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Ok, so here's one for all you bc'ers that think you're better than the “regular" fretted bass player... (I've got news for you... You ain't!!! Well, maybe you are but your slap tone stinks and leaves much to be desired!!!...) However, in this insane “PC-World" (no affiliation to the “Curry's" franchise) I would not want to rule out any fretted players especially with myself (the incompetent musician I am) falling into said category. So here's a beast of Signature Custom Bass that will blow the proverbial socks off of ANY bass player's hooves... and may even encourage the fretted player to ACTUALLY learn where the notes are on a bass neck without the support of those “oh so convenient" vertical metal strips that they hammer into fingerboards so that bass players can have “one too many" down at the local and still produce a “passable" performance to the eight members of the audience (but mainly to the three who are actually listening). What we have here, I think, is a Gibson Les Paul model... NAH!! I'm just messing... It's a Tony Franklin Signature Custom Model Fretless Precision Bass with passive circuitry, ebony fretboard, three way selection switch, Hipshot tuner, a Tony Franklin Single-Coil Jazz Pickup with Hex Screw Pole Pieces and a Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass mid pickup. As our good friend Sir David of Dickinson would say... “This IS the REAL deal!" B-E-autiful ebony fingerboard with none of that namby-pamby fret marking business!! “... Err... which note is this..." “Doesn't matter!!! You look BOSS!!" You got Tony's signature pickups there, ya know, both of them!!... The Jazz pickup is extra special and was coated with unicorn dust before being blessed by a Goddess and then lovingly placed into this gorgeous Nitrocellulose finished Fender P Bass body... “Mmmm, Nitrocelluliscious..." It's also got those fancy Hex Screw Pole Pieces and Ceramic Bar Magnets... You know the ones... The middle pickup is also rather special as it's a Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision Bass pickup which, rumour has it, Tony Franklin invented whilst showing Jimmy Page how to de-fret his guitar and shred an axe like a real man!!! Apparently Jimmy playing fretless guitar never caught on but at least it birthed the amazing Tony Franklin American Split Single-Coil Precision pickup that is housed in this marvelous instrument today! (Or so I've been told by a mate of Jimmy's... at the pub). For hardware you got an American Vintage Bass Bridge with Steel Barrel Saddles and Fender '70s Vintage-Style Open-Gear with Hipshot Bass Xtender "Drop D" on the E... and no that last part ain't rap lyrics. The neck width is 1.625" at the nut which is synthetic bone (not sure what creature they source that from). You got a 34" modern “C" shaped maple Fender neck, of course with the gorgeous ebony board. None of that fret marker nonsense though you do have side marking dots... Obviously it's a fretless but I reckon you got the equivalent to 22 frets... or is it 21?... I dunno but the length of the board will translate to that of a number of frets that you might find on another instrument that might have frets... Passive circuitry so there's no need to worry about a battery leaking when it's been stored in your temperature and humidity controlled cupboard for fifteen years cos you ain't got the skills to play it... Basically this instrument is the Bee's knees after the Bee has had knee surgery and can now kick a bowling ball over the River Thames and into the window of 10 Downing Street, smashing the plastic cereal bowl that Boris Johnson is slurping his Wheetos from and incidentally covering the ludicrous man in softening cereal and chocolate flavoured milk...*(continued below) This IS a serious player's bass! Everything from it's high spec hardware down to it's Custom electronics and premium choice woods, Fender and Mr Franklin have teamed up to produce a real road warrior that has a build quality and sturdiness that you know was designed to outlast the A.I. war of 2027. Oh and check this quote out from Fender - “In an extra-personalized touch, the neck plate of the Tony Franklin Fretless Precision Bass is engraved with his signature." If that doesn't improve the sound and overall quality of the instrument and more importantly improve your bass playing tenfold then I don't know what would. I heard that Tony Franklin personally high-fived the guitar tech each time one of his Signature Fender P models was completed. Apparently Tony was between tour dates during this period and spent an unhealthy amount of time at the Fender Factory, much to the concern of many staff members... In case you're wondering who the fudge Tony Franklin is... He's a session bassist dubbed “The Fretless Monster" because he lives in a Bayou in Louisiana, has no skeleton, five tentacles and 58 eyes. He mainly lives on a diet of swamp snake but will occasionally snack on other reptiles including turtles and small alligators. Despite his appearance and peculiar diet he has worked with many great musicians such as David Gilmore, Jimmy Page, Kenny Shepherd and even Whitesnake, though he did try to eat them once... Basically he's good enough for a Fender Custom model and a bunch of great musicians allow him to perform on their tracks, so there ya have it... THIS BASS MUST BE AWESOME!!! The Bass is in MINT condition from New and really has only been used to motivate the partner to say “another bass guitar that you don't play..." Comes with a rather well crafted deluxe Fender locking hardcase that really does look la-di-da. Collection and trial always welcome down in bumpkin town!! Can arrange insured courier or meet part way etc... *(Continued from 7 paragraphs up) Contrary to what you might think, Boris actually congratulates the Bee on it's incredibly powerful and amazingly accurate left foot (yep, wasn't even it's right foot) and offers the Bee a job as his ghost writer for speeches, however the Bee politely declines and they part ways. The next morning Boris is back at number 10, again, eating his Wheetos only this time from a rather haphazardly taped together, broken plastic bowl. He's thinking to himself how amazing that Bee's kick was and how great it's speeches may have been if only it had accepted his offer to be his ghost writer, at that very moment Boris hears a smashing of glass and swooshing of air. A bowling ball comes crashing through the recently replaced window of number 10 and lands directly on top of Boris's already damaged plastic cereal bowl, this time damaging the bowl beyond any means of repair. Boris slowly gets up from his booster chair, wipes some of the milk from his suit jacket and picks off a piece of softening cereal from his left cheek. He walks over to the broken window and leans on it's frame, looking outward through the shattered glass toward the rising sun across the cityscape and over into the endless and unseen horizon. “What speeches that Bee might have written..." He says softly as a small, joyful yet melancholy smile begins to take shape across his face. “C'est la vie", he thinks to himself, “c'est la vie...". Anyway check out the pics below... # Air-horn noise!!!

Hey guys, I am selling this beauty because I decided to get back on the road and need a funds towards a car. Hard decision, as I wanted a Limelight for a long time and got this one in a trade here on basschat a while back, but now I am playing more heavy music where my Spector bass is being used most often. Not sure what I could say, I think most of the people here are familiar with the brand. It is a very nice Jazz, reliced in a very tasteful way, currently strung with Thomastik Jazz Flats which I love so much that every time I get a Jazz or Precision I put them on immediately. Nice and low action. Sounds fantastic live. Again, not really sure what else to say, it is just a great Jazz Bass, and does its thing really well. I have priced it for a quick sale and unfortunately I am not interested in any trades. I will throw old but functional gig bag with it, and while I prefer if buyer pick up in person, I do have a spare box that my other bass came in lying around so I could potentially pack it up for postage if buyer arrange the courier. I am located in North West London just outside M1 junction 1(Staples Corner), you are more than welcome to pop in and try the bass for as long as you need and play it through my Markbass combo. Any questions just message me.

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Another perfect "Berg" is for sale. Light, perfectly balanced, very slim neck. I bought this in March from a fellow basschatter and it has been my No. 1 go-to bass since then, but I've never gigged it. However I've bought another bass recently with my preferred specs so this one has to go. Approximately 2 years old. The finish is immaculate. Retail price £1500+. Specs: - Frets: 22 - Scale Length: 34" (86,36 cm) - Nut: 38 mm - Sandberg light keys - Body Material: Alder - Neck: Maple - Fretboard: Rosewood - 3.7 kg - Fretboard Inlays: Block inlays - Pickups: Delano - 2 band Equaliser/Glockenklang electronics/passive mode pullswitch - Dunlop straplocks + Sandberg strap - Low impact ramp - Brand new Sandberg gigbag included Mods: the pickguard was cut to fit the ramp and there are some extra holes in the head where a D-drop tuner was fit. I used the bass with a Schaller 2000 bridge which also needed some extra holes (under the bridge, not visible). Priced for straight sale but trade (+cash either way) is possible for a STATUS S2 / S3 (4 string, 16.5 mm spacing) or a compact bass head (like Little Mark or similar).

I’m reluctantly selling my lovely Fender USA 77/78 Precision in the rare mocha brown finish. It’s a beautiful bass and as you can see it is in excellent condition. I did sell this once and then bought it back as I love this bass but needs must. The bass is totally stock, original finish and includes the bridge cover (but not the pickup cover unfortunately) and thumbrest. Check out the stickers under the scratchplate and pot codes. There’s some slight tarnishing to some of the hardware but all functions as it ought to with lots of life in the frets and trussrod. It has recently been set up with a light fret dress and attention to the nut. It now plays perfectly. It weighs a tad under 4.4kgs so a great weight for a bass of this era. It even has the sales voucher from when it was sold secondhand back in 1989! It comes with a modern vintage style Fender case. It sounds fantastic with that real P bass growl when the treble is full on or a smoother tone when rolled off. The only real wear is where the bridge cover has sat on the area around the bridge, minor scuffs and blemishes elsewhere and a beautiful clean neck. No trades and I’d prefer pickup. I could be persuaded to post at buyers cost and arrangement but only in the UK. More pictures on request. Cheers

Ha!! Good man!! I was hoping one of you beautiful bc'ers would “pickup" (no pun intended - but you got one anyway!!) on the irony of a “Fretless-Precision". 10 points to Stub!! And as for it being good for metal, I would say it's better for wood... Much more wood to metal ratio on this bass. You might wanna check out the Kramer plenty of metal there. You're welcome...

It's not that hard to let go anything, but letting go a Spector...now that is hard. Especially one like this.

Also used this setup at an open mic on Thursday where I was resident bassist. It didn't seem especially loud when standing in front of it but one of the participants told me afterwards that it was 'parting his hair' when he was listening from the back of the room. I bought mine for fun if I'm honest but it has proved itself a capable gigging amp too.

You've got me thinking now. Surely a 'Precision Fretless' is an oxymoron... P.S. Is it good for metal?

I read “great price" and was hoping to score this for under £50... I might have been a tad optimistic... Seriously though... That IS a MM that's priced to mooove!! GLWTS (that stands for Gluten, Lactose & Wheat Tolerance Suitable)

Voila 😂 Normally use either or the ‘69’s but all sound grand ( Jazz and Clover now sold)

😉 My Foos gig rig

This one started life as his "number 2" bass. It's a 1968. It soon became his main instrument as he preferred it. It was sunburst to begin with, John then took the finish off late 70's and it remained that way until 85/86 when it was refinished to be the black (with gold hardware) Magic Tour model.