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  1. Beedster
    That was my impression also. Having done a lot of homework on this bass - mostly because I was seriously interested in buying it - the previous owner/dealer in the USA clearly identified it as having been 'converted to fretless'. It's possible they were wrong, but it would be a very odd thing to say if it weren't true given they were trying to sell the bass at the time. I doubt it makes any real difference if it was professionally done, and I'd still love this bass alongside my '77 Ray
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    Hi Owen, my immediate thought is that PUP placement will shift, i.e., it/they will be effectively further from the bridge after the mod. Might make no difference at all, but as I'm sure you're aware, ask a few guys on here and TB and they'll tell you it's the most important factor in bass tone
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    Reminds me of the famous Hoffman/Olivier conversation, in which Sir Larry, after apparently listening to Dustin drone on for hours about Method, offered "You should try acting my dear, it's so much easier"
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    Hi mate, have you resolved the originality issue, factory fretless or defret? I am interested and have the funds, but most sources I’ve read since seeing your original listing suggest this is the latter? It may not be a deal breaker but some info would be useful. Cheers Chris
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    Hello mate, I’m in Canterbury Kent Chris
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    Pickups are a bit unusual, but so were the originals (imagine if they came to market with the horseshoe now). The key thing in this discussion is that as far as I'm aware none of the contributors have played one or even heard one, and they're really the more important factors when it comes to a bass. Those PUPS could be game changers?
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    Agree, and compared to the latest range from Fender, Ric are at least being a little different. It's been said before and it'll be said again, most of the people who talk about Rics being crap have either never played one, or only played one that had sat around a shop without being set up, with dead strings etc etc. Get a good Ric, set it up to your liking, learn its idiosyncrasies, and 9/10 you will be a very happy bass player. They've been played by a whole lot more players than is generally believed, and in a lot more genres than those we generally associate them with (watched TOTP from the late 70's the other day and pretty much everyone from punk through prog through disco was playing a 4003).
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    Looks great, compared to the case with guitars, there's a significant gap in the market for this type of combo for bass. I kinda like that they've used a Ric in the marketing also, given other threads on BC it's nice that they still get respect in some quarters
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    The tension's in the top strings surely, a set of heavy strings on a 4 would likely add more than medium gauge 5? If the neck on my 4003 is anything to go by however there's no issue, it's a baseball bat
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    Should mention that I have two very sturdy boxes plus the cases for the cabs so can courier this at buyer's expense Cheers Chris
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    Thanks Martin This rig sold a couple of months back, but the buyer needed it quicker than I could guarantee getting it to him. So, having some time off over Christmas I set it up in the house and played the hell out of it, and it is bloody lovely, way way better than I had realised and stupidly loud for a rig this size. Tone-wise it's a very different beast to PJB gear that is the only comparison for size, more in line for me with the AER combos I've owned (although significantly smaller and lighter). However, I can't really justify keeping this, plus Boogie plus Ampeg, so back on the BC market. Note that this is not the rig that's currently available in your local music store, as WoT indicated above, for some reason Ibanez discontinued these two models. I can't speak for the quality of the newer replacements, but I do know that the older stuff has achieved something of a following, and justifiably! Chris
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    I think a big part of the problem isn't noise per se but the lack of apparent sense/logic of the noise; listening to a solo musician practice is like listening to someone on a mobile phone on a train, i.e., bloody annoying, especially if like me they play the same phrase over and over and over again (I spent two hours one day quietly playing the first four bars of the verse of Rhythm Stick, and my other half almost left me). So yes, headphones all the way, especially as they tend to be far less flattering than most practice amps and allow you to be a little more critical of tone, technique and timing. But more importantly and as many have said, most neighbours are OK if a little annoying at times, but most can be turned into the neighbours from hell if you choose to make a big problem of a small issue and quite literally s**t on your own doorstep
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    A collection of 13 Wals and only 2 serial numbers! Many of the US players I know are really geared up for theft, I'm amazed a collection of that value and rarity wasn't better documented?
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    What can I add to the above, if BC awarded a Legion d'Honneur or similar it would have to go to Nik, he absolutely 100% characterises all that's best about this forum, about musicians, and about people full stop! Always a pleasure mate, as I keep saying, next time - and there will no doubt be a next time - we'll do it over a beer or two ideally at a gig at which one or other of us are playing (for your sake I hope it's you!) Chris
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    Strange days Harry
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    Do it mate, they don’t come up often, and at that price ........
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    Lot of cab for the money
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    So just to be clear, this is a defret yes? I was starting to look down the back of the sofa for bass tokens.....
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    Absolutely the coolest looking Precision I’ve seen, proper rock and roll vibe
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    This from 10 years ago is relevant
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    Bassnotchat
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    That really is rather special
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    Telecaster Bass with flats
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    I have no idea why, as sporting that bass at the sort of gigs I do would be like Flea playing a Gibson, but I really have the hots for it
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    Thanks chaps
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