FS: Fender Precision 1978 fretless with Tony Franklin neck & EMG Geezers £925 Whitstable

[Beedster]

A recent purchase from BC....

 

 

Original listing with more pics here.....

 

It's a bloody lovely bass but mechanically and sonically too similar to my Warmoth FL to keep both (and I have allowed my bass collection to expand again). My memories of just how fast the Tony Franklin neck is, as well as the stunning '78 body, were my main basis for buying it, and I wasn't disappointed by either! I've rehearsed it three times and over and above being a very nice bass in terms of playability and core tone, the Geezers - which I've not played before - were a very pleasant surprise, bringing both a wide range of tones as well as being very responsive to playing dynamics, which i find even more important on an FL than on a fretted (all of this helped by the VTT controls which are WAY more useful than those on the Franklin sig).

 

There's a very big part of me wants to put a maple fretless neck on it, but I'm trying to be sensible

 

Collection/meet-up always preferred (I'm in Whitstable/Canterbury and travel to London regularly), especially if you like a bass gear chat over a beer! Courier is of course an option as there is a hard case of sorts that can protect the bass from even the most determined driver (I exclude EVRI of course)

 

No trades thank you. Unless you've got a Mesa all-tube head.......... 👍

[flippyfloop]

That's lovely.

[walshy]

Another beauty mate

[Beedster]

32 minutes ago, flippyfloop said:

That's lovely.

 

4 minutes ago, walshy said:

Another beauty mate

 

I think @MattM takes credit for the quality and aesthetics of the bass, much as I'd like to 👍

[oldslapper]

5 hours ago, Beedster said:

 

 

 

but I'm trying to be sensible........ 

Good luck with that Chris. 🤣

[oldslapper]

That is a gert pretty bass 

[MattM]

6 hours ago, Beedster said:

 

 

I think @MattM takes credit for the quality and aesthetics of the bass, much as I'd like to 👍

Sorry, can’t take the credit, I bought it from forum ledge @ead in a very smooth transaction at Carlisle train station…

[Beedster]

43 minutes ago, MattM said:

Sorry, can’t take the credit, I bought it from forum ledge @ead in a very smooth transaction at Carlisle train station…

 

Credit to @ead 👍

[ead]

I remember it well, lovely railway station

[Beedster]

Temporarily on hold while I try a maple board 👍

[ezbass]

20 hours ago, Beedster said:

There's a very big part of me wants to put a maple fretless neck on it, but I'm trying to be sensible

 

1 hour ago, Beedster said:

Temporarily on hold while I try a maple board 👍

 

Pics would be nice.