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My three fretless beauties.

 

Top: Fender Precision 70's ressiue with American Vintage Pickups and custom Shuker maple neck finished in high gloss. Sounds fantastic and is beautiful to play.

 

Middle: ESP 400 Series Jazz with Bartolini pickups and custom Shuker ebony neck. Made in Japan in the mid 80's at the Fender factory and is basically a Japanese 60's Reissue Fender Jazz.

 

Bottom: Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray with Pau Ferro neck.

 

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6 hours ago, thewebow said:

‘98 and ‘96 fender USA p bass w flats & j bass. 
 

Anyone got any advice on replacing a nut. The j bass is eating away on the g string behind the nut. 

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The Bass Gallery in Camden could certainly sort you out with a new nut quickly and fairly cheaply - work is of the highest standard.  Two very nice basses - I particularly like the P - lovely aesthetic

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6 hours ago, three said:

The Bass Gallery in Camden could certainly sort you out with a new nut quickly and fairly cheaply - work is of the highest standard.  Two very nice basses - I particularly like the P - lovely aesthetic

Ironically they were happy to px me the bass with a warning about the nut- to not go below a certain gauge.. wasn’t until I got it home that I really noticed how much it was eating behind the nut. I mean it plays wonderfully so not like I want to change it up too much.. I wonder do I leave it as is and accept that the damage is done? image.thumb.jpg.466c083edf9e1545f437e352c41f4b91.jpg

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7 hours ago, thewebow said:

Ironically they were happy to px me the bass with a warning about the nut- to not go below a certain gauge.. wasn’t until I got it home that I really noticed how much it was eating behind the nut. I mean it plays wonderfully so not like I want to change it up too much.. I wonder do I leave it as is and accept that the damage is done? image.thumb.jpg.466c083edf9e1545f437e352c41f4b91.jpg

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It's actually not that uncommon to see some scuffing behind the nut on a fretless.............but that does look quite deep. I guess it really depends on how well it plays through the changing seasons. Could get tricky.

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On 24/05/2022 at 12:53, thewebow said:

Ironically they were happy to px me the bass with a warning about the nut- to not go below a certain gauge.. wasn’t until I got it home that I really noticed how much it was eating behind the nut. I mean it plays wonderfully so not like I want to change it up too much.. I wonder do I leave it as is and accept that the damage is done? image.thumb.jpg.466c083edf9e1545f437e352c41f4b91.jpg

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If it eats you, take the string tree off, and  put a thick washer under it to raise it slightly.

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35 minutes ago, jimbobothy said:

... my Warwick Thumb Broadneck Bolt On 5 fretless (factory), not seen another one like it and complements the Stage 1 5 nicely 👍:

 

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Man alive, I bet that sounds incredible!

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