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03-15-2013, 01:13 PM
| | | | Mod or sell Squier VM fretless jazz?
I acquired a Squier Vintage modified fretless jazz bass not too long ago for the low low price of free. I tried my hardest to get into playing fretless and it's just not for me. So now I'm stuck with the dilemma of either buying a new fretted neck for it and modding it out, or selling/trading it. What do my fellow TBers have to say? I would love to hear your opinions.
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03-15-2013, 01:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | | Sell it and buy a fretted bass. Its a great bass, I have one, but IMO not worth the price of refretting or a new neck. |
03-15-2013, 02:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Queens NY | | I'll buy it from you for twice, no.....thrice what you paid for it. Send me your Paypal address.  |
03-15-2013, 02:21 PM
| | | | Agreed, unless you had a fretted neck lying around or access to one cheap, you're better off selling and buying a fretted. |
03-15-2013, 02:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ottawa, ontario, canada | | | Or a straight trade neck swap. |
03-15-2013, 02:47 PM
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03-15-2013, 02:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Portland oregon | | | so you got a bass for free but plan to sell it? Why not donate it to a highschool music program or something?
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03-15-2013, 02:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | Quote:
Originally Posted by spaz21387  so you got a bass for free but plan to sell it? Why not donate it to a highschool music program or something? | Im guessing he would need the proceeds to afford a new one, no? |
03-15-2013, 03:29 PM
| | | | I have a fretted MIM Fender Jazz already so guess selling or trading would be the best option. I would donate it (I really enjoy helping younger aspiring musicians despite being 23 myself) but alas this starving musician would like to buy a new head because the one I have now isn't cutting it. The thought of getting a new neck and modding it in a few different ways did seem fun. Thanks for all of your responses!
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03-15-2013, 03:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jgroh Sell it and buy a fretted bass. Its a great bass, I have one, but IMO not worth the price of refretting or a new neck. | Yup..
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03-15-2013, 03:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chester, Pa.,USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jgroh Sell it and buy a fretted bass. Its a great bass, I have one, but IMO not worth the price of refretting or a new neck. | Yup. sell it.
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03-15-2013, 05:38 PM
| | | | Well, off to the good ol' C-list I suppose.
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03-15-2013, 05:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: West Babylon, New York | | I modded mine.  
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03-15-2013, 06:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Jersey | | | Mine came with a warped neck (used) so I bought a fretless SX neck for it for 60 bucks in the Accessories classifieds here. You can find cheap necks if you are a little patient. They sound fine to me.
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03-15-2013, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassbubble11 I modded mine. | I was thinking about doing almost the same thing except with a maple fretboard.
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03-16-2013, 12:07 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dallas, tx | | | Except for the neck with the small closed back tuners, I haven't been able to tell the difference between a VM neck and a Affinity, which I see cheap very often. My tricked AFN P has a sweet neck and near perfect fret work, but maybe I was just lucky.
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