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N(tm)BD - fretless edition

pcake

pcake

Sep 20, 2011
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i've played fretless basses at stores and jams, but i never owned one. i recently thought if i could find an inexpensive short scale with lines, i'd grab it. i started a thread asking for recommendations
5StringBlues

and then this happened
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the rest is history. the bass arrived in like-new condition with plastic film still on the pickups. the sound is deep and rich, and it plays very nicely. it has a couple stripped areas that will be easy to fill and are probably from the manufacturer. it's my first SX (i played a long scale fretted at a GC), my first bass with bare wood showing through finish, my first time playing a short scale and my first time playing a short scale fretless. so far, it's better than expected on every level :)

here's pics from the original owner's listing
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and a couple dark pics my husband shot in the hall
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many thanks to fellow TBers who made this happen - to https://www.talkbass.com/threads/cheap-short-scale-fretless.1622776/, who brought this to my attention, and to the seller, https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sx-ursa-3-jr-short-scale-fretless-bass.1622782/, who packed the bass so very well and shipped it the same day!
 
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One of my student uses old SX precision and every time I wonder how great this 100$ bass sounds. Just yesterday we found that is has a sustain about twice longer than the mex Fender I am playing. Plus, it's about 10 years old and no problems ever (except for rattling volume pot, but that seems to be industrial standard nowadays). Good luck with it!
 
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Very nice! I like the natural finish.
It might just be the pics, but that E string looks a bit close to the fingerboard edge near the neck joint. You might want to try to see if you can get that to shift a bit by loosening the neck screws, and applying a bit of downward pressure on the bass side of the neck with a rubber mallet or a balled fist.
 
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pcake said:
i've played fretless basses at stores and jams, but i never owned one. i recently thought if i could find an inexpensive short scale with lines, i'd grab it. i started a thread asking for recommendations
5StringBlues

and then this happened
frustum

the rest is history. the bass arrived in like-new condition with plastic film still on the pickups. the sound is deep and rich, and it plays very nicely. it has a couple stripped areas that will be easy to fill and are probably from the manufacturer. it's my first SX (i played a long scale fretted at a GC), my first bass with bare wood showing through finish, my first time playing a short scale and my first time playing a short scale fretless. so far, it's better than expected on every level :)

here's pics from the original owner's listing
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and a couple dark pics my husband shot in the hall
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many thanks to fellow TBers who made this happen - to https://www.talkbass.com/threads/cheap-short-scale-fretless.1622776/, who brought this to my attention, and to the seller, https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sx-ursa-3-jr-short-scale-fretless-bass.1622782/, who packed the bass so very well and shipped it the same day!
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Score Pcake..Congrats and enjoy.
 
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