Bass Details:
Date Created: 4/12/2003, Orig Item #: 000397, First Name: Steve, Last Name: Giedosh, country: USA, U.S. state: MN, bass make: Fender, make if other: : bass model: standard, bass year: 1999, body color: black/white, body style: jazz, neck specie: maple, neck specie if other: : neck style: jazz, fingerboard: rosewood, fingerboard if other: : fretlines: inlayed, pickup brand: Dimarizo, pickup config.: Two Js at middle and bridge, originally fretless?: converted, comments:: Ok here is where my review changes from the others. When I recived this bass, it was beat to s—. I defretted the neck,filled the slots with wood putty, coated the neck with about 10 coats of maxium durability gloss Varathane(the Diamondkote Pedulla uses on there fretlesses)and sanded down the front of the body, giving it a white paint job and sealed it with the water-based Varathane semi-gloss. the bass looks like a big Yin-Yang. I poped out the stock pickups and replaced them with DiMarizo Jazz Humbuckers($100 a set, a hell of a deal!). I replaced the all the electronics with a J-retro on-board pre-amp (with 3 band EQ). To top it off I put a fresh set of GHS GroundWounds, and boy does this bass sing. Active humbucking system with 3 band EQ means crisp highs, singing mids and booming lows. A jaco dream machine. All this took was about $400, and some patiance. A pro axe for under 500 big ones, (cant beat that!). If you want more details, e-mail me Ill be glad to help or give advice on making your dream fretless J Bass! (its easier than you think)I did research on what jaco did with his bass, found out that petit’s poly poxy is no more, and went to the next best thing, and to boot the varathane is tougher than the poly poxy!