The Vintage ProShop VJ74PU1066 fretless bass is one special bass. Replicating the beautiful, worn-in look and feel of an instrument that exhibits a lifetime's worth of woodshedding, rehearsing, and performing, it features one of the best bass pre-amp known to man to give it totally authentic period voicing, and a contemporary kick and truly outstanding tonal versatility.
Authentically aged heavy relic look complete with a fretless fingerboard designed and hand crafted by the Luthiers at ProShop gives a unique look and feel. Whether you're searching for your first guitar or your last, every Vintage ProShop is designed and hand-built by our Luthiers to your exact specification and will be unique to you.
It’s the finest details within the incredibly authentic and expertly applied worn concept that have earned the Vintage ProShop Series guitars, respect from players around the world.
It’s been said many times: Do the Vintage ProShop Series of instruments really sound as cool as they look?… you bet!
Aside from the attention to the fine details of the superb aesthetics, each guitar undergoes a full ProShop® setup, fret level, crown and polish, fingerboard dress and comfort treatment, truss rod adjustment and set, action height, radius, intonation and pickup height adjustment and nut slot regulation and comes with a Vintage® branded luxury gig bag, exclusive ProShop leather strap, pick tin, and tee-shirt, data sheet, and Individually numbered and signed ProShop® certificate of authenticity.
The guitar has received a full Proshop set-up.
Vintage ProShop Set-Up includes:
• Fret-level, crown and polish.
• Fingerboard dress and comfort treatment.
• Truss rod adjustment and set.
• Action height, radius, intonation and pickup height adjustment.
• Nut slot regulation.
VJ74PU1066 Features
Body:
Eastern poplar body for improved resonance, tone and ‘correct weight’ comfort, enhanced with correctly radiused contoured body.
Neck:
Hard Maple bolt on neck with rosewood fingerboard for instant comfort, speed, accuracy and great feel.
Scale Length:
34" / 864mm.
Frets:
Fretless.
Nut:
38mm white graphite stays friction-free to aid tuning and playability.
Bridge:
Wilkinson four saddle compensated brass bridge provides improved intonation all over the fretboard.
Machine heads:
Wilkinson WJBL200 ensure smooth and stable tuning.
Pickups:
Two Wilkinson PB WJB00 (M), WJB800 (B) single coil pickups for ultimate clarity and articulation.
Preamps:
Designed by the incomparable John East, the EAST UK J-TONE, consists of a Full Passive Path with Active Bass & Treble switchable in or bypass, which replicates the authentic original passive wiring of the J style bass with a high spec Active EQ
The Active EQ is simplicity itself, incorporating highly responsive bass and treble controls, taken from our new high-end UNI-PRE system. Internal edge wheels allow individual custom voicing for both the bass and treble control spectrums. Instrument qualities can be enhanced in conjunction with tone-shaping to match playing styles.
Controls:
Single Volume and tone controls. Roll Control allows mixture of Bridge and Middle pickups for enormous tonal options.
Headstock:
Classic Vintage headstock design for balance and visual appeal.
The VJ74PU1066 is a Vintage® ProShop Unique guitar designed in the UK by the Vintage® ProShop design team.