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12-04-2010, 03:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Richmond Hill, GA | | | NBD...well new neck day. lotsa pics.
Finally. after 3 months of waiting, its here. My custom Ibanez ATK fretless neck. Taken care of by Bob Groat, Michael Dolan's finishing guy. Ive been wanting to do this for a long time now and finally did. I defretted it and sent it off, and this is what came back. enjoy.  
showing the level of reflectivity.  
single white dots at every fret.     
The neck, headstock, and fretboard are maple. before they were natural and had a cool vibe, but I wanted to go for a sleek black and chrome look. I got it, thats for sure. I am extremely happy with the end result. it also plays very well. although when I pick it up its almost too nice to play, but I remind myself its a tool to use, not just to look at. I have the action lowered almost all the way (all the way actually bottoms out a little) and I can get mwah and slop, or punch and definition when I want it. finally a fretless bass that feels comfortable to me! Ive owned 4 in the past. Ive loved playing them, using their sound, but they just werent...me. hope yall enjoy as much as I am.
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12-04-2010, 03:21 PM
| | | | Wow that's awesome. What finish did you use? Won't it wear out when you play? At least in the fretboard... |
12-04-2010, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Chinchila  Wow that's awesome. What finish did you use? Won't it wear out when you play? At least in the fretboard... | Thanks man, Bob used thick coats of poly on the fretboard. he likes using that vs using epoxy. it should hold up just fine, Im not doing any guitar style bends on it, but yes there are going to be string marks along the neck. Oh well, its what I wanted 
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12-04-2010, 03:27 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic USA. | | | pic 3 is stunning. |
12-04-2010, 03:33 PM
| | | | Absolutely beautiful. One of the slickest looking fretless basses I've seen.
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12-04-2010, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fairfax, Virginia | | | That looks absolutely amazing
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12-04-2010, 03:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Boston, MA | | | Thats amazing.
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12-04-2010, 03:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C. | | | Pure sexy.
Congrats!
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12-04-2010, 03:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Huntsville AL | | | Smokin |
12-04-2010, 04:01 PM
| | | | Sexy. As. Hell.
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12-04-2010, 04:07 PM
|  | Brock Samson | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Pittsburgh | | | holy smoke! |
12-04-2010, 04:15 PM
| | | | its like glass! very nice indeed. |
12-04-2010, 04:17 PM
| | | | good call. Looks sweet |
12-04-2010, 04:23 PM
| | | | Oh man, that is sheer class!
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12-04-2010, 04:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Appalachian State University | | | more like sheer glass.
I can hear you all signing and booing now.
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12-04-2010, 04:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newfoundland | | | fretless bass in a tux - classy! Best looking fretless I've seen. Can't beat the visual appeal of black and chrome.
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12-04-2010, 04:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Inland Empire/ So Cal | | | If you ever decide you need that base stolen for the insurance money let me know.
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12-04-2010, 05:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rockhampton, QLD, Australia | | | Are they rounds? Needs flats man! Very nice indeed
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12-04-2010, 05:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Below Ground, Detroit area | | | Cool lookin' bass. Congrats!
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12-04-2010, 05:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmingville(NOT FarmVille),NY | | | Nice! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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