Well if anyone could do it and do it well, you could, Rick. A conversion like that would be right up your alley.honestly it may be cool to remove the bridge pickup and return it to the first rendition...
Just thinking (too much).
Moonshine
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The first fretless... Bill Wyman?
- Thread starter silky smoove
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Just thought I would chime in again:
That great colour photo with Bill wearing a jumper is apparently from November 1973.
Regarding all the modifications Bill made to his Dallas Tuxedo bass it is worth noting what he DIDN'T change.
He kept the original tuners, neck pickup, and the bridge. He kept the shape of the headstock, just painted it out.
In some photos it looks like you can see spray paint on the neck pickup.
and here he is playing the replica in 2012!
That great colour photo with Bill wearing a jumper is apparently from November 1973.
Regarding all the modifications Bill made to his Dallas Tuxedo bass it is worth noting what he DIDN'T change.
He kept the original tuners, neck pickup, and the bridge. He kept the shape of the headstock, just painted it out.
In some photos it looks like you can see spray paint on the neck pickup.
and here he is playing the replica in 2012!
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Interesting thread. Just this morning around 0300 hrs I was reading about the history of the fretless and the first commercially produced models.
Meet the Bartell Bass
Meet the Bartell Bass
And speak o' the devil, here's a Bartell fretless on Reverb. No affiliation, just thought the timing was fun.
