Do Fretless Exist without a Burst Finish?

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

If burst is good enough for Jaco , Pino, and Esperanza, then it's good enough of me.
BFR Fuego....aka.....Holy Fire!!!

 

[OldShark]

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Body by Warmoth (Zebrawood top). Neck from Mighty Mite (ebonol board). Finishing in my basement. Those folks who say they can make a fretless sound like it's fretted? Not on this bass - you literally cannot play this thing without mwah dripping all over your tone. My only 4 string, and the heaviest bass in my collection - weighs 7.87 pounds (all my 5's are lighter).

So does a lined body help to get the intonation right?

 

[micguy]

So does a lined body help to get the intonation right?

With an unlined body, you're much more likely to pluck the wrong string.

 

[timmus]

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Body by Warmoth (Zebrawood top). Neck from Mighty Mite (ebonol board). Finishing in my basement. Those folks who say they can make a fretless sound like it's fretted? Not on this bass - you literally cannot play this thing without mwah dripping all over your tone. My only 4 string, and the heaviest bass in my collection - weighs 7.87 pounds (all my 5's are lighter).