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Gear Discussion Forums => Fender Basses => Topic started by: ilan on March 22, 2015, 02:35:41 PM

Title: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: ilan on March 22, 2015, 02:35:41 PM

Nobody likes vintage maple blank planks (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=fender+bass+neck+fretless+maple+-reissue+%281970%2C+1971%2C+1972%2C+1973%2C+1974%2C+1975%2C+1976%2C+1977%2C+1978%2C+1979%2C+70s%2C+70%27s%29&_dct=1&_sop=10&_armrs=1&_dmd=1&_from=R9%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=619&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_ipg=100&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfender+bass+neck+fretless+-reissue+%281970%2C+1971%2C+1972%2C+1973%2C+1974%2C+1975%2C+1976%2C+1.TRS0&_nkw=fender+bass+neck+fretless+-reissue+%281970%2C+1971%2C+1972%2C+1973%2C+1974%2C+1975%2C+1976%2C+1977%2C+1978%2C+1979%2C+70s%2C+70%27s%29&ghostText=&_sacat=619)?

Title: Re: FIVE 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: Highlander 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...

I know it's bad manners to drool, but... 8)

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: Dave W on March 22, 2015, 06:05:06 PM

Quote from: ilan on March 22, 2015, 02:35:41 PM

Nobody likes vintage maple blank planks (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=fender+bass+neck+fretless+maple+-reissue+%281970%2C+1971%2C+1972%2C+1973%2C+1974%2C+1975%2C+1976%2C+1977%2C+1978%2C+1979%2C+70s%2C+70%27s%29&_dct=1&_sop=10&_armrs=1&_dmd=1&_from=R9%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40%7CR40&_osacat=619&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_ipg=100&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfender+bass+neck+fretless+-reissue+%281970%2C+1971%2C+1972%2C+1973%2C+1974%2C+1975%2C+1976%2C+1.TRS0&_nkw=fender+bass+neck+fretless+-reissue+%281970%2C+1971%2C+1972%2C+1973%2C+1974%2C+1975%2C+1976%2C+1977%2C+1978%2C+1979%2C+70s%2C+70%27s%29&ghostText=&_sacat=619)?

Not at those prices.

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: ilan 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.

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn2/FatSting/fatsting.jpg)
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/TqUB2UWRDVU/maxresdefault.jpg)

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: eb2 on March 23, 2015, 08:36:48 AM

I love 'em.  But those prices are fantasy island.

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: godofthunder 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

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: eb2 on April 04, 2015, 08:41:48 AM

Here's something rarer than hens teeth:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/131477019062?_mwBanner=1

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: Pilgrim on April 04, 2015, 10:08:49 AM

That sure is pretty, but I'll bet it's a heavy sunofagun.

Title: Re: Four 70s maple unlined fretless necks on eBay currently. Weird
Post by: eb2 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.