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According to FB, Monday is shipping day for Cliff. Next batch is about to start!
I hope he takes a week off to relax and recuperate, as this next batch is an important one!
I'm looking forward to this new batch CB family, make sure to post lots of pics to help us all in the build wait line!
-ScottM
-ScottM
Hey y'all, I hate to do this, because I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cliff's basses (and they'll have to pry my Ball 5 from my cold dead hands (lol)), but I have once again learned I am simply not a 6 string player.
Here's the original FS ad, bass is exactly the same, I'll sell AND ship (continental US) for the same price of $1400, which is a ridiculous deal IMHO.
https://www.talkbass.com/classified...single-cut-6-string.1614722/#comment-27817953
My MO is to always give a club advance notice prior to putting the Classified Ad up, so as loyal "Bordwellers", here's your "early access" chance!
DM me if interested. I'll give it a week or so before posting in Classifieds.
Here's the original FS ad, bass is exactly the same, I'll sell AND ship (continental US) for the same price of $1400, which is a ridiculous deal IMHO.
https://www.talkbass.com/classified...single-cut-6-string.1614722/#comment-27817953
My MO is to always give a club advance notice prior to putting the Classified Ad up, so as loyal "Bordwellers", here's your "early access" chance!
DM me if interested. I'll give it a week or so before posting in Classifieds.
That is a steal. I don't play 34" any more or sixers, but that's gonna make someone very happy.
Killer deal for sure, someone will definitely be lucky to snag it @Vic
If it had the standard CB headstock I would be all over this thing. Good luck with the sell.
-ScottM
If it had the standard CB headstock I would be all over this thing. Good luck with the sell.
-ScottM
that could be the sister top to my Ball 5! Beautiful!
I am no longer the lucky owner of this bass, but @gruvit is also on the forum.
But I did own one with the following specs that he now owns…
Big Mcneely-Bass Fretless
5-string
Deluxe base price
Dimensions
Scale length: 35
Neck shape: oval
Thickness at 1st: .850(standard) .810(thin)
Width at nut:
String spacing at Bridge:
Body thickness: 1.525(required for battery)
Construction
Neck: Wenge with 2 Maple stringers
Fingerboard: Stabilized, figured Maple fingerboard
Fingerboard Radius: 0(Flat)
Nut: Stabilized Ebony
Full faced top: Yes
Body woods
Burl Maple Top
Thin Purpleheart accent under top
Cedar core
Thick Wenge Layer in the middle of the body with Purple Heart stripes through body(See below picture).
Thin Purpleheart accent
Birdseye Maple Back
Hardware
Color: Black
Bridge: Hipshot style
Tuners:Hipshot Ultra
Truss rod: two-way adjustable
Strap locks
Output: 1/4" Face mount
Electronics
Pickups: Quad Coil (Two dual coils wired together - Kent Armstrong) with Wenge cover.
Preamp: Audere Z mode
Controls: V/Blend/t/m/b and z-mode switch
Control Knobs: Wenge Knurled sides.
Chambered body
-ScottM
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As THE resident Bordwell owner, what did you think? Characteristics? Quibbles (if any)?
The bass had a separate top and back, but just seeing the Cedar from the side it was still really nice looking.
It had a little darker sound than alder, and it helped give the fetless a little more balance.
It had sweet sounding mids though, but it was a little heavier weight wise. I think Cliff went out of his way to find a light weight piece and that is why he doesn't use it that often.
The all Wenge neck that bass had also gave the bass a lot of bite, so it might be hard to tell what the difference might have been from that body core wood.
It's a nice wood though, maybe @gruvit can add to this.
-ScottM
Woo! It's been a crazy month here for me. I appreciate the mention to get my head back in the game haha. As the lucky current owner
I would agree with that assessment. It's honestly the bass I reach for the most often. I don't know how much the Spanish cedar has to do with it but the collection of specs it is EXTREMELY expressive in the mids.You know how some fretlesses you really have to be spot on with your technique to coax out the slightest bit of "mwah?" This thing is so mid-forward and ballsy that even playing VERY sloppy you really can't NOT get an extremely vocal, but still very musical quality to it. It has solid, fundamental bass to it but doesn't ever really get boomy. It also doesn't seem to have a ton of high-highs. It's almost like it has a "reverse smile" to the frequencies. Maybe more of a "reverse smirk" with the peak of the hump in the upper mids.
I've been curious about switching to my favorite Dunlop Super Bright Nickel strings but the current set sounds so good I'm afraid to change anything haha! I can snag more pics from the side if you'd like! @scottm maybe it's just my phone being weird but I didn't "see a picture below" like you mention.
I really dig those Dunlop Super Bright strings as well.Woo! It's been a crazy month here for me. I appreciate the mention to get my head back in the game haha. As the lucky current owner
You know how some fretlesses you really have to be spot on with your technique to coax out the slightest bit of "mwah?" This thing is so mid-forward and ballsy that even playing VERY sloppy you really can't NOT get an extremely vocal, but still very musical quality to it. It has solid, fundamental bass to it but doesn't ever really get boomy. It also doesn't seem to have a ton of high-highs. It's almost like it has a "reverse smile" to the frequencies. Maybe more of a "reverse smirk" with the peak of the hump in the upper mids.
I've been curious about switching to my favorite Dunlop Super Bright Nickel strings but the current set sounds so good I'm afraid to change anything haha! I can snag more pics from the side if you'd like! @scottm maybe it's just my phone being weird but I didn't "see a picture below" like you mention.
I always have a hard time finding good fretless strings and change my mind a lot on which ones I like. I'm glad you like that tone.
I'm surprised Cedar isn't used more. I know there was a time when Keith Roscoe was using it a lot.
-ScottM
Yep, no top either, dual coil Nordstrand in sweet spot, maple neck and fingerboard, fretted. Sounds killer. Spanish Cedar is pretty soft and dentable, however, it's very lightweight and resonant.
