Custom bass on ebay, unknown origin, anyone recognise it?

[Hungry_Man]

Custom Handmade Single Cut 5 String Fretless Bass Guitar | eBay

Looks nice, neck thru body. Anyone have any idea who might have built this or home project? Also what style of playing do you think it is for? Maybe jazz with 24 frets?

 

[godofthunder59]

That is beautifully made, sure isn't a Wish bass. Not my cupoa at all but who ever made it knows what they are doing.

 

[JRA]

looks nice! i don't see the ax as made for jazz, specifically. fretless axes can be used for anything, just like fretted axes.

 

[Hungry_Man]

Oh yeh, I just thought with the 2 octaves and the cutaway maybe for a jazz player?

 

[UNICORN BASS]

I smell a rat. 275.00 sterling, getting smellier.

 

[Hungry_Man]

Well that's what I thought. And now I see the seller has another very similar for sale. But will not tell me anything about how they got hold of them or who made them. So maybe cheap chinese manfufactured? With the pickups hidden out of sight.

 

[Lackey]

Looks like a Fodera Garrison knock off. Could be decent, could be crap. I guess as long as the neck stays straight you could sand the fingerboard and replace pickups or hardware if needed. Bridge looks Ibanez-ish.

 

[kodiakblair]

I smell a rat. 275.00 sterling, getting smellier.

I don't see the problem.

There's nothing outrageous about the price, both sapele and meranti are cheap over here. Using laminate strips to make the neck lowers costs even more, I'd be surprised if the timber reach £40.

Generic hardware, £26 for bridge and tuners.
EMG style humbuckers £20. Buy in bulk and the 3 band EQs cost £6.50 each.

Call it £100 in parts/materials. Bass has 2 bids at £280 with 2 hours to go.

If the fella enjoys building basses then nearly 200% up is a good reward for his time

 

[Ric5]

Custom Handmade Single Cut 5 String Fretless Bass Guitar | eBay

Looks nice, neck thru body. Anyone have any idea who might have built this or home project? Also what style of playing do you think it is for? Maybe jazz with 24 frets?

it looks similar to a May bass >>> [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] ... but there a lots of people making custom basses

 

[Volker Kirstein]

I don't see the problem.

There's nothing outrageous about the price, both sapele and meranti are cheap over here. Using laminate strips to make the neck lowers costs even more, I'd be surprised if the timber reach £40.

Generic hardware, £26 for bridge and tuners.
EMG style humbuckers £20. Buy in bulk and the 3 band EQs cost £6.50 each.

Call it £100 in parts/materials. Bass has 2 bids at £280 with 2 hours to go.

If the fella enjoys building basses then nearly 200% up is a good reward for his time

Exactly. Going fretless saves time/effort, too, keeping costs down. If this guy is cranking out decent basses in his basement, more power to him!

If he got a pallet of half decent China built basses cheap, and is just drop shipping them, I don't really have a problem with that, either.

He's got a good eBay profile, so I don't think he's ripping people off.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

OK, I didn't look at it that way, more power to him then.

 

[kodiakblair]

If this guy is cranking out decent basses in his basement, more power to him!

Volker exactly my thoughts.

There's a retired fella just up the road from me builds guitars. He has a shed, tools and plenty of time, even more important is it's a pastime not a business so no pressures.

Pretty sure he charges £200 for these Dave Hill Super Yobs.

 

[Cutter8]

No clue who made it, but it is an attractive bass that certainly looks like it could be well built. At that price, if it was up for sale in the U.S., I would take a chance on it for sure.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

Volker exactly my thoughts.

There's a retired fella just up the road from me builds guitars. He has a shed, tools and plenty of time, even more important is it's a pastime not a business so no pressures.

Pretty sure he charges £200 for these Dave Hill Super Yobs.

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w00t! I like that! I wonder if he'd make a 30" Bass Yob?

 

[kodiakblair]

w00t! I like that! I wonder if he'd make a 30" Bass Yob?

Just asked him.

He's currently in pickup building mode but reckons it has merit. I'll see about getting his email then you two can discuss it further

 

[singlemalt]

That control cavity cover plate...what happened there? Everything else looks nice, it’s got a good overall vibe, and then, what?

A cover plate in a different wood with the grain 90 degrees to everything else? Weird.

No idea where that came from or who made it.

 

[Hungry_Man]

Thanks for everyone's thoughts!!

 

[delta7fred]

He has 2 more.
Custom Single Cut 5 String Fretless Bass Guitar 33" | eBay
Custom Single Cut 5 String Fretless Bass Guitar | eBay
They have that one off look to them that you don't get on a production run.