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Thanks everyone for the help identifying my bass, very much apreciated
I'm happy that it was originally a 4001fl fretless that was fretted at some stage. I'll get it added to the register
Cheers Tim

That's a very interesting bass!
Not trying to rule anything out but something comes to mind. The ends of the frets on 4001 basses with bound necks are usually covered by the binding. Here's an example on a 79 4001..

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It's a little hard to tell but it looks ...

Just thought I'd add a couple of shots of the interior of the bass. It has some writing in the cavity which looks to be "4001 - a w" under the controls and then "W" or "3" under the neck pickup. No idea what that means other than its a 4001

It doesn't seem to have fretboard wear that I'd associate with a fretless but its had frets since at least sometime in the 80s when my friend bought it so it might not have had time to get that wear before someone put in the frets.
Rickenbrother, your fretless looks great, it looks like its got side ...

Its got black side dot markers, they are in the middle of the frets where they would be for a fretted version. There is a double dot on the 12th fret

Hi Everyone
I've got a '76 4001 that I've had since the late 90's, bought it off a friend who had it since sometime in the 80s.
Its a great bass but its always been a bit strange as it has dot inlays (rather than triangles), with a bound body and neck, it doesnt seem to match up to any specific ...