mrcrow Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='509725' date='Jun 9 2009, 11:15 PM']Hi all Some of you might have stumbled across [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46215&st=0"]this thread[/url] where I agonised over selling my fretless '71 P to buy a Tony Franklin P instead, as I preferred the tone of the ebony board over rosewood. Well, I reached a decision... sell the Franklin and get a replacement ebony neck for the '71. So, over to Howard, BC's very own Bass Doc, who sourced one from Allparts. It arrived yesterday after a couple of weeks. I'm impressed. It's very, very nice indeed. The first thing that struck me was the HUGE slab of ebony on it... it's far thicker than I expected. Very cool. There's a 'lip' at the heel where the board overlaps the pickguard. Howard offered to remove it if I want for authenticity's sake, but I might just leave it there. It's not doing any harm. The neck profile is FAB... standard B width, but very, very chunky front-to-back. Again, Howard could reshape it if I want but as it is it's much better suited to my strangely large hands than the much shallower Franklin. So, Howard created a bone nut for it, swapped the hardware over and gave it a set-up. It feels so focussed, vibrant and lively compared to the rosewood... just as I hoped. It's incredibly even and there's no major dead spots. Result! I have a couple of gigs coming up.. I'll use it then to check everything's OK, then it's going back to Bass Doc to have a lovely authentic 70s amber lacquer applied. Can't wait! Rest assured the factory neck is now officially retired, and will be well looked after...[/quote] that looks like heaven...so cool and ready to vibe great upgrade and 10/10 for the bolt on brigade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Forgot to mention - I asked Howard The Bass Doc to add a dot on the 1st fret. It's a simple, great little idea I nicked from the Tony Franklin P. What a difference it makes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 you are a brave man..i had dots on all the 'frets' and if i ever get courage enough to use a fretless it will have to be lined cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='544780' date='Jul 19 2009, 05:22 PM']Forgot to mention - I asked Howard The Bass Doc to add a dot on the 1st fret. It's a simple, great little idea I nicked from the Tony Franklin P. What a difference it makes...[/quote] +1 on the first fret dot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 [quote name='mrcrow' post='544785' date='Jul 19 2009, 05:25 PM']you are a brave man..i had dots on all the 'frets'[/quote] That's a very good idea. [quote name='mrcrow' post='544785' date='Jul 19 2009, 05:25 PM']and if i ever get courage enough to use a fretless it will have to be lined[/quote] That's what I thought. It may be what some of the audience think too but at least I'm fooling the rest of the band. Playing fretless has made me listen differently - even with lines but even more so without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 I gigged it over the weekend, and it's blummin' LUVVLY. Here's a vid.. the audio isn't great, so there's not much detail but it'll give you an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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