Thnak you! It's reranch's take on sherwood green metallic.
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Where the Fretless Ps at?
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Buy a Squier Classic Vibe P and install a Warmoth fretless neck on it. That will save you a few bucks. That's what I did.
Truthfully, my biggest concern with a Warmoth neck is that the truss rod adjustment is at the heel. I can be really picky (too picky) with my relief and setup, though I do seem to be a bit more relaxed than I used to be, but yeah, having to loosen the strings and neck bolts to get at it used to drive me nuts on my old MIA P
I have the mutt in the shed when or if I am serious about fretless. That Mighty Mite neck for cheap is a very reliable part. I would advise picking it up to do a neck swap.
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I have serious GAS for a TF PBass.
My fretless is a defretted 64 P, which I love.
My fretless is a defretted 64 P, which I love.
Fretless P's are kinda rare, because most folks want a bridge pickup in the mix for fretless - that helps bring out the mwah, and fretless without mwah is...not nearly as exciting.
Warmoth makes necks with truss adjustment at the neck end; they just have different headstock shapes. They also make bodies with access at the heel - that is also something that's pretty easy to do on a bass. I've routed truss rod access slots into half a dozen basses.
Where the Fretless Ps at?
i'd rather have a jazz than a P, but two of those, above, are priceless players. the other one is a gas in its own right.
a P-bass is an easy one. make it fretless and it's hard to imagine a failure. electronics and hardware to suit your ears/eyes/fancy...easily and cheap!
good luck with your fretless P-bass!
i'd rather have a jazz than a P, but two of those, above, are priceless players. the other one is a gas in its own right.
i'm into parts axes for what they can deliver for the expense: bang-for-buck. a neck that works wonders + a body you like + electronics/hardware/amenities you think you have to have = priceless!
a P-bass is an easy one. make it fretless and it's hard to imagine a failure. electronics and hardware to suit your ears/eyes/fancy...easily and cheap!
good luck with your fretless P-bass!
Thank you! And I love those colour choices JRAWhere the Fretless Ps at?
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i'd rather have a jazz than a P, but two of those, above, are priceless players. the other one is a gas in its own right.
i'm into parts axes for what they can deliver for the expense: bang-for-buck. a neck that works wonders + a body you like + electronics/hardware/amenities you think you have to have = priceless!
a P-bass is an easy one. make it fretless and it's hard to imagine a failure. electronics and hardware to suit your ears/eyes/fancy...easily and cheap!
good luck with your fretless P-bass!
I'd love to have the talent to play a fretless, but isn't a fretless precision bass a bit of an oxymoron? Not trying to be a troll here. It's just a funny thought to me.
I have been gassing for a fretless P pretty hard for the last few months, but I haven’t seen anything worthwhile on local classifieds for a long time. I recently ordered a fretted P, and will eventually get a fretless neck for it, but I’m still looking for a fretless P just in case and they just do NOT show up - but of course, fretless Jazzes are plentiful. This leads to two conclusions:
1. Fretless Jazzes are more popular than fretless P basses so more were made; or
2. The logical reason, that the people that get their hands on a fretless P do not give it up, no matter the cost.
What are your thoughts?
Also, if you have experience, pics, or audio/video of fretless Ps, please feel free to share
Combination of both I think. Fender made way more fretless Jazz basses in the wake of Jaco. But fretless P's are great. Here's my Warmoth, which is basically a fretless P just made out of non-Fender parts. But most definitely not for sale.
That’s really nice! Do you mind me asking what style of neck that was from Warmoth? And was the neck pocket a good/right fit?
I've been a Fender player (along with others) since I bought my first new P bass in 1970 and I never heard of doing anything other than jamming a screwdriver into the truss rod nut and carving out a little space in the pickguard so it would turn until I got here. I bought a 3/16th allen head truss rod nut for an Am Vintage Hot Rod and it had the same thread as the criss cross nut which I threw away, it's so easy with these Fender allen tools.
