This is pretty much a Rodger Waters bass with a different neck... and for some reason, this shop is selling this bass for $400 more than it's worth (best case scenario)... Fenders may be the "standard" but they're barely mediocre for their price; you could get a musicman that will hold up twice as long and play twice as well for the same price...
it's not necessarily put together in '79 though. I have once with a '79 fretless ebony neck stanmped S 9.... which means it's a '79, but once I unbolted the body, the stamp said '81, so that one of yours may very well be an early 80s model with a late 70s neck, apparently one of many that fender made this way due to an overproduction of necks in the late 70s. They still sound kick ass regardless. Love the vintage tone on these. Guess it's due to them having a fatter neck and denser body.
@bubbleicious111 most definitly, it makes the sound of the fretting action sound more woody and round, as opposed to a metallic sound that you generally get from metal frets, and plus: the finger action itself changes because of the lower action and less radius the fretless has to make it sound just smoother in general, especially with p basses, because of the split coil...
This is pretty much a Rodger Waters bass with a different neck... and for some reason, this shop is selling this bass for $400 more than it's worth (best case scenario)... Fenders may be the "standard" but they're barely mediocre for their price; you could get a musicman that will hold up twice as long and play twice as well for the same price...
FoxEnyuron 2 months ago
it's not necessarily put together in '79 though. I have once with a '79 fretless ebony neck stanmped S 9.... which means it's a '79, but once I unbolted the body, the stamp said '81, so that one of yours may very well be an early 80s model with a late 70s neck, apparently one of many that fender made this way due to an overproduction of necks in the late 70s. They still sound kick ass regardless. Love the vintage tone on these. Guess it's due to them having a fatter neck and denser body.
syndrome666 5 months ago
flat wound strings?
Thewasteofwords 7 months ago
Mutemath in the background <3
JohnMichaelEllison 10 months ago
I would lve to have that bass lucky man
marfguy1987 1 year ago
congrats 2 whoever gets that baby !!!!!!!!!
Corpsegrinder54 1 year ago
does removing the frets make the bass sound different even if you are accurate?
bubbleicious111 1 year ago
@bubbleicious111 most definitly, it makes the sound of the fretting action sound more woody and round, as opposed to a metallic sound that you generally get from metal frets, and plus: the finger action itself changes because of the lower action and less radius the fretless has to make it sound just smoother in general, especially with p basses, because of the split coil...
FoxEnyuron 5 months ago
nice
thetimshow 1 year ago
Nice stuff.
SangsterBoy 1 year ago
How difficult is it to play a fretless?
I play regular bass, but i thought it would be fun to atleast try.
Muppio 1 year ago
@Muppio
well
its ALOT harder than playing a fretted
because the right note is all up to you not the frets
so yea good memory and good ear
KreatorOfDeath1985 1 year ago
@Muppio its not much of a difference really. pretty comfortable and very smooth. give it a try.
clipzngunz 1 year ago
i love this channel. i also love being a bassist. if i didn't live in maryland i would buy this shit today.
treymason 1 year ago
@treymason I live in MD too and I want that bass so bad!
halfjaw77 1 year ago