BlueMoon

Yes, I always try to follow what my ears are telling me rather than hitting lines or markers on the fingerboard.

I certainly prefer unlined fretless, since I transitioned over from double bass. I have both lined and unlined, 4 and 5 string electric fretless basses though. There really is nothing like the sound and feel of a fretless bass.

Hi Syd. A warm welcome. With a great collection of basses you’ll fit right in at Basschat!

A big thank you to Ped and all the moderators and team. A great place to hang!

Welcome to Basschat, Elmailon! You will find that there is a great variety of experience on the site and, by the sound of it, you will bring a lot to add as well. Bienvenido y disfruta!

I have so many bass preamps where this arrangement (i.e. Baby Sumo and micro cab) would provide great variety and flexibility. Nice!

I stupidly took mine to the local container park (tip) after a serious downsizing of gear back in the early 00's! I'm sure it never made it to the crusher though, given how many eyes were all over it. I hope somebody got to enjoy it as much as I did from new.

Nice summary about a great musician and top bloke. Thanks!

Great find. Well done! The more recent 4003’s with the new bridge/tail-piece and single truss rod seem like a sensible evolution (about time!) whilst keeping with the classic look.

Difficult to say based on the photo just how large it is. Annoying though! I’d be tempted to Dremel the clear coat back to a small border of solid colour and then drop fill and level.

Totally agree………unless it’s one of the very early ones, which only run down to 4 Ohms.

While I haven’t tried all of the various versions I do have a Jazz Elite 4 string. It has the “wheel” type truss rod adjuster and through-body bridge. These were two features that went when the Ultra came out; don’t know why. My personal take on the preamps is that they are not as smooth as a Sadowsky, but still useable. My favourite Fender Jazz Deluxe is a mid 1990’s version with Suhr-designed pups and preamp. Really sweet sounding.

All the best, Paolo! When you have finally made a decision to quit it gets easier to live with the decision. Still, keep music close-by.

Difficult to say for sure why anybody would choose to do such a thing. To me it doesn’t look like natural wear, but I could be wrong. The headstock, in particular, looks like a relic attempt……….and not a good one at that. I’ve never had a Ric wear thin in those places. Shame.

Graphite powder works well on an oiled neck. It requires some care to apply, as a little goes a long way.

Godspell - in the local theatre pit. I like to scare myself - I don’t think!

One of my favourite melodic basslines is “Something” on Abbey Road. Macca at his best!

https://www.rickysounds.co.uk/product/rickenbacker-case-repair-kit-black-plastic/

That’s a common failing of the ABS plastic case from Rickenbacker. It’s a poor design. Rickysounds sells a repair kit that will do the job. If you are halfway competent at DIY I suggest you study the Rickysound kit and direct source the components. Probably cheaper.

Only two? 😊

My early 70’s Fender basses: ‘71 Jazz and ‘73 Fretless P

Thanks for this. I really enjoyed the podcast. Gail comes across as a “feet on the ground” musician, despite having a really impressive CV.

I was thinking about doing the same thing but with a polyester coating (as I believe was standard on Pedulla Buzz fretless basses). In the end I didn’t go for it and quite like the stock bass sound with Ground-wound strings.