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25 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Westone Thunder 1a was my first bass...I'm waiting to find a 11a or 111a with a broken headstock so I can fit it with a headless system.

Hope that I don't have to wait in vain...hang on a minute...who said that???

Ah, I had this 1a back in the 80's (not a great pic), also had a Thunder Jet for a short time, but eventually outed both of them after I got the Thunder 11's

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Here's an early Tokai Jazz (c.1981?). Originally fretted, the bass has a small issue with the truss rod so a few years ago, while the repair chap had it on the bench, I asked for it to be converted to fretless (now has a nice Indian Rosewood board).

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Ned Callan 'Cody' bass - converted to fretless, changed pup to DiMarzio, coil-tapped.
This really is one from the archives, hence the slightly fuzzy pics. I had this bass back in the 70's (along with it's little brother, Ned Callan 'Cody' electric guitar).

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With my old Kramer 450b and HH Bass Baby combo.

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18 hours ago, Stingray5 said:

Here's an early Tokai Jazz (c.1981?). Originally fretted, the bass has a small issue with the truss rod so a few years ago, while the repair chap had it on the bench, I asked for it to be converted to fretless (now has a nice Indian Rosewood board).

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That looks just like my ESP 400 Jazz that would of come off the same production line as your Tokai and Japanese Fender's from that era.

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9 minutes ago, songofthewind said:

Here's my Yamaha BBG4AII.

It was fretless when I got it, done by a pro. Plays nice and sounds pretty good, and light as a feather.

 

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Yeah, that's nice! Not a million miles away from the TRB series.

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One more from the archives - not an exact replica, this is a 'tribute to Jaco' Jazz Bass made by a British luthier which I acquired about 10 or so years ago. Action and pups needed a bit of sorting for live work which I never did get around to doing. I eventually sold it on to a non-playing Jaco fan who wanted to hang it on his wall. :)

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10 hours ago, PunkPonyPrincess said:

Is it me or do other people start questioning the need for playing bass with frets when you have a couple fretless basses in your midst?

Not just you. It’s happening to me too. I’m keeping my fretted basses, though, I know I like to play them too. Just not so much these days, playing with your fingers feeling the string and the wood of the board  is highly addictive. 🙂

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1 hour ago, BassAgent said:

And a replacement pickguard I guess? Looking great!

Thanks 🙂 Replacement pickups, guard, finish, decal and pots. Fingerboard had already been replaced, so I didn’t feel bad about further modifications.

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On 23/04/2019 at 10:46, PunkPonyPrincess said:

Is it me or do other people start questioning the need for playing bass with frets when you have a couple fretless basses in your midst?

Yes; I've only ever bought a single bass with frets and it has lasted less than a year before being offered for sale, soon after I got a decent fretless.

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