No ebanol fretboard. Might be interested.
Classic Vibe ‘60s Jazz Bass Fretless
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A new Squier fretless?
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Ah, kindle autocorrect always switching things on me. Also kept trying to change fretless to fruitless.
I'd pick up a fruitless Squire from Musicians Fiend!
I may incur the wrath of some, but my experience with fretless basses & ebanol boards has not been positive.
In different stores in different cities with different climates in different provinces & at different times of the year-and not just Squire, but LTD as well, every fretless bass I have encountered, with one exception, has had a seriously bowed neck--and more than one store has informed me they keep adjusting it, it keeps bowing.
This would be about 95% or higher of the basses (Not just one or two here & there) have that issue.
I have also seen the same issue mentioned online in other places with other climates as well.
So while some have had good experiences with them, I have not.
If you had a good experience with one--cool.
So a non ebanol board would interest me if I were considering a back up fretless.
In different stores in different cities with different climates in different provinces & at different times of the year-and not just Squire, but LTD as well, every fretless bass I have encountered, with one exception, has had a seriously bowed neck--and more than one store has informed me they keep adjusting it, it keeps bowing.
This would be about 95% or higher of the basses (Not just one or two here & there) have that issue.
I have also seen the same issue mentioned online in other places with other climates as well.
So while some have had good experiences with them, I have not.
If you had a good experience with one--cool.
So a non ebanol board would interest me if I were considering a back up fretless.
Has anyone picked one up? I am not beholden to Fender type, traditional basses but I am wanting to putter around with a fretless and don’t want to put a large investment into a fretless if I don’t take to it or whatever.
Does it muah? Do they play well?
Does it muah? Do they play well?
The fret line pieces always seem to stick up out of the fretboard on the old squier fretless. Never played one that didn’t. If they had an unlined board I might try it.
Hello, all. I picked up a Squier 'P' fretless back in '17. I wanted a Tony Franklin, but didn't have the $. So I hot-rodded the Squier 'P'. HipShot tuners, HipShot"D" tuner, DiMarzio X2N-B (neck), DiMarzio Model P with series/parallel switching, Babicz bridge. Controls - Vol 1, Vol 2, mini-switch, Master Tone. Deep low end with the pop of a 'P'. Fun to play and groove with. Cheers ;^D.
I’m not sure what all the hee-haw’n is about, but it looks very close to the Jaco signature fretless (which has a Pau Ferro board). I don’t see a miss there.
Also, if you look up Indian Laurel on the Janka Hardness scale, it rates at 2340 lb/f, higher than Pau Ferro’s 1960 lb/f...so it should be a pretty good material for a fretless fingerboard. That 2340 lb/f is tickling the Ebony territory of hardness.
I prefer wood over plastic any day.
Also, if you look up Indian Laurel on the Janka Hardness scale, it rates at 2340 lb/f, higher than Pau Ferro’s 1960 lb/f...so it should be a pretty good material for a fretless fingerboard. That 2340 lb/f is tickling the Ebony territory of hardness.
I prefer wood over plastic any day.
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DiabolusInMusic
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I really want to find one of these and check it out. After you level the board and cut the nut, the VMFJ/P were decent basses. They weren't usable out of the box though. I hope they figured out how to make a proper fretless.
