NBD Lawsuit Bass

[Blackjac97]

I love that bass, the idea of owning an Ibanez fretless maple unlined neck has me giddy!!

 

[GretschWretch]

Since it appears the bass has the older version of Fender flats on it, how about leaving them as-is? If they are too far gone, lots of choices. Be more specific about your playing style and preferences to narrow the universe of strings to a few viable choices.

While I am not going to flat out disagree with this, I too have had sets of these era Fender flats and without exception have found them to be too high tension. If you keep them, be on the alert for neck bow.

 

[Danny O Danny]

Sweet! My vote is for the Pressurewounds.

 

[JRA]

neat score, OP! looks like you have a little work and maybe some research on your hands, but you'll have a good player in no time --- congratulations on your new instrument!

 

[Killing Floor]

Happy New Bass Day! Maple necked fretless is the secret sauce. That looks like it's been played, someone loved it. Fender made unlined maple neck P bass fretless on and off throughout the 70s. I love that! Enjoy.

 

[Green Hornet]

That album/LP collection looks great too!
I'm sure there are a lot of great songs in there you can play-along to.

 

[sonojono]

That album/LP collection looks great too!
I'm sure there are a lot of great songs in there you can play-along to.

That’s my classic rock section! And most definitely

 

[logdrum]

Scored this from GC online and am ecstatic of how this bass looks!!!

I tried the best I could with these photos to capture the vintage look of this instrument from 1978. It feels and looks old af!!!! It’s honestly one of those instruments that you just have to see in person to appreciate its old age. This will definitely be a keeper for me and will be reviewed sometime in July by me and some other creature on YouTube. So stick around

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P.S. The strings on the instrument are some kind of flats that I’m not too familiar of and was wondering if someone could help me with that. Unfortunately the 1st string can not tune up to G due to the windings of the string length.

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So I have options of which strings I want to use on this bass and these are the candidates (also open to DR LoRiders nickel or steel):

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Nice bass but the Vinyl collection is the one that's distracting me. There are more shelves right?

 

[sonojono]

Nice bass but the Vinyl collection is the one that's distracting me. There are more shelves right?

That I do and is currently filling up!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Scored this from GC online and am ecstatic of how this bass looks!!!

I tried the best I could with these photos to capture the vintage look of this instrument from 1978. It feels and looks old af!!!! It’s honestly one of those instruments that you just have to see in person to appreciate its old age. This will definitely be a keeper for me and will be reviewed sometime in July by me and some other creature on YouTube. So stick around

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P.S. The strings on the instrument are some kind of flats that I’m not too familiar of and was wondering if someone could help me with that. Unfortunately the 1st string can not tune up to G due to the windings of the string length.

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So I have options of which strings I want to use on this bass and these are the candidates (also open to DR LoRiders nickel or steel):

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Nice snag!! I played a mix 70s Ibby P clone, build wise, playing wise was better than the equivalent PB. That said, it was a very dark dull sounding bass. Tons of low end.

I played it at a club called the Old Mill (a real mill with the water wheel) outside of Hagerstown Maryland, using an SVT powering a Ampeg V4B 2-15 reflex enclosure. About 3 months later the rear wall of the building colapsed into the river. I’m not claiming this bass was the cause, but I’m sure it didn’t help it any.

 

[Green Hornet]

That I do and is currently filling up!

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I feel your pain.

 

[sonojono]

While I am not going to flat out disagree with this, I too have had sets of these era Fender flats and without exception have found them to be too high tension. If you keep them, be on the alert for neck bow.

After going back to this thread for info and I guess sort of an update on this Bass, the fender flats were definitely high tension to where the bass bowed over the years the flats were on (idk how long they’ve been but it made a significant bow to where certain notes on the A and D string were buzzing).

So I took this bass to get it checked out from my local tech. He ended up sanding down the fretboard and filed the nut to get it playing again. Tech also ruled out the diagnosis being the fender flats that were on by the previous owner to have caused this issue but it is all good and playing now currently with Daddario flatwounds.

Looking forward to reviewing this bass as well as another content creator once they get their big meaty claws on it

Pics of the Basses updated condition:

Here’s a short attempt of me playing the Fretless:

 

[Andrew 1976 Ibanez 2353]

That I do and is currently filling up!

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LOVE the Split Enz "Conflicting Emotions" album..!!

 

[P. Aaron]

What a cool bass. Congrats!