Hey Everyone! HELLO!

bassclef · Post by **bassclef** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:39 pm

Found this site I thought, this is cool!! So here I am! A bit about me, I'm living in South Florida now playing in various R&B / Blues bands. I've been playing fretless....geez a long time. I actually spent more time on fretless then fretted. When I was in music school way back when (5-Towns College on Long Island, NY), that is all I owned. I've had many over the years, but the two I have now I really love.

The first one in the picture is a Carvin Icon fretless. It features a beautiful figured walnut top on a alder body. The ebony fretboard is killer on this bass. I love Carvin gear, I also own a Carvin LB70E Elite fretted.

The second one is my Fender '62 Reissue Jazz Fretless. This is a not for export model made in the Japan. I got it through a music store in Japan. This is one of the nicest Fender's I have owned. I feel it actually plays better then the US Jaco model...but half the price! This bass has a rosewood fretboard, but it is hardest rosewood I've ever seen. It came equiped with Fender USA vintage series pickups.

Here are a couple corny live shots with the beasts!

FretLessSince68 · Post by **FretLessSince68** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:59 am

A pleasure to meet you Bassclef, hope to see more posts from you on this site.

Nice axes.

Welcome.

NickBass · Post by **NickBass** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:22 am

Hello man, welcome! Your basses speak by themselves!

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:05 am

Hi Bassclef, lovely basses

bassclef · Post by **bassclef** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:18 am

Jason wrote:Hi Bassclef, lovely basses

Ah! I love people from the UK. They say things so eloquently!

Thanks!

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:56 pm

Hi Bassclef, I really want to get a 62 RI Jazz Fretless, I'm using a USA Jazz just waiting for an epoxy finish on the board to be completed, hopefully by this weekend. I had it defretted, didn't like the USA Fretless board so I went with a fretted and got a custom job done.

Also had the Deluxe Fretless and while the board was beautiful I couldn't get on with the new slimline body shape Fender gave the Deluxe models.

I'm a huge fan of the Japanese Fender quality I have the Geddy Lee Jazz which I will also customise fretless.
I have to say I also looked at Carvin basses but they're not so easy to get over here.

Do you have any links with you using your 62 Jazz, would love to hear it

I also didn't find much special about the Jaco models.