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Do Fretless Exist without a Burst Finish?

#263
"I presume this is because most fretless players out there haven't progressed past where they were 30-40 years ago. The few exceptions seem to be either 'boring metalhead black' or 'natural finish over boring wood'."

Good luck with your search. I won't be helping.
 
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#264
"I presume this is because most fretless players out there haven't progressed past where they were 30-40 years ago. The few exceptions seem to be either 'boring metalhead black' or 'natural finish over boring wood'

When did progressing as a musican become dependent on how pretty the bass is ? I really don't understand the quote above. Check out Gary Willis...he is a Monster....Boring looking bass ? To some, maybe. It's the music that matters, and devolping the skills to get that music out of your head and into your hands. We all long for that "dream bass" . Hope you find yours, but only woodshedding will make you "progress".
 
#266
My EMG equipped MRS fretless bass.
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tpaul said:
I agree with you on the red, but I'm not that keen on blue basses either, although I like blue in other contexts. I tend to gravitate toward black and white basses, and I don't have anything against bursts. However I am not a fan of natural wood finishes.

It seems that you and I, both Gen Xers, don't agree on color preferences. How bizarre. :rolleyes:
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But we might agree that our Gen X attitudes probably suck…at least mine does
 
#272
Lowbrow said:
We early GenXers invented PUNK ROCK! Everyone remembers that!!
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Well, all of the original Ramones were born between 1948 and 1951 making them Boomers and Johnny Rotten, were born in the mid 50's making him a boomer too. Most of those who "invented" punk rock, were born in the Boomer time period. (Boomers, from 1947 to 1960 or 64, depending on who's time frame you prefer.):D

Me, I couldn't give a rats about all this ageist and generational stuff, we're just people and some people of all generations, stay fixed with their teenage tastes all their lives and some of us keep welcoming new ideas and stuff and adapting as we age.;)

Until some self proclaimed "expert" came up with the title "Baby Boomers", for the sudden increase in the birth rate after WWII, generations didn't have catchy names and reasons for us all to point at one another and play blame games. :rolleyes:
 
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WW2 generation kids are called "baby boomers" like my mother. People today use the term "boomer" to insult someone older than them. So although I am not a "baby boomer" I guess I'm a "boomer" to some...and that's ok. :).
I like fretless basses in all colors, shapes, and sizes...I do not discriminate as long as the neck feels good.
 
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Lowbrow said:
We early GenXers invented PUNK ROCK! Everyone remembers that!!
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Durham52 said:
Well, all of the original Ramones were born between 1948 and 1951 making them Boomers and Johnny Rotten, were born in the mid 50's making him a boomer too.
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All true statements; except it should be noted that James Newell Osterberg Jr. (Iggy Pop) was born in 1947. Definitely not an early Gen Xer, and without whose artistic vision the Ramones would not exist as we know them (if at all):

"I bought the first Stooges album at Alexander's as soon as I saw the cover. I just liked the way they looked: tough. I might have read something before that, but nothing prepared me for the music on that album. I was crazy for it the same way I had been when I first heard those first rock and roll 45s from the jukebox." - Johhny Ramone

Nor would Malcolm McLaren have asked the young Mr. Lydon (Rotten) to join his (commercially motivated) pet project (The Sex Pistols) based solely upon his outward appearance during an accidental meeting. Curious, also, that Lydon's own project would be named Public Image LTD... Maybe more tongue in cheek than is initially obvious?

Point being - let's just all be careful to provide Boomer and/or Creation credits to those individuals who actually earned them in the first place... Not the ones who followed them closely behind the closing door.

And for the record- I am not a Boomer myself, but Gen X
 
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#280
lyralain said:
Whether or not 'dated' is true of all amber bursts, or a bad thing, is up to the beholder.
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I think you probably mean sunbursts? You're lucky you weren't born in the 50's and started playing in the 60's like me, Fenders P basses were the most common and by far most common color of them was sunburst with a tort pickguard. Part of the reason you see so many refinished basses old Fenders today is because a LOT of players sanded off the finish and left them bare wood or painted them with clear coat. There used to be a lot of these around but most now have been refinished. The washer and screw fix was also common, I did that to at least one of mine near the jack where they often used to break.

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