately, and dress a bit nicer than I would on a dive bar gig, and that means a...

New bass day... Got this sweet fretless 5HH that I ordered from the custom shop. First bass I've owned in 40 years of playing that is a color (I'm generally a coffee-table bass guy). Gold hardware can look great or tacky. I saw a pic of an old orange J bass that had gold hardware and just...

Hey, how do we embed Bandcamp players? We don't have the 'add media link" anymore. Thanks.

Are there plans for a mobile app for the new platform? Hope so. I remember we had one for a while for the old one but it got discontinued due to security concerns.

I went to go do a bump on my classifieds, not only is there nothing there to bump with (unless I missed it), it says I can't edit or respond, either!!

Hardly ever used, works great, don't need it anymore. Comes with new power supply. $10 shipping CONUS only.

I have a Stambaugh Designs 5-string fretless for sale, made by Acton, NH luthier Chris Stambaugh in 2014. rest of pics in post below This is a beautiful bass that is in nice shape. It does have a few scratches from 10 years of use, noted in the bottom 4 pics, but nothing major or really...

I have a five string fretless I'm selling locally, mostly because I know how expensive they can be to ship. It's still being used, and I probably will sell it locally, so I haven't boxed it up and weighed it and gotten rates. I am thinking of selling it on here, but I'm not sure what a good mid...

I'm considering getting another fretless similar to one of my fretteds, and was wondering how much weight frets add to a 24 fret neck, so I can get an idea if it will be lighter. Thanks.

Spent all of its life in a smoke-free studio. Has velcro and the little rubber pads on the back. Great condition. Free shipping, CONUS/Paypal or Venmo only. Not looking for trades.

My main bass is still a stupidly heavy but amazing Wal 5 string. Few years ago wanted to get a lighter production bass, and the Stingray's the closest thing, with the big humbuckers. Got a 2011 5H, but it wasn't all that much lighter. When my student asked about buying it, couldn't resist. Got...

Okay, not sure what to make of this. I've been multitrack recording my jazz trio's performances lately. Everything is mic'ed except the bass, which goes direct. I notice sometimes that something sounds a bit off in a way I can't put my finger on. I'm an experienced player and these guys are...

Been getting some small venue jazz gigs lately with drums, and my Markbass Ninja 500 2x10 is a bit overkill even at lower volumes, so I'm trying to get something small and lightweight that can still cut it with the drums and has a small footprint. I primarily play a 6 string on these gigs...

Hologram Microcosm Granular Looper & Glitch Pedal in good condition. Comes with box, manuals, power supply and stickers. I need to make more room on the big board, so this has to go. Great for ambient/glitch stuff. Had a big piece of velcro on the bottom that I took off, it wore a bit of the...

Hey, all. Got a question for you. I'm in a trio, with drums and Hammond B3 (the real deal, with Leslie). I play my 6 string bass through a Markbass Ninja 500 and a Line 6 HX Stomp XL. So, in this trio (which is instrumental interesting takes on Grateful Dead tunes), the B3 does most of the...

EWF is one of my favorite bands and Kiss is most certainly not, but damn, this is a clever mashup.

Hi, folks... Been playing fretless for about 20 years, mostly funk, some fusion and a few other things. In the last year or so I've been playing with a sextet that plays a lot of classic jazz. I'm not having any problems navigating it, but I've become acutely aware of a technique issue that I...

Actually, it came last week but today was the first day I had time to take pics. TRIGGER WARNING: Coffee-table bass content ;) This is my new fretless 6 by Cliff Bordwell. Specs: Amapola body Camphor burl top 16.5 mm spacing Nordstrand Big Blademan P/UPs wit JC-3P Preamp Brushed nickel...

Got my second bass coming from Cliff that's just been started, going with a 6 string fretless. Going to try to get a Wal-ish tone out of it, so I'm going with the Nordy Big Blademans with their JC preamp (the one they designed for Justin Chancellor). Not a JC fan, but I am a huge Wal fan (my...

I have a Zoia in excellent condition, hardly used. Comes with box, manual, micro SD card and stickers, as well as MIDI cables, which I forgot to put in the picture. Empress doesn't include a power supply with them, but any center negative 9V DC 300mA or greater will work. Price drop - 395 obo...

Hey, folks, I have a bass with a single Nordstrand Zen Blade and the OPB pickup. It is in a well-shielded cavity. Ever since I got the bass, I've noticed a sort of high-pitched hum (not like the typical grounding hum). It doesn't matter if my hands are touching the strings or not. The only...

Hey, all. I've had a great Stambaugh fretless 5 since 2018, I haven't had to do much setup on it. Recently, after playing another fretless, I finally realized I had some room for some lower action/relief in the neck. I've done all my setups on all of my basses (including my Wal), so I'm pretty...

Not sharing many details here as I still have to discuss with the luthier, but just got my custom today... Side and fingerboard dots aren't a straight line (it's fretless, and also has the tiny dots on the FB like an F Bass). Pickup is not centered with neck (pole pieces aren't centered under...

Hey, good people... Tom Clement is building me a 6 string fretless right now, I'm going with a Nordstrand P and a Big Split (at bridge), which I think will be like a nice, modern P/J sound (Mark Egan's tone is the gold standard for me, realizing that the Pedulla fingerboard plays a part in...

Really getting GAS for a 6 string fretless, lately. I like narrow spacing on my 6, but having a hard time finding a production 6-string fretless that is in the 2500/3k price range. Looking for something that's heavy on the mwah factor. I'm ready to go custom (like most of my others) but just...

I like to use reverb, both when soloing and on my huge soundscape pedalboard. My reverbs all have the HPF so I can keep the verb signal from getting too muddy. I'm just curious as to whether there's an ideal frequency to set the cutoff at. I generally just fuss around till I get what I like, but...

I'm not a big distortion guy, but I'd like to have a small one on my board. I'm looking for something warm and sustainy, not something harsh/abrasive. I'd love something in the mini format, and One Control seems to have quite a few. Has anyone used them on bass, and if so, would know what one...

I have a slightly used Singular Sound Aeros Loop Studio for sale. Spent all of its life in a smoke-free studio, updated to latest firmware, works flawlessly. If you know about loopers, you know how much this thing can do. Comes with power supply. PAYPAL/CONUS only. Shipping included.

I have a Trutone 1 SPOT PRO CS6 Power Supply for sale. Has a bit of velcro on the bottom, works great with no problems. In smoke-free studio. Paypal/CONUS only.

Price dropped 12 bucks... Have a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power Pro 4x4 for sale. Spent all of its life on a board in a smoke-free studio. Shipping included, Paypal, CONUS only.

This one's for all the 80's haters, of which I still mostly consider myself one... I've never been a fan of the '80s, at least as far as rock goes. For me, it's the decade where a lot of music got really plastic and silly. Hair bands and new wave were all the rage when I was in high school...

In good condition, a paint nick or two, but works fantastic. Spent its life in a smoke free studio, does not have velcro on the back. 180 shipped, Paypal/CONUS

Aw, man. We've lost a lot of bassists in the last few years, but this one I'm really bummed over, such an original, and a huge influence on me. Had the privilege of hanging out with him when my band opened for the Headhunters, back in '05. Great guy. I remember watching him laugh out loud as he...

Hey, Berklee bass buds! I've been playing 6 string now for a few years, it's done wonders for my understanding of melody and harmony in ways that I didn't have, before. Still a long way to go. Most of my life I was a frustrated jazzer who had better-than-average rock chops, much to my...

Now that I have a Miezo 18 (mini-bass) coming, I'm gonna be a lot more portable and try to play in a lot more places. Like on top of mountains and such, or in my camper when I'm camping without hookup (which is often). Anyways, in the spring, I want to buy a small, battery powered amp. As I...