fiatcoupe432 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 All of fretlesses are just awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoplayer Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Putting new foam under my Fender/Schecter p/j. Wired stereo, tapped pu’s. I also put some glow in the dark position markers on it….my eyes are getting tired on a dark stage. I assembled this bass originally in 1982 using a 1971 Fender fretless neck. The cat is of no help. Edited January 31 by stereoplayer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1996 blueburst. I prefer unlined if I'm honest but I can live with it in this instance.😊 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Took my TRB out for a spin. Wasn't disappointed. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonK Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Here's mine: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowad Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Ok so not my only fretless, but oh my god. Is it absurd to say I was expecting just a touch of buyer’s remorse? Not even a smidgen. Just glorious in every way. I have been lost in it since it arrived - I think only a couple of weeks back, but it feels like a year 😂 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 47 minutes ago, Kowad said: Ok so not my only fretless, but oh my god. Is it absurd to say I was expecting just a touch of buyer’s remorse? Not even a smidgen. Just glorious in every way. I have been lost in it since it arrived - I think only a couple of weeks back, but it feels like a year 😂 Beautiful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoplayer Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 31/01/2024 at 07:12, stereoplayer said: Putting new foam under my Fender/Schecter p/j. Wired stereo, tapped pu’s. I also put some glow in the dark position markers on it….my eyes are getting tired on a dark stage. I assembled this bass originally in 1982 using a 1971 Fender fretless neck. The cat is of no help. after that project. The lower tap on the P pu quit working. I had to send it in for a repair…ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I've not added my favourite fretless in here yet. A 1985 Yamaha BB1100S. It plays, sounds, and looks beautiful. Growls like nobody's business. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 37 minutes ago, Maude said: I've not added my favourite fretless in here yet. A 1985 Yamaha BB1100S. It plays, sounds, and looks beautiful. Growls like nobody's business. That's stunning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I had to let 1 of my fretlesses go😪 It was either the pentabuzz or the pasini . I love tge feel and playability of the pasini better so I let the pentabuzz go. if money was no object.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowad Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) The Diva was my second bass. I figured, if I’m going to be shit and out of my depth on an instrument, I might as well be shit and out of my depth on something that is both gloriously beautiful and unnecessarily hard (ie, fretless). That it is so utterly lovely also convinced me to spend a lot more time with it. My very first bass was a 4003s. And I loved that bass very much, too. Tbf, I loved the 4003s and the marleaux so much between them, that when I discovered fretless rickies existed i couldn’t resist. I absolutely 💖 both of these (tho if I’m entirely honest, the 4003 slightly more). The 4003 was also my intro to tapewound strings, which was yet another a very lovely introduction indeed. Edited February 28 by Kowad 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoplayer Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I added LED neck markers to two of my fretless basses. FretFX.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) Any excuse to post my fretless baby Nothing major has changed... still an OLP body with a lovely edge-marked ebony-boarded Jaydee neck, and EMG-HZ pickup. The passive electrics have gone however, to be replaced with the 2-band eq from my old Yamaha RXB765A... I'd forgotten I had the eq until I found it in the depths of my spares box, so I routed out battery space under the pickguard and plumbed the guts in, and it's brilliant. In an ideal world I'd get a 3-band with sweepable mid, which IMO is the best eq for a fretless bass, but this is more than adequate. And I'm even getting to use the bass in my new prog project. Happy days Edited February 29 by Rich 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Back home after a few years, my Noguera Yves Carbonne Signature 8 Fretless. It shouldn't have left home, now it's here to stay. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 On 17/03/2024 at 23:31, Hellzero said: Back home after a few years, my Noguera Yves Carbonne Signature 8 Fretless. It shouldn't have left home, now it's here to stay. Gorgeous ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 My Yamaha BBG4 fretless. So nice to play. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimelliottbassist Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Sims Enfield Fusion Jazz bass. J retro and badass 2. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimelliottbassist Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Just strung it with Labella Flats 45-105. 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 17/03/2024 at 22:31, Hellzero said: Back home after a few years, my Noguera Yves Carbonne Signature 8 Fretless. It shouldn't have left home, now it's here to stay. You could always rent it out as an aircraft carrier.... What a beast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted December 9 Share Posted December 9 Here are my four little beauties. 1987 Japanese Fender Jazz 62RI with ebony fretless neck and Bartolini's. 2004 Japanese Fender Precision 62RI with rosewood fretless neck and Fender American 62 Vintage pickups. Japanese Fender PJ with Status fretless neck and I believe Nordstrand pickups but I could be wrong. No idea on the date either. 1989 Fender Jazz 6wRI with rosewood fretless neck. They all sound totally different. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 Very much not all original of course, but mostly early 70's in origin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 Son's Vintage... and a Cheapy G4M Acoustic with Roto Ropes! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 My 1979 fretless Music Man Stingray, a delight to play and stare at. I'm waiting for a transparent pickguard as the wood grain on the body is just wonderful. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 Holy smokes that is perfect. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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