Hi Buzz,
The Squire actually ahs a very nice neck, no fret buzz at all. However as you say I have other basses I prefer to play.
I like the idea of having a fretless to experiment with, even though I'm far from an accomplished player.
The only thing I'm not sure about having followed Steve_K's advice and looking at tutorials online (doen't seem to be that difficult) is radiusing the neck.
Would a fretless benefit from a slit radius or a more pronounced one? Where does one buy the radius blocks?