I have said it before, but this bass would be a great candidate for conversion to a maple fingerboard fretless P-bass. It already has Cobalt Flats which I would keep.
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Fretless Precision
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I have said it before, but this bass would be a great candidate for conversion to a maple fingerboard fretless P-bass. It already has Cobalt Flats which I would keep.
I like how you are always doing demos.
I will always prefer fretless pecisions over fretless jazz basses every time.
Just funny to think it's still called a precision though with no frets.
I will always prefer fretless pecisions over fretless jazz basses every time.
Just funny to think it's still called a precision though with no frets.
I've owned two 70's blondies and they both had finished necks. Were there specific years that Fender pushed out unfinished maple boards?
Keeping in line with the P theme, maple finished neck = one helluva mwah factor.
I forget which flats I had on mine, (pretty sure they are EB cobalts) but it sounded great!
I have a set of pyramids I want to try too. Currently I have extra slinky RW’s, Love is not a strong enough word...
No, I believe all of the Fender maple fretless precisions were coated. My point was that producing a coated board is more expensive, so perhaps that is one reason that Fender hasn't reintroduced it. Cheaper to use a harder fingerboard wood that they don't have to coat. I love coated maple boards, and wish it was available as an option.
Ok Dr. a bit off topic, but I know you considering not keepin the Geddy. I too have a Sire, first gen V7 4 banger. Love it, but TODAY I played an Utra Jazz 4. I WAS SO IMPRESSED. Have you considered on of those?
An Ultra V would be great although it would be another $400.
Maple needs to be sealed or it will warp. I doubt Fender ever used unfinished maple for anything.
The alternative is to roast or bake the wood to stabilize the sugars in the wood.
This is my most used beater roasted maple neck.. I sprayed a coat of shellac to preserve the headstock decal.
The shellac slightly darkened the wood, and I liked how it looked so I sprayed the whole thing.
Roundwounds, horizontal vibrato, and nary a mark on the board...
The alternative is to roast or bake the wood to stabilize the sugars in the wood.
This is my most used beater roasted maple neck.. I sprayed a coat of shellac to preserve the headstock decal.
The shellac slightly darkened the wood, and I liked how it looked so I sprayed the whole thing.
Roundwounds, horizontal vibrato, and nary a mark on the board...
^ Dude, what the heck does the rest of that look like?
I am really enjoying this video. I am a Percy Jones fan, but I had never seen him play anything but a Wal before this. He sounded great on that Precision.
Cheese, I think the first one or two Brand X albums were done on a fretless P-bass.
Nor anything else for that matter, and had high frequency hearing loss, hence the "bright" switch on classic Fender amps.
"Jazz Bass" is only a name. Fretless is a lifestyle.It must really grind your gears when someone uses a JAZZ bass on a rock, country, funk, pop or reggae gig
I do not care for narrow J-necks, either. Do what I did: get a P-neck to go on a J-body.
