I got a cheap fretless bass today and I was planning on getting a set of tapewound nylon strings. With tapewound strings is it worthwhile epoxy coating the fretboard?
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It has a rosewood fretboard that could stand being sanded smoother and stained. I am finding the lack of fret markers more difficult than I imagined so if it becomes an issue I may try adding fret markers and then epoxying the fretboard.
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I bought one on the cheap a while back. We spent many years playing between the fret wires didn't we? I marked the frets and then sealed the marks with epoxy. I used flatwounds because the tapewounds were dead sounding to me.sigpic Wes
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I use GHS groundwounds with my fretless, quite happy.
MIne has lines. I think what it most useful is the mark on the side of the fretboard. I do look at the lines particularly higher up when I play fast but they are not really visible when you play standing up and the marks are the key reference IMHO.
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Originally posted by Blille View PostI use GHS groundwounds with my fretless, quite happy.
MIne has lines. I think what it most useful is the mark on the side of the fretboard. I do look at the lines particularly higher up when I play fast but they are not really visible when you play standing up and the marks are the key reference IMHO..
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Originally posted by eclecticsynergy View Post
Do fretless necks have their edge markers at the location of the note itself, or in between as on fretted ones?
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Originally posted by Blille View Post
It depends on the bass. The vast majority of fretless that don’t have lines have the edge markers at the location of the note itself. If they have lines or markers for every fret then they have the regular dots in the normal positions between “frets”.
I've even considered doing trying it on a cheapo nylon-string, maybe with strings in pairs for a pseudo-oud tone..
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Originally posted by threechordcharlie View PostI bought one on the cheap a while back. We spent many years playing between the fret wires didn't we? I marked the frets and then sealed the marks with epoxy. I used flatwounds because the tapewounds were dead sounding to me.
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Originally posted by eclecticsynergy View Post
That makes sense. I've occasionally been tempted to do a Jaco and pull the frets off one of my fretted basses.
I've even considered doing trying it on a cheapo nylon-string, maybe with strings in pairs for a pseudo-oud tone.
I was surprised by how fast I adapted to playing without frets and I think it’s very fun.
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Originally posted by Blille View Post
You can get a cheapo one for 30 days in GC to see if you like it
I was surprised by how fast I adapted to playing without frets and I think it’s very fun.
Then again, simply buying a cheap fretless would be easier, and preferable I guess.
I get pretty attached to my instruments, even the lesser ones.
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