I recorded this about a month ago. I am reposting because I think this bass sounds pretty good after another listen.
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Fretless Precision
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I recorded this about a month ago. I am reposting because I think this bass sounds pretty good after another listen.
I traded a Tele bass for a CAR 1970 fretless P bass in 1977 and promptly ruined the rosewood neck with Rotosounds. That does sound good, I think it was made for you Mr Cheese! I could never get used to fretlines though. I bought a new Jazz fretless about 20 years ago and had never heard of them and returned it after a few days because of them.
That Precision is probably gone now, but I can check on it.
If I get a fretless Precision, the Tony Franklin is my gold standard.
Yes, those are the best fretlesses I've ever played, I have a sunburst. Modified it with another volume control and a side jack.
That sounds like a nice one especially for the price, but I don’t regret this one one bit...
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Did you have a custom pickguard made for your bass?
That’s as close to a jazz bass as I will get!
Yes, the goth-tort pickguard just wasn’t my style. I just thought of that.... goth-tort.... remember you heard it here first..
Just put my Fretless Foundation neck on my Peavey Fury and also dropped in a 6 position rotary tone control with five different caps. The fixed value caps add the midrange hump when selected; perfect for fretless. The Fury is a Peavey P-bass, and sounds a lot better than a lot of Fender P-basses. I have no idea what Peavey put in a Fury for a pickup, but the one I have is hotter than any Pbass pickup I’ve ever had. It’s a blast to play.
Sorry. Rant. Why a "Fretless Precision"? That is the absolute antithesis of why Leo Fender invented the instrument in the first place. Yes, the sound clips sound fine. But why? I can see a J-bass going fretless due to its nature and the tone of its pickups, but a Precision? I am sorry. I am not on board.
"fretless" Precision seems like an oxymoron to me
The reason C.L. Fender called it a Precision was BECAUSE of the frets, which made the notes precise.
The reason C.L. Fender called it a Precision was BECAUSE of the frets, which made the notes precise.
Fretless does not always have to the bridge pickup tone.
One of my earliest influences was Freebo with Bonnie Raitt, I saw him with a fretless P-bass before I knew who Jaco was.
Fender made an American Standard Fretless Precision for a couple of years in the mid-90s, and I’m pretty sure that’s what the Dr was playing. Mine is pretty nice. I have labella tapewounds on it and have used it in lieu of a double bass in a big band situation a few times.
The legendary Ralphe Armstrong used a fretless p back in the day.
The legendary Ralphe Armstrong used a fretless p back in the day.
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