BottomE Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Hi, last night the new keys player in my band came round with his keys and a fretless Fender Precision Lyte fitted with flats! We wanted to have a bit of a jam. I have 3 fretted basses but spent the whole night 5 hours jamming on the fretless (well we did have the Real books out) and must say what a joy it was. The first hour was strange getting used to being a bit more precise with my left hand and trying to utilise the features that a fretless presents. So i am now looking to get a fretless. I am chatting to someone in the For Sale section about one but hoped you guys might have some info, things to look out for etc etc. I really liked the Precision - not what i expected - its active, has a jazz like neck and has a P/J pUp config. The tonal variety is quite impressive. It has a nice wood finish like a Warwick and plays beautifully. And for a Fender the neck pocket is fantastic! Its japanese and looks in pretty good nick. Questions are: is this a good example of a fretless bass? What is it worth? And what alternative should i consider? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 not my most popular thread ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Why not link to the bass in question? [quote name='BottomE' post='1249567' date='May 29 2011, 07:58 PM']not my most popular thread ... [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 The value is probably about £300,give or take.Has it allways been fretless ? I dont recall ever seeing a Lyte fretless,which doesnt mean that im suggesting that they dont exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 [quote name='markstuk' post='1249570' date='May 29 2011, 07:59 PM']Why not link to the bass in question? [/quote] Its not on this forum but will get some pics up. Its exactly the same as this but fretless. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-ft-fender-p-lyte-568304/"]One on Talkbass[/url] [url="http://www.mygear.com/items/view/16195"]Fretted one[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 After having a good look at this bass in daylight it has been defretted. It appears to be quite a good job but i aint no expert. Plays well. How does defretting a bass impact the value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 The defret,wether pro or not will de-value the bass,but to what extent is really upto the buyer,i would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 I tried for ages - this is about the best pic of the fretboard. [attachment=81422:fretboardClose.jpg] Here is the bass. [attachment=81425:AllBass.jpg] [attachment=81424:headstock.jpg] The back of the bass has a mysterious hole drilled? [attachment=81423:back.jpg] The value of this bass is hard to determine IMHO. I don't want to rip the guy off whilst not wanting to pay over the odds. I know you could say its worth what i am willing to pay but if you were going to put a ballpark figure on it what would it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm guessing that the 'extra' hole is for a neck tilt adjustment - I have one on my Fender Urge in the same place (though it's in the neck plate on that one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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