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ilan

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Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« on: March 22, 2015, 02:35:41 PM »
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Re: FIVE 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2015, 04:24:23 PM »
Make that five now, Ilan; oh yes, and there's another one attached to a body over here too...

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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2015, 06:05:06 PM »
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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2015, 10:59:35 PM »
For sure. But what I meant was why is everybody selling them? To replace them with fretted necks?

Fender were almost the only ones making maple board fretless basses. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea. But they do look special. And then there were Sting and Boz Burrell and JPJ.


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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2015, 08:36:48 AM »
I love 'em.  But those prices are fantasy island.
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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2015, 08:39:09 AM »
 Silly money way more than I paid for mine. The one wants what a whole bass should be going for just for the neck! :o
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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2015, 08:41:48 AM »
Here's something rarer than hens teeth:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/131477019062?_mwBanner=1
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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2015, 10:08:49 AM »
That sure is pretty, but I'll bet it's a heavy sunofagun.
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Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2015, 10:39:14 PM »
I have a fretted one and, yes, it's a tad on the heavy side. I've never weighed it but it's up there.
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