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More pictures as I take them.


I'm in love.

Maple MB-2 5 string (6 months in the making).
-Black hardware
-Integrated thumbrest
-Fretless unlined
-Tortoise binding
-Straplocks

WOW !

Congrats !!!!!

Damn that's a very nice bass ! A Rob Allen is my next gas, before double bass. It would match perfectly for one of my projects. Thanks for sharing !

Killer killer basses! And that one you have ther is another fine example of Rob's craftsmanship. Congrats!!

I love my Mouse 30.

I likey.

Beautiful. More information how much where can you buy

leftieray wrote:Beautiful. More information how much where can you buy

Google?
http://www.google.com/search?client=saf ... 8&oe=UTF-8

Simply stunning. I truly believe Rob Allens have one of the sweetest fretless tones I've ever heard. Is their an upcharge for lefties?

pjmuck wrote:Simply stunning. I truly believe Rob Allens have one of the sweetest fretless tones I've ever heard. Is their an upcharge for lefties?

a whopping 20% upcharge for lefties

http://www.roballenguitars.com/prices.html

AzWhoFan wrote: a whopping 20% upcharge for lefties

Worth every penny.

mfromwhere wrote:

AzWhoFan wrote: a whopping 20% upcharge for lefties

Worth every penny.

+1 One of the best bass I have.

Here are a some more...
It was an overcast day but the pics are pretty clear.

Beautiful bass man! Are there any clips available? I have never heard one..

OK after like 3 or 4 youtube videos I am blown away!! Holy crap they sound amazing....Oh well #27 on my gas list!

Question for you Rob Allen owners. I've never seen one of these basses strung with anything other than black nylon strings. Are these basses built/voiced specifically for use with nylon strings in mind? Anyone experimented with different strings?

pjmuck wrote:Question for you Rob Allen owners. I've never seen one of these basses strung with anything other than black nylon strings. Are these basses built/voiced specifically for use with nylon strings in mind? Anyone experimented with different strings?

Personally I never did, but a friend of mine tried it and it was nice, more like a regular fretless sound but really hard on the fingerboard. I should admit that the mix between these basses and the nylon strings is a winner imo. I have no desire to try something else. If it ain't broken,don't fix it

slybass3000 wrote:

pjmuck wrote:Question for you Rob Allen owners. I've never seen one of these basses strung with anything other than black nylon strings. Are these basses built/voiced specifically for use with nylon strings in mind? Anyone experimented with different strings?

Personally I never did, but a friend of mine tried it and it was nice, more like a regular fretless sound but really hard on the fingerboard. I should admit that the mix between these basses and the nylon strings is a winner imo. I have no desire to try something else. If it ain't broken,don't fix it

I'm right there with you Sly. I have no desire or inclination to mess with a winning formula. I just can't imagine what other strings would do to the tone.

but I'll betcha dollars to doughnuts someone on TB has tried it.

AzWhoFan wrote:

slybass3000 wrote:

pjmuck wrote:Question for you Rob Allen owners. I've never seen one of these basses strung with anything other than black nylon strings. Are these basses built/voiced specifically for use with nylon strings in mind? Anyone experimented with different strings?

Personally I never did, but a friend of mine tried it and it was nice, more like a regular fretless sound but really hard on the fingerboard. I should admit that the mix between these basses and the nylon strings is a winner imo. I have no desire to try something else. If it ain't broken,don't fix it

I'm right there with you Sly. I have no desire or inclination to mess with a winning formula. I just can't imagine what other strings would do to the tone.

but I'll betcha dollars to doughnuts someone on TB has tried it.

Yep, and I think the beauty of the nylon strings is that it doesn't sound like your average fretless. It is really something in between that and an upright. And I even picked-up mahogany with a padduck top instead of the standard maple to enhance the "thump" of the attack just like an upright. When I tried those two basses at Club Bass in To, it was the first and may be the only time I could really hear the difference of wood tone on the same kind of bass.