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We add one of the biggest names in basses to our inventory.

Mayones Guitars have been building amazing basses since they started operation in Gdansk, Poland, back in 1982.

We've had a number of these instruments for sale and also to be serviced over the last 20 years but we are happy to report that the quality of this brand has been growing year after year and now they have reached an amazing level. We firmly believe that these are some of the best basses that money can buy today and value for money is simply unparalleled.

This model is the Mayones Patriot MR Fretless 5 and it is Italian bass extraordinaire Maurizio Rolli's signature model.

Maurizio Rolli was born in 1965 in Pescara, Italy, and has demonstrated his skills as a Virtuoso Bassist with the Jazz Quartet R.A.R.E. and the trio X-Perience with Hiram Bullock and Israel Varela. He has also worked with a number of other international Jazz greats, including Mike Stern, and as leader of his Rolli's Tones Big Band. Maurizio Rolli also teaches Electric Bass, Double Bass and Jazz at the Accademia Musicale Pescarese.

This instrument has been designed and built to combine the best features of Electric Solid-Body Instruments and Acoustic Upright Basses. The Polish Bass manufacturer relies on an elaborate Semi-Acoustic Construction with Spruce Top and a continuous Neck, which are complemented by a Nordstrand Pick-Up and a Piezo System. A 2-Piece Bridge set made of Ebony and the precise Ultralite Tuners from Hipshot complete the Patriot MR Fretless 5 construction.

In order to elicit the Warm and Sonorous Sound of an Acoustic Bass from the Patriot MR Fretless without having to make sacrifices with playability, Mayones relies on an elaborate Semi-Hollow Construction with a neck thru neck. This is made of 9-Piece Maple and Mahogany for high stability, while the Body Wings are made of Flamed Maple with Resonance Chambers and carry a Spruce Top with F-Hole. In addition, the snakewood Fingerboard, is absolutely perfect for fretless due to it's extraordinaire strength. Fretlines and dots on the side plus dots on the face of the bass from the second octave on will help you play in tune effortlessly.

The Finger Ramp between the Neck End and the Pick-Up prevents the fingers from dipping too deep when striking and supports a fast, light-footed attack. It can be easily removed if needed.

Maurizio Rolli chose a Nordstrand Big Stack Soapbar Pick-Up for this Instrument. Placed close to the Bridge at the sweet spot, the  diagonally arranged Alnico Pole Pieces and Stacked Coil Design delivers a fat Bass Tone that captures every playing detail. This pickup can also be Split via the Push-Pull Switch in the Volume Knob for a brighter tone sound in Single coil mode. Also sitting in the Bridge of the Mayones Patriot MR Fretless are RMC Piezo elements with Active M-PB1 Pre-Amp, which combine with the Semi-Acoustic construction to deliver authentic Acoustic Tones. 

The circuit board is a 3 band EQ Velvetrone by 3 Musashi Nitōriyū . Apart from sounding really musical, you also get passive more by pulling the Volume knob. There's no passive tone in passive mode but actually the Treble pot in Active mode behaves quite in the same way. You can get that great soloist sound by using the bridge pickup and trimming down the Treble. It really works.

In addition there's an Aux in and Phones out on the side of the bass so you can just plug your phone/tablet/laptop and connect your phones too and take your whole practice set with you. Incredibly handy and cool.

But wait, there's more: there's a rechargeable battery inside with charging and status indicators so all you need is a USB-C cable and you can forget about batteries forever. Just in case you forget about charging your bass you can always use a standard 9 Volt battery too, don't worry.

The Mayones Patriot MR Fretless 5 is equipped with Hardware features that are perfectly matched to the special characteristics of the Instrument. The Tail-Piece is made of Ebony and guides the Strings through the Body for optimal vibration transmission, whilst the Mayones X2 Bridge, also made of Ebony, supports the Acoustic Sound Character. Behind the Ebony Nut there's a set of top of the line Hipshot Ultralite Bass Tuners at the Headstock to ensure exact and robust Tuning. Schaller Security Locks hold the Patriot MR Fretless 5 Bass securely on the Strap.

Neck dimensions are absolutely perfect. A 45mm nut means that your left hand will be relaxed at all times. No need for unnecessary stretches here. String spacing at the bridge is 18mm

Access up to the 26th "fret" is totally unrestricted. This is a remarkably comfortable instrument no matter what style you pla.

As you probably know, getting a low B from a traditional design bass is not easy. We've seen tons of good basses that actually sounded fine but really lacked power and/or focus on the low B. None of this happens here. This is in part due to the 34.25" scale. It feels like a regular 34" bass but that extra quarter of an inch makes all the difference. The Low B is loud, clear and sounds true even in the upper register, amazing.

To sum up: one of the fretless basses we've ever had at the shop

If it's good enough for Maurizio Rolli, it should be for you too!

Grab it before it's gone!!