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Originally Posted by aKorn
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I bought the bass as a project. It is a very inexpensive fretless, so needed extensive work to make it playable.
I'm well aquainted with Stewmac. My order for parts for this was purchased through them. In the included picture, I'm doing some setup work after getting the neck shimmed to a workable height. That is not the final setup, and the bass has had much more work done since then. As of today it is at least playable as a fretless, and is pretty nice. It is nowhere near as nice as my Fender's, but is decent.
Here's a few links to some threads on my bass forums. These are rough pics of the bass when I was determining what needed to be done.
TalkBass Forums - View Single Post - SX (essex) Bass Club part 3
TalkBass Forums - View Single Post - SX (essex) Bass Club part 3
TalkBass Forums - View Single Post - SX (essex) Bass Club part 3
After a weeks worth of work it was getting better, but not where I wanted it to be. Since these pics were taken I've cut a new bone nut, and tung oiled the board with 6 coats of oil. The basic setup is pretty good at this point, and the bass plays and sounds decent.
TalkBass Forums - View Single Post - The Fretless Club
Next step is to replace the electronics and install a SD, SPB1 pickup. I already have the wiring kit, and yes I got it from Stewmac.