Beedster Posted Tuesday at 14:58 Posted Tuesday at 14:58 Pictures say all that needs to be said, it's taken me a while to get here, but I suspect that of all the fretless Precisions I've owned (P, PJ, PP, PM) and all of the board materials I've used with them - rosewood, ebony, maple, graphite - this is by a long way the sweetest. Classic Vibe body, PUP, and circuit (the PUP as I'd been told would be the case, is very very good indeed), paired with a stunning Warmoth neck. First rehearsal tonightĀ Ā Ā 24 1 Quote
Doctor J Posted Tuesday at 15:16 Posted Tuesday at 15:16 J neck? Looks nice and narrow at the nut. 1 Quote
Beedster Posted Tuesday at 15:19 Author Posted Tuesday at 15:19 1 minute ago, Doctor J said: J neck? Looks nice and narrow at the nut. Ā Deceptive, it's a classically chunky baseball bat of a neck with 41mm nutĀ š Quote
ezbass Posted Tuesday at 15:54 Posted Tuesday at 15:54 Iām sure weād all like to hear some audio, if itās at all possible. When I say we, I really mean me, but Iām guessing there might be others too. Ā 3 Quote
Beedster Posted Wednesday at 13:59 Author Posted Wednesday at 13:59 Well f*** me, that was interesting. That is one HOT pickup, very high output and very grunty indeed, something I'd not really noticed playing it at home but which soon became pretty clear through my Mesa rig at volume last night. It's pretty close to the strings so I'm going to start there but may look to put something a little milder in there....... Quote
Beedster Posted Wednesday at 15:28 Author Posted Wednesday at 15:28 21 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Is it a 2 octave neck?! Yep 1 Quote
Linus27 Posted Wednesday at 15:36 Posted Wednesday at 15:36 Very nice indeed. This is something I thought about doing and even looked at putting a fretless neck on the yellow Mike Dirnt when I had one. he pickups are awesome and the original Mike Dirnt neck is a baseball bat so it would have made it quite playable with a fretless neck. Quote
police squad Posted Wednesday at 16:13 Posted Wednesday at 16:13 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: Is it a 2 octave neck?! I wondered about that. Extended fingerboard then 1 Quote
Beedster Posted Wednesday at 20:31 Author Posted Wednesday at 20:31 4 hours ago, police squad said: I wondered about that. Extended fingerboard then IndeedĀ š Quote
Shaggy Posted Thursday at 09:09 Posted Thursday at 09:09 I can actually see Fender releasing this as the "Beedster signature" model.....Ā Ā Definitely a back to basics after the Buzzard - looks fabulous, Chris!Ā Quote
Beedster Posted Thursday at 09:11 Author Posted Thursday at 09:11 Just now, Shaggy said: Definitely a back to basics after the Buzzard - looks fabulous, Chris!Ā Ā Yep, and it feels real good to be there mate! Put a Badass on last night to establish whether it's a responder or not, looks a bit odd but hey....... 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago My only concern would be where to rest my thumb. I can see myself adding an ashtray to that ... Ā 1 Quote
Beedster Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: My only concern would be where to rest my thumb. I can see myself adding an ashtray to that ... Ā ā51 PUPs are a f***ing nightmare, I think a thumb-rest might be going on at some stage, although Iāve done OK so far Iām worried about knocking the PUP around too much 2 Quote
Steve Browning Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 8 minutes ago, Beedster said: ā51 PUPs are a f***ing nightmare, I think a thumb-rest might be going on at some stage, although Iāve done OK so far Iām worried about knocking the PUP around too much Yes. they induce the same thing, in me, as a Stingray - but in reverse. A Stingray has less travel when you pluck a string with your thumb anchored on the pickup, the 53 had too much! I must be a creature of habit!! 1 Quote
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