Fretless

[rickdog]

Welcome to the freedom to play exactly the pitch you want to play!

Two pickups, six knobs... hmm, what do they all do?

 

[dmsroy]

Welcome to the freedom to play exactly the pitch you want to play!

Two pickups, six knobs... hmm, what do they all do?

Upper Row
The first knob controls Volume by turning and the active/passive mode with a push/pull switch. Pulling with switch up changed the circuit to passive mode.
The second knob is the Pickup Blend control. On the centre position, the sound is generated from both pickups. As the control is rotated clockwise, the sound progressively shifts to the neck pickup and similarly, to the bridge pickup when rotated anti-clockwise.
The last knob is the Vintage Tone control. This allows high frequency tone roll off and works in both active and passive modes.

Lower Row
These three knobs are Treble, Mids, and Bass EQ. These knobs only work in active mode. The Mid control is fitted with a push/pull switch to change the mid frequency between 400Hz and 800Hz.

 

[smo]

Definitely one of the best basses (at that price) I have ever used. I rate it as good as my Wal which is 5x more expensive.

So Bunya body and neck, Blackwood facing, Gidgee neck with a brass nut. The five string has Redwood facing and River Sheoak neck.

LLB Bass Series | Cole Clark Bass Guitars
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Phwoar!!! Looks killer. Good for you!
Big fan of bunya on acoustic guitars, very resonant, didn't know they made basses with it too!
I've got an old Maton JB4 fretless & a Cole Clark Fat Lady (also bunya). I love both companies instruments. They're just a joy to play, amazing necks. If my Cole Clark acoustic is any indication of quality & resonance of bunya, I'll bet this bass of yours is an absolute ripper.

I have a question - I thought Gidgee was rarely used in necks due to weight. How do your CC's balance?

 

[jfiver]

I have a question - I thought Gidgee was rarely used in necks due to weight. How do your CC's balance?

No issues here with balance for either a 4 or 5 with a Gidgee board. Ergonomically, they're great instruments. The choice of top wood might have some effect - the tops are fairly thick in places, and there might be a bit a variation between the Ash/Blackwood/Silkwood options - but seems to me that it's just a fundamentally good design.

 

[VicDiesel]

Great axe for the price.

Which is approx?

 

[lowdownbp5]

Accidentally responded to wrong post

 

[dmsroy]

Phwoar!!! Looks killer. Good for you!
Big fan of bunya on acoustic guitars, very resonant, didn't know they made basses with it too!
I've got an old Maton JB4 fretless & a Cole Clark Fat Lady (also bunya). I love both companies instruments. They're just a joy to play, amazing necks. If my Cole Clark acoustic is any indication of quality & resonance of bunya, I'll bet this bass of yours is an absolute ripper.

I have a question - I thought Gidgee was rarely used in necks due to weight. How do your CC's balance?

No drop, sits and hangs evenly. They have thought it through.

 

[dmsroy]

Which is approx?

About $3000.00 (AUD)

 

[dmsroy]

Hi all
I and some members of the LLB Owners & Appreciation group are currently creating a data base for Cole Clark Long Lady Basses. We have nearly 20 listed.
If you own a LLB and want it added, please do PM some details.
Thanks

 

[akukulich]

Congratulations on your bass and for getting into playing the fretless!

 

[smo]

... They have thought it through.

Nice. Whats your preference between active & passive mode? And in passive mode, does it sound similar to any particular bass design you know of?
Thanks

 

[dmsroy]

Nice. Whats your preference between active & passive mode? And in passive mode, does it sound similar to any particular bass design you know of?
Thanks

I tend to use it in active mode, just to get the tonal changes. In passive it is louder. In both modes it is similar to my Wal, just with less growl/output.

 

[jfiver]

Nice. Whats your preference between active & passive mode? And in passive mode, does it sound similar to any particular bass design you know of?
Thanks

The pickup positions correspond with P & J bass positions, so soundwise it's pretty much what you'd expect from that. Think J bass with humbuckers, and you're in the zone.

The Superdouble pickups have a good presence and, to my ear, emphasise a bit of growl through the mids at the expense of some top end extension. The OPB-3 is neutral - I put any slight difference between the active and passive modes down to having long cable and no buffered output. (Could probably use a slightly higher value capacitor on the passive tone control, though.)