Celinder P Vintage 5
Celinder P Vintage 5 candy apple red with matching headstock, alder body, maple neck, Rio rosewood fingerboard, Celinder pickup and electronics. Pre-owned 8.5 out of 10 condition. Weight 9 pounds, 9.2 ounces. Call for a quote.
Jack Read 5 string fretless
Custom Jack Read 5 string fretless. Built in 2002, It has a mahogany body/ beautiful cocobolo top, mahogany neck thru with flamed maple stringers. It features a Lightwave optical bridge pickup system with piezo bridge pickups. This bass is lightweight and very resonant. Big acoustic upright- like tones are attainable with a moderate amount of growl and swell. This is a exquisite example of Jack Reads attention to detail, and functionality. Fingerboard wear is minimal with very light string marking only. Jack is no longer in business manufacturing instruments. He appraised this bass at $2395.00 . Contact us for additional details.
MTD 535-24 fretless
MTD 535-24 fretless, ash body/ figured bubinga top, wenge neck/ lined epoxy coated ebony fingerboard, body matching peghead veneer and truss rod cover, deluxe MTD hardshell case. Pre-owned- 9.5/ 10 condition. There are slight string rub marks on the surface of the fingerboard, but no scoring or “pitting”. New list price $6125. New selling price $4590. Pre-owned selling price $3679.
This is a very focussed, and clear sounding fretless. Although it is definitely on the solid, and more compressed side of the continuum this bass is very capable of yielding surprisingly lyrical, and dynamic legato lines. Timbreal, and dynamic response is very even, consistent, and predictable from high “G” down to low “B”. The ash body in combination with its beautifully figured bubinga top yield a solid low end that is not overpowering, but still very satisfyingly full, and with nice quickness to the attack. Emphasis in the region of the mid-bass up thru the lower midrange is ideally suited for fretless bass, and imparts plumpness to the body of the note. There is subtle complexity to the midrange of this instrument. It is not your typical J style fretless. However, the midrange signature is shapable in size, thickness, and dynamic velocity with judicious use of its pickup pan control, right hand technique, and its onboard EQ. A surprising number of very useable textures, and densities can be accessed. Of course, if you just want to go for a burpy “Jacoesque” vibe this can also be accommodated… albeit on the MTD side of “traditional.”
Dynamically, this bass is not for the player looking for a balancing act between acoustic, and “Jaco”, but rather leans more heavily toward a solid, focussed, and powerful sound that will really stand up in a busy mix. If you’ve ever longed for a fretless that has more solidity to the body of the note along with copious amounts of sustain, and compression then this is a serious candidate for your consideration.
Pedulla Hexabuzz fretless
Pedulla Hexabuzz amber burst finish, six string lined fretless neck thru, Bartolini pickups and electronics, deluxe Pedulla hard shell case.
Preowned 8.5 out of 10 condition. This bass is in excellent condition for its vintage (‘94). I have removed the strings in these pictures so that any fingerboard wear is more apparent. It has minor rub marks from roundwound strings on the fingerboard. However, these marks are very shallow surface marks that, due to lighting conditions, appear worse in these pictures than they really are. The string action is very low. There are a couple of very minor dings on the edge, and face of the body. This instrument is very “clean”. Also, the amberburst finish is more of a “burst” with noticeable lightness in the center than what appears in these pics. Bartolini soapbars, and preamp, deluxe Pedulla hard shell case. This is a classic Pedulla fretless with excellent playability, feel, and sound. Call for quote.
