3V17C Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Loving the look of the unlined fretless maple boards on those Precisions - I want! Friend of mine recently got a 50th anniversary lined fretless P (i've not seen a lined P before) - played and sounded fantastic - much nicer than my fretless jazz. c Quote
Davo-London Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 It's up for sale at Kings Road shop for £1000. But I will take less if it goes to a good home. We can start the auction at £800. Davo Quote
Davo-London Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 As for dating the serial number starts S877.... Davo Quote
Marky L Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 David J from Bauhaus has been a fretless P player for a very long time. He does get quite a funsome range of tones and fruity sounds from it. Some great distorted/fuzz stuff too. Quote
Davo-London Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 I now hear that someone has put a deposit down on the bass at the Kings Road store and so apparently I'm not allowed to sell it twice. So I should hear in a week if the other guy is interested in buying it. Sorry for the confusion. It has been with them for over 6 months, so I presumed it was not selling. Davo Quote
Mecklenburg Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 So what lined fretless Precision basses have/do Fender produced? I love playing fretless but i'm not so good when the lines aren't there lol. Quote
Adrenochrome Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 [quote name='Marky L' post='632138' date='Oct 21 2009, 09:57 AM']David J from Bauhaus has been a fretless P player for a very long time. He does get quite a funsome range of tones and fruity sounds from it. Some great distorted/fuzz stuff too. [/quote] and still doin it when I saw Bauhaus a few years ago. Effin great live performance! Quote
Adrenochrome Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 [quote name='Mecklenburg' post='632348' date='Oct 21 2009, 01:35 PM']So what lined fretless Precision basses have/do Fender produced? I love playing fretless but i'm not so good when the lines aren't there lol.[/quote] I can't see the point in lines - dots on the top are a better view surely? (it's what I use...) Quote
Davo-London Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 Usually we break off into a bedate on the pros and cons of lined versus unlined. I have basses with lined and unlined. I think the lined is easier to play and if recording really helps keeping intonation spot on. There's no right answer. Peace Davo Quote
Deep Thought Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 I saw a black/black/maple 70's fretless P in Manson's in Exeter a couple of years ago. Looked fabulous, but they wanted big money for it. Quote
philw Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Percy Jones played a fretless P Bass in Brand X before he became so strongly identified with Wal. The early Brand X albums are all fretless P and the bass sound is utterly gorgeous. P Quote
Jobiebass Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Davo-London' post='631878' date='Oct 20 2009, 10:18 PM']I have a '78 fretless P for sale. It has a tobacco sunburst body and maple neck. It is very nearly perfect nick. Any decent offer considered. Davo[/quote] OH MY GOD! That neck is to die for. Quote
Beedster Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Davo-London' post='632103' date='Oct 21 2009, 09:21 AM']It's up for sale at Kings Road shop for £1000. But I will take less if it goes to a good home. We can start the auction at £800. Davo[/quote] You might want to know that they were asking significantly more than that when I saw it, £1350 I believe. At £1000 I would have gone for it. Chris Quote
Beedster Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 PS here's the ones I've owned '78 with retro ebony board. MONSTER [attachment=34976:CIMG0054.JPG] Bitsa with J-PUP at bridge [attachment=34977:CIMG0055.JPG] '77 original [attachment=34978:CIMG0057.JPG] '77 with '90's MIJ body [attachment=34979:Fretless_P_1.jpg] Quote
Davo-London Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='Beedster' post='633979' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:56 PM']You might want to know that they were asking significantly more than that when I saw it, £1350 I believe. At £1000 I would have gone for it. Chris[/quote] Thanks Chris that's useful feedback. Davo Quote
Marky L Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 [quote name='Beedster' post='633988' date='Oct 22 2009, 11:02 PM']PS here's the ones I've owned '78 with retro ebony board. MONSTER [attachment=34976:CIMG0054.JPG][/quote] Oooh!! I've done something naughty in my undercrackers!!! I LOVE that to death! Awesome looking bass and that is EXACTLY what I want when I go for a proper fretless. Quote
wateroftyne Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Just because.. it's not like I need an excuse: Quote
WonderHorse Posted October 23, 2009 Author Posted October 23, 2009 I've found a BEAUTIFUL fretless for sale. Unfortunately it's currently way out of my price range. I've asked family to just give me money for christmas. See what I can save up and where I stand in January if it's still available. Donations to the WonderHorse fretless fund are welcome Quote
Beedster Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 [quote name='Marky L' post='634369' date='Oct 23 2009, 12:42 PM']Oooh!! I've done something naughty in my undercrackers!!! I LOVE that to death! Awesome looking bass and that is EXACTLY what I want when I go for a proper fretless.[/quote] Yep, it's just your thing Mark! It's living in New York City now C Quote
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