PRS (Paul Reed Smith) EB4 fretless by HG Thor. £1500 Lincoln UK

[The Burpster]

2002 Paul Reed Smith Electric Bass 4.

 

34” scale fret less, with black furniture including the PRS bridge. Body is Alder  and neck is rock Maple with a Rosewood 10” radius fret board and 1 11/16 nut width and 21 fret lines.

It  has new 20-1 GB707 Black Hipshot tuners (Hipshot provided this exact tuner to PRS when new) including a GB7D-tuner. Currently strung with GHS nylon wound 50-105 strings and will come with a new set as well.

It has its original PRS 18v pre-amp with vol-vol-tone and IO switch to play passive. The amp and high inductance passive pick ups were designed by Paul himself in conjunction with LR Baggs.

Also has Schaller strap locks Fitted.

I bought this basic black bass in 2006 from a music shop in Colorado. I fully intended to de-fret it when I bought it and booked a space on HG Thor’s waiting list to have the work completed. In the meantime I played it a few times but only to keep it tuned and in intonation.

Having checked with Stevensville, there were no EB4s made in standard stock with a fretless neck (although there may have been 1or two private stock 4string basses made with a fretless neck, to commission).

This makes this PRS a unique.

When my place came up in 2009 the neck was sent to Thor’s guitar lab in the US. If you are not aware of his work he produces the Epoxy fretless fretboards used by Jaco Pastorius and many other bass players worldwide.  My option for the work was to have the frets removed and replaced by a subtly lighter wood to illustrate the fret lines. His propriety epoxy board covering and with a Matte finish rather than a high gloss.

 

Upon the necks return several months later I refitted the re-worked nut and replaced the neck with its new tuners and set it up with a nice low action.

 

With fresh (2x9v PP3) batteries this bass will cut through any bands tone using either solid state or valve driven amps. It is beautifully balanced plays much like a Jazz bass but with a P-bass neck.

 

Happy to meet 1/2way or you can collect and try first. £1500.

[juice]

I can highly recommend @The Burpster bought a prs bass off him a while ago - true gent.

i am not a fretless player, otherwise this would have been bought already…. Glwts