I picked up a cheapo licensed Fender Jazz Bass neck and figured it would be a good opportunity to experiment with going fretless. I understand a general idea of what to do from tutorials on the internet. But I was wondering if any of you guys had any tips to make it easier/turn out nicer?
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Why didn't you just get a fretless neck in the 1st place? They're in the $80 range on ebay. Yeah no, if you want to convert this one it will turn out the same. Except you'll have the lines where the notes are which is good. You can watch refret tutorials to see how they get the fret out somewhat cleanly. Then just fill the holes, sand the neck to make sure it's continuous, and finish it. Then you'll have to lower the action at the nut so you don't die when playing at the 1st fret. Flatwounds are your friend with fretless.The things that you wanted
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I think you guys misinterpreted the intent of the purchase. I don't want a fretless neck to have a fretless neck, I want to make one so I can learn how to do it.
Buying a fretless neck will get me nowhere in that pursuit.You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why
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Originally posted by solspirit View PostPull the frets & fill the gaps with epoxy?Administrator of the SDUGF
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Right now I'm thinking:
Yank the frets out carefully with this obscure car tool I have that looks like it should do the job
sand the slots using a 1/32" square file I have
glue a 1/32" veneer in, trim, sand smooth
super glue finishYou will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why
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So the issues I'm having now are my improvised fret puller isn't working, so I guess I'll just bite the bullet and buy a real one.
Also my file and veneer are too thick, so imma switch to using an exacto knife to clean the slot and resin to fill them. I'll update as I go along.You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why
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I would imagine it is a fun project if the neck wasn't too precious to learn the skill while doing it. I do love me some fretless bass, though.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Chistopher View PostThe things that you wanted
I bought them for you
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