Manny Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, lonestar said: I have one of these. Great aren’t they ? Yes, it feels great. Mind you, I am upgrading from a £140 Harley Benton JB. The Fender weighs about 4% of the HB. Its got flats on it; never used ‘em before. Lovely. Props to the GAS - a concept (well the label at least) that I learnt on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 They are a good weight. the only changes I made were a set of DR fat beams strings and replaced the Mexican pots with a lovely new wiring loom supplied by Kiogon on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlitos71 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 This one is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224439999794 Considering bidding as interested in having a go at fretless... any thoughts from people here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, carlitos71 said: This one is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224439999794 Considering bidding as interested in having a go at fretless... any thoughts from people here? That looks pretty good. Depending on your budget and how this auction goes I’d also recommend the Squier VM Jazz fretless if you can find a s/h one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 23 hours ago, carlitos71 said: This one is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224439999794 Considering bidding as interested in having a go at fretless... any thoughts from people here? I’ve never played a fretless but that looks magnificent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlitos71 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, Manny said: I’ve never played a fretless but that looks magnificent Don’t even think about it (bidding I mean)! (Only joking! Not so sure if I will go for it but might be good to discuss here so we don’t end bidding against each other...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 11:10, carlitos71 said: This one is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224439999794 Considering bidding as interested in having a go at fretless... any thoughts from people here? I'm thinking about selling my Harley Benton fretless jazz bass if you're interested 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) On 01/05/2021 at 11:24, carlitos71 said: Don’t even think about it (bidding I mean)! (Only joking! Not so sure if I will go for it but might be good to discuss here so we don’t end bidding against each other...) I’m not thinking about it edit - good luck with it if you buy it Edited May 3, 2021 by Manny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlitos71 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 11:10, carlitos71 said: This one is on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224439999794 Considering bidding as interested in having a go at fretless... any thoughts from people here? Chickened out... went for £400ish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) I've had this for just under ten years now - its a modified "Cowpoke" (Precision Special) bass. The "Cowpokes" were a bit of an oddity in the Fender catalogue - they were only available for a couple of years in the mid-nineties and originally came with Kubicki electronics. They were available in white, red and sunburst finishes, but the brave soul who owned the bass before me, stripped it down to a natural finish, which I think looks great. I'm not a huge fan of active pickups, so I sold the electrics to a charming chap on BC and installed Entwistles - my favourites. I got a wiring loom from the mighty Kiogon and plumbed in a three way selector switch as I find pick-up blending knobs a bit finicky to use - especially in the middle of a gig. I put a Badass bridge on because of Geddy Lee... The scratchplate was made for me by Jack at Tiny Tone. I know 4ply tort is a bit "marmite", but a natural bass and a tort plate is a killer combination in my booklet. It'll be my first choice of instrument when gigs start again (pleasepleaseplease) in late June. Edited May 23, 2021 by rushbo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted December 7 Share Posted December 7 On 10/04/2021 at 11:19, cLepto-bass said: Oh my... I have been on the look out for one of these for months. It you ever change your mind on it, consider it sold @cLepto-bass are you still interested? It’s been a few years, I’m gonna sell it and try something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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