Don't know how long I'll keep it, as I can't play it in tune LOL, but here's mine:
It's alright you can give it to me
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The Fretless Club
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It's alright you can give it to me
Might as well jump in,....my Lakland 55-02 fretless. She's been "borged" with a Roland GK-3b pickup for the GR-20. I originally sold this to a beginner bassist when I worked at a local music store. Saw it on ebay several months later, he had given up trying to learn bass and wanted to move to guitar.
I wound up trading him a Yamaha acoustic guitar and FX unit for it. One of my better trades I've ever done! 
Here she is with my Ritter classic. These are my two "go to" basses now. Life is good!!!
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I wound up trading him a Yamaha acoustic guitar and FX unit for it. One of my better trades I've ever done! Here she is with my Ritter classic. These are my two "go to" basses now. Life is good!!!
Might as well jump in,....my Lakland 55-02 fretless. ...
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Your 55-02 looks exactly like my 1st fretless. I sold it when a boutique fretless I liked became available. Eventually I sold the boutique and tried to buy the 55-02 back from the person I sold it to. She wasn't havin' it.....
So I got a Roscoe fretless
I have a Fender Jazz fretless I've had for 20 years, it has DiMarzio stacks and a heavier bridge, DR black beauty strings. I put on several coats of watco oil on the neck years ago till it was saturated, then buffed it. This has done wonders for durability.
I use roundwounds, but setup also plays a huge part. The neck should be nearly dead straight and strings should be low (low nut slots, low saddles).
I'll get back to numbers tonight, when I am away from work and I can see all the pretty pictures.
Said I'd post a pic of my Jazz when I finished it... Well here it is...
For details on the build an overview is posted here.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483256
For details on the build an overview is posted here.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483256
My first fretless. A Douglas WPB-955T. Lovely...lovely bass. Needed a truss rod adjustment when I got it but that's likely due to the temperature shifts it went under gettin here from America
Can't say a bad word about it. I just had it in a rehearsal studio at an audition yesterday. It was the first time I played it at high volume and this baby GROWLED! Love the tone, love the playability, love everything about it. She's a looker too!
Can't say a bad word about it. I just had it in a rehearsal studio at an audition yesterday. It was the first time I played it at high volume and this baby GROWLED! Love the tone, love the playability, love everything about it. She's a looker too!
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My first fretless. A Douglas WPB-955T. Lovely...lovely bass. Needed a truss rod adjustment when I got it but that's likely due to the temperature shifts it went under gettin here from America
Can't say a bad word about it. I just had it in a rehearsal studio at an audition yesterday. It was the first time I played it at high volume and this baby GROWLED! Love the tone, love the playability, love everything about it. She's a looker too!
I have that exact same one, plays great, growls like a panther. Only problem is the electronics, they're picking up radioo signals, so a pickup transplant is in order (most likely EMG's).
This is a real beauty - what is it?
It reminds me of a US Masters. . . but I wasn't sure.
It reminds me of a US Masters. . . but I wasn't sure.
Count me in, here's mine:
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