Beedster Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Pictures say all that needs to be said, it's taken me a while to get here, but I suspect that of all the fretless Precisions I've owned (P, PJ, PP, PM) and all of the board materials I've used with them - rosewood, ebony, maple, graphite - this is by a long way the sweetest. Classic Vibe body, PUP, and circuit (the PUP as I'd been told would be the case, is very very good indeed), paired with a stunning Warmoth neck. First rehearsal tonight 33 1 Quote
Beedster Posted April 22 Author Posted April 22 1 minute ago, Doctor J said: J neck? Looks nice and narrow at the nut. Deceptive, it's a classically chunky baseball bat of a neck with 41mm nut 👍 1 Quote
ezbass Posted April 22 Posted April 22 I’m sure we’d all like to hear some audio, if it’s at all possible. When I say we, I really mean me, but I’m guessing there might be others too. 3 Quote
Beedster Posted April 23 Author Posted April 23 Well f*** me, that was interesting. That is one HOT pickup, very high output and very grunty indeed, something I'd not really noticed playing it at home but which soon became pretty clear through my Mesa rig at volume last night. It's pretty close to the strings so I'm going to start there but may look to put something a little milder in there....... Quote
Beedster Posted April 23 Author Posted April 23 21 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Is it a 2 octave neck?! Yep 1 Quote
Linus27 Posted April 23 Posted April 23 Very nice indeed. This is something I thought about doing and even looked at putting a fretless neck on the yellow Mike Dirnt when I had one. he pickups are awesome and the original Mike Dirnt neck is a baseball bat so it would have made it quite playable with a fretless neck. Quote
police squad Posted April 23 Posted April 23 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: Is it a 2 octave neck?! I wondered about that. Extended fingerboard then 1 Quote
Beedster Posted April 23 Author Posted April 23 4 hours ago, police squad said: I wondered about that. Extended fingerboard then Indeed 👍 Quote
Shaggy Posted April 24 Posted April 24 I can actually see Fender releasing this as the "Beedster signature" model..... Definitely a back to basics after the Buzzard - looks fabulous, Chris! Quote
Beedster Posted April 24 Author Posted April 24 Just now, Shaggy said: Definitely a back to basics after the Buzzard - looks fabulous, Chris! Yep, and it feels real good to be there mate! Put a Badass on last night to establish whether it's a responder or not, looks a bit odd but hey....... 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted Saturday at 08:25 Posted Saturday at 08:25 My only concern would be where to rest my thumb. I can see myself adding an ashtray to that ... 1 Quote
Beedster Posted Saturday at 08:32 Author Posted Saturday at 08:32 5 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: My only concern would be where to rest my thumb. I can see myself adding an ashtray to that ... ‘51 PUPs are a f***ing nightmare, I think a thumb-rest might be going on at some stage, although I’ve done OK so far I’m worried about knocking the PUP around too much 2 Quote
Steve Browning Posted Saturday at 08:42 Posted Saturday at 08:42 8 minutes ago, Beedster said: ‘51 PUPs are a f***ing nightmare, I think a thumb-rest might be going on at some stage, although I’ve done OK so far I’m worried about knocking the PUP around too much Yes. they induce the same thing, in me, as a Stingray - but in reverse. A Stingray has less travel when you pluck a string with your thumb anchored on the pickup, the 53 had too much! I must be a creature of habit!! 1 Quote
Pea Turgh Posted Sunday at 19:12 Posted Sunday at 19:12 On 26/04/2025 at 09:32, Beedster said: ‘51 PUPs are a f***ing nightmare Would a Strat pup cover for, I wonder? Or maybe someone makes one specially for ‘51s. 1 Quote
Beedster Posted Monday at 06:47 Author Posted Monday at 06:47 11 hours ago, Pea Turgh said: Would a Strat pup cover for, I wonder? Or maybe someone makes one specially for ‘51s. Not sure, I'll take a look around, either way I've never been a huge fan of the ashtray covers on the 51s so that option's out 👍 Quote
Beedster Posted Monday at 06:52 Author Posted Monday at 06:52 .....I'm tempted to lose the pickguard and install a Jazz Bass front PUP cover to be honest, it's protect the PUP and provide a thumb rest Quote
Beedster Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago Rehearsed it again last night, set of La Bella Deep Talkers, action raised a little and PUP lowered and it was glorious (although PUP is slightly noisy I guess that goes with the SC territory). An advantage of the madly long neck is that I found I can use the very end of it as a thumb rest, and in doing so can play right over the PUP which is my preferred style, so that problem might be solved 👍 2 Quote
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