1979 Fender Fretless P-Bass

Was told about this, coming in. It will not be hanging on the wall long. Sure was set up bad. Neck needs work. But with a little love. Someone's going to be, very happy.

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• Fretless. 79 bass

[FoxEnyuron]

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...

[syndrome666]

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.

[FoxEnyuron]

@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...

[Thewasteofwords]

flat wound strings?

[JohnMichaelEllison]

Mutemath in the background <3

[marfguy1987]

I would lve to have that bass lucky man

[Corpsegrinder54]

congrats 2 whoever gets that baby !!!!!!!!!

[bubbleicious111]

does removing the frets make the bass sound different even if you are accurate?

[thetimshow]

nice

[SangsterBoy]

Nice stuff.