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the official "Show your basses" thread part 14!

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2000 Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass.
Just came back home from the hospital. Neck replacement.

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My main bass.... semi fretless (low octave with frets, high without)
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very very cool...

but question... it looks like the 12th frett is the last one? when playing the frettless portion just 1-2 or even 3 fretts higher, does the string behind where your finger is pressing hit the fretts? does this create noise / need to compensate slightly with your finger placement?
 
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SLaPiNFuNK said:
very very cool...

but question... it looks like the 12th frett is the last one? when playing the frettless portion just 1-2 or even 3 fretts higher, does the string behind where your finger is pressing hit the fretts? does this create noise / need to compensate slightly with your finger placement?
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very good.... you think in a good and practical direction:). that is something that never occured my mind at the time the bass was building..... lucky thing that Arian (the guy behind the 'Aries' basses) knew what he was doing, so that was the first thing he explained to me once the bass was done. the 'fretless' part of the neck is as high as the fret, so no breaking of the tone if u slide your finger between the fretless and the fretted part of the neck. nice huh?:D
 
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mua said:
very good.... you think in a good and practical direction:). that is something that never occured my mind at the time the bass was building..... lucky thing that Arian (the guy behind the 'Aries' basses) knew what he was doing, so that was the first thing he explained to me once the bass was done. the 'fretless' part of the neck is as high as the fret, so no breaking of the tone if u slide your finger between the fretless and the fretted part of the neck. nice huh?:D
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Nice, that explains it! Cant see that in the picture... With the lines in there it looks like its one level fingerboard with inlays where the fretts would have gone, he took his time, that is pretty damn hot!
 
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here's my thumb kind fretless diyer bass, made with autochthonous woods. the body it's from a type of cedar who grows in my country, pretty flamed and good lucking but awfully light and soft
that in addition to the short horn in the thumb model, gives a freaking neck dive.
the bass has an incredible sustain and really deep tone, it lacks a little bit of mwah but hey... it's my first
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here's my thumb kind fretless diyer bass, made with autochthonous woods. the body it's from a type of cedar who grows in my country, pretty flamed and good lucking but awfully light and soft
that in addition to the short horn in the thumb model, gives a freaking neck dive.
the bass has an incredible sustain and really deep tone, it lacks a little bit of mwah but hey... it's my first
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Qué lindo bajo, hermano. Debe sonar excelente.
¿Qué es el rectángulo de madera arriba de la pastilla del cuello?

Saludos desde México.
 
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Well with a new thread I figure it's time I stop lurking and start posting, so here are my current basses I use for recording and gigging:

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My Ibanez SR480, I've had it for about 8 years now and it's got a really nice tone with the P/J setup and an active EQ, plus the mahogany body with maple/wenge neck

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This started life about 6-7 years ago as a cheap "JBP" P-Bass that I checked out at a music store and really dug the way it played, so I plunked down about $150 for it and refinished it in a desert camo pattern (yes, it needs knobs... and I never got the hardware to match, haha)

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This is my summer project and once I start making sawdust I'll probably start a build thread if there's any interest.
 
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My old trusty(and wee bit crusty) Washburn B50,the only one I kept after selling the majority of my equip. 20 yrs ago to step back from gigging/playing to raise a family. Now that I've got the fever again, it's sounding better than ever....yes, it was broken in half (twice)back then,but was glued & screwed back together. Also was painted solid black from the original 'rising sun" pattern, striped the neck down to bare wood.

Have a Squier VM jazz on the way.
 
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