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Much better pix and still a very cool bass! It will be interesting to see just how many people get bidding on this bass....and what the reserve is too..

I'll try to get up some pics of the 74 in a day or 2.

Very cool and desirable fretless, the fingerboard wear under the E and A strings may need some TLC.

The good news here is, of course, the neck is rosewood and this is much easier to clean up and repair, than say, a mid 70's Maple neck fretless Precision. Once the clear wears away the wood starts to get schmutzed right away and is it nearly impossible to get the discoloration out.

This is a SWEET bass.
-Dave

The only problem that I could see is that the original finish is not available and I think it has a lot to do with the sound of those basses. I refinished an early 80's 4001FL once with two part epoxy, kind of Jaco-ized it and it never sounded the same. My 72 has the original finish on it, has never had RW's on it and it growls all day and then some. Best sounding and playing fretless I've ever tried or owned and my other one sounded like that until I ahem.. improved it.

Hey All--
If you bid on this bass, DON'T RESPOND to messages supposedly from ebay saying you won! Someone has set up a scam trying to get bidders to send payment to them. The reserve was not met on this bass. My friend was hoping to get $2K for the bass. Comments?

I think that's a little high, fretlesses don't get the amount fretted basses do. I would have had a 1500.00 reserve. Also if he has the neck repaired and has some proper flatwounds put on it it might make a difference how much he gets also. It that bass had been in mint shape it's possible it could have gone close to 2000.00 although I still doubt it. Anyone that puts RW's on an old Ric fretless is asking for trouble.