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Fretless "Stealth" Jazz Bass (Put together from separate parts)

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Since I don't play this bass at all anymore and I've been playing almost exclusively 6 string fretted instruments for over a year, it's gotta go!

Some of you old school BC'ers might remember these pics from when I originally posted them a few years ago. The pickups in the bass in these pics are different now, those were some stock MIM Jazz Pickups, it's now got an EMG J Set with the completely black covers.





WD Jazz style neck: Maple w/ebony fretboard and off-white fret markers.
See here: [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/BASS_NECK_EBONY_FRETLESS_LINE_MARKERS_BEFL#"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/BASS_NECK...E_MARKERS_BEFL#[/url]

WD Black Jazz body: Alder.
See here: [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Body_Black_JBBK"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Body_Black_JBBK[/url]

Gotoh Vintage Style Machine Heads (Black)
[url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Vintage_Style_Bass_Tuners_Open_Gear_Black_Chrome_GB-2LB"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Vintage_S...k_Chrome_GB-2LB[/url]

EMG J Set Jazz Pickups

Official Badass Bridge II (Black)

Q Parts Knobs
[url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Dome_knob_-_Abalone_Shell_cap_-_Red_%7C_Black_DABSRD-B"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Dome_knob..._Black_DABSRD-B[/url]

Electronics: Volume/Volume/Tone. I can't remember exactly which pots I put inside this bass but it's all decent stuff, I didn't scrimp on anything when I put this together. If anyone wants to know what kind of pots they are I'll have a look.

All other hardware: BLACK! All screws, plates etc are black and from WD music. The nut is a decent quality bone nut that was shaped specifically for this bass from a block.

Weight: 10lbs

So as you can see from all the spec here, this bass cost over £600 to put together. I didn't scrimp on any of the parts. It's been setup with Rotosound Pressure Wound strings, which from experimenting with different types of strings, give a great mid-range kick. It's great for that Jaco tone! :) The EMG's work very well in this bass, I've also had a set of pickups in it from a Fender USA Jazz Standard, they sounded very good and pronounced the softer more vintage tones but I preferred the extra punch of the EMG's. I've spent quite some time setting this bass up. It feels smooth to play and it's got pretty low action at the moment. It is a little bit neck heavy due to the maple neck, which is noticeable when sitting down with the bass, however with a Comfort Strapp this isn't a problem when stood up. I'd definitely recommend a Comfort Strapp with this bass, or similar, as it isn't the lightest bass out there at 10lbs.
My one little grumble about this bass is that the truss rod can only be adjusted when the neck is taken off the body as the nut for this is on the other end of the neck. Pretty annoying! However with a set of 45-105's on this bass you shouldn't ever need to adjust this as it's currently setup with just a little curvature for low string height.

There's some tarnishing to the knobs and a couple of the black screws, where they're just not as black as they should be! There's also 2 tiny dings in the bass, each of which measuring just a few MM. One is just above the bridge pickup and one is on the edge of the body below the input jack. These marks are very minor and only noticeable on close inspection.

£250 + P&P. Pick up or meet in the middle preferred. I'm in Plymouth, I'll happily drive up to Taunton services to meet for the sale, or similar distance in the opposite direction.

This is a lot of bass for the money! Any questions welcome and if you'd like to come and give it a play then be my guest :)

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[quote name='kurcatovium' post='1014663' date='Nov 6 2010, 07:24 PM']Amazing fretless that would look even better with acrylic scratch plate![/quote]

It would - and if it was mine, first thing I'd do would be to paint the front of the headstock to match everything else!

Blacktastic! :)

Jon.

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[quote name='chuck_stones' post='1014188' date='Nov 6 2010, 12:47 PM']Oooh, me me me! You interested in any trades on this, or is it sale only? Either way, I'm very interested that is one slick looking beast![/quote]

Sadly I can't justify any new additions to my bass family at the moment so this one's just for sale.

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