NBD - It's Spacey, It's Fretless, It's Light, It's Amazing (Wilkins, Quickguards, Fralin, Status)

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Greg75 said:
I have wanted a fretless ever since 2010 or so, after goofing around a bit with a Modulus VJ4 for a few minutes at Jive Sound in Virginia. (Thanks, Jong). Never got around to it, though, until getting motivated to put together this project with my son Noah.

--Body from Wildwood, purchased here with the ALBridge from @59jazz.
--Neck is from Rob and Dawn Green at Status Graphite.
--Pickup is from Lindy Fralin.
--Strings are LaBella Black Tapes from the TB shop.
--Retro-cool "Space Strap" made by Samuele and Alberto at LeRockskin.
--Tuners are Gotoh Reso-Lite vintage-style reverse, purchased here from @tb-player.
--Awesome pickguard is from Mike Quick at Quickguards.

Look and logo designed by my son and me, after he had dubbed the project "Space Bass" due to the lightweight body and graphite/carbon fiber neck. My son photoshopped a guide of sorts for @Wilkins (Pat) who took it from there, spectacularly painting and finishing the body and neck--see the slick fade even on the fretlines and board--and expertly handling assembly and setup.

The end result, an absolutely stunning fretless P-bass (IMO) that plays and sounds better than I could have dreamed. All that, and it came in at a perfectly balanced 7 lbs 12 oz. Now if I can only pry it out of Noah's hands for a bit.

We never could have put this together without the knowledge so generously shared by all of you great TB'ers. My son and I thank you.
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Purple is not my thing, but it totally works on this bass - very nice!

Just curious - what is the fingerboard made of?
 
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Greg75 said:
I have wanted a fretless ever since 2010 or so, after goofing around a bit with a Modulus VJ4 for a few minutes at Jive Sound in Virginia. (Thanks, Jong). Never got around to it, though, until getting motivated to put together this project with my son Noah.

--Body from Wildwood, purchased here with the ALBridge from @59jazz.
--Neck is from Rob and Dawn Green at Status Graphite.
--Pickup is from Lindy Fralin.
--Strings are LaBella Black Tapes from the TB shop.
--Retro-cool "Space Strap" made by Samuele and Alberto at LeRockskin.
--Tuners are Gotoh Reso-Lite vintage-style reverse, purchased here from @tb-player.
--Awesome pickguard is from Mike Quick at Quickguards.

Look and logo designed by my son and me, after he had dubbed the project "Space Bass" due to the lightweight body and graphite/carbon fiber neck. My son photoshopped a guide of sorts for @Wilkins (Pat) who took it from there, spectacularly painting and finishing the body and neck--see the slick fade even on the fretlines and board--and expertly handling assembly and setup.

The end result, an absolutely stunning fretless P-bass (IMO) that plays and sounds better than I could have dreamed. All that, and it came in at a perfectly balanced 7 lbs 12 oz. Now if I can only pry it out of Noah's hands for a bit.

We never could have put this together without the knowledge so generously shared by all of you great TB'ers. My son and I thank you.

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Love it! Really diggin those phat brass saddles.
 
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that ax would be beautiful even if it had frets! :laugh:

but it doesn't, thank gawd, so it's twice as beautiful! ;)

that's a great looking, unique piece that you and your son have cooked up, OP! congratulations to both of you on the new instrument! :thumbsup:


we must all learn to share! :D
 
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#32
2tonic said:
Congrats!!
Beautiful bass. You're gonna love the Status neck.
I've got a few, and they're stellar (no pun intended).

Interesting anomaly in the final photo, the headstock appears as if it has a scallop or inlay of maple. Weird effect. :thumbsup:
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Thank you. Our first Status neck. Already can tell it was the right choice. It's perfect for this bass and feels fantastic.

Yes, the reflection and light from the window caused the scalloped effect. Kinda cool. It's hard photographing such a shiny new bass.
 
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