I bought a fretless neck for my SR400. Due in on Monda.y
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You just saved an SB-2 from becoming fretless. 
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That’s an awesome idea actually. If mine is not CLF, I’d entertain the thought. Maybe if I could find a good deal on a tribute. A red one or a white one with tort pickguard.
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Ah, so you’re trying to talk me into it? 
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I just missed a SDGR fretless on reverb. Over a $5 counter offer on $265. Gorgeous bass. I bet it will show up in here. Lol
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I won’t let that happen again.
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What’s that signature on the bottom left?
You can get a full scale Ibanez fretless for under $300? Oh sh*t!! I’m in trouble again!! 
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It was signed by a country singer like 15 years ago. He had no clue as it was on it when purchased. The bass had been sitting in a case for many years and only has light scratches with no dings. The signature is gone if it cannot be read. Okay, it is gone no matter what. Lol
Maybe run an image search and see if anything pops up? Looks like it might be two different sigs, or maybe the top half is “to such and such” followed by the sig, so maybe search each separately.
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That was my thought as well.
Nice!!
You can double those pickups as Ramps. Adjust the height to about ~ 5 millimeters under the string. I love those pickups, they are a Bartolini clone nice mid forward and punchy. You’ll have a lot of fun with this one.
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I’ve been considering the ESP LTD B-204 fretless.
I test played a fretted one at a local shop yesterday and liked it.
Sire Z7 would also be nice, and I’m curious about offerings from Harley Benton. Get a B-450FL, and then swap in some Bartolini Thick Bricks or something.
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I’d get the pink or the pearl white one because of the dark fingerboard.
I think I’ve came to peace with the idea of my ideal fretless. It’s pretty whack, but so am I 
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I’m really needing to stick with 30” scale. Arthritis dictates this. And there’s one short sale bass that I feel is in a different league than the rest, when it comes to quality. So I think I’m going to trade my 34 in fretless for a used Schecter Banshee, and convert it. 
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This also would allow for this to happen…
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If you are going to convert to a Fretless highly recommend the Stingray platform. I have one neck custom made. Simply awesome electronic and pickups for Fretless. If you are going to pull the frets then get the dark fingerboard. It’s better.
And funky too
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That’s funny. You know those YouTube videos where they play the exact same riff back to back on 30 bases? I listen to those with my eyes closed, and only open my eyes when I hear a tone I instantly like. There is always an eye-opening when a stingray is played.
I chose the Schecter for several reasons… the high mass bridge is fantastic. The smaller than usual lightweight tuners are fantastic. And it’s already in a 30 inch scale. But even more, it has a relatively flat 12 inch radius fretboard that is ebony. It just seems like the perfect bass to convert.
I wouldn’t mind owning a stingray, but it would have to be the shortscale. And there’s a few reasons that I prefer the Schecter over the stingray when it comes to short scale basses
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I originally thought I would just have the fretboard replaced. I figured that wouldn’t be too much money. I see them steam them up on YouTube easily. And then I got a few quotes between $700 and 1200 dollars. I can buy so many custom necks for that price it’s not funny. I mean complete jobs. So I figured it was a ludicrous plan after all. Plus, that headstock is one of the main reasons I own one. I find it as sexy as a 69 Corvette with an L88 Hood…
It also makes a lot of sense because my go-to rock and roll bass is a Schecter Banshee. So there would be a lot of familiarity, and a pair of beautiful matching basses at that. And I already know about the tone on these monsters.
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Well for sure. The best advice I can give is to buy the fret removal kit from StewMac then get a $10 Ukulele from your local yard sales then learn how to convert to fretless. $30 later you are definitely comfortable enough to do it yourself on your bass. If you want to get fancy with looks and tone you can always do the CA, Superglue finish.
I defreted a few Ukulele and guitars but when I was ready to go on my bass I didn’t have the free time I had before so TBD, 
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