fretless

[mastrrbasser]

I defretted my jazz. I bought this bass a long time ago and did some mods to it. I put a black pickguard on it and installed seymour duncans. after buying my warwick, i stopped using this bass as much. I never want to get rid of it because of the amount of time i've had it and the amount of stuff that i learned on it(basically everything), so i decided to defret it.

whats next you ask? i still need to fill the frets in, finish the neck and epoxy it(going to get started tonight). Here is a video because my recording stuff (audio) doesn't work right now.

I'll post my progress in this thread.

http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2DSMFK25HXWPJ19P6QO81Y3QMO :
defretted jazz bass, three strings, needs a setup so there is some buzz (there was buzz before the frets were removed so it's not a problem)

[lemoley]

Congrats man :thumb:

By the way, are you playing 'Cowboys from Hell' by Pantera in the clip?

[mastrrbasser]

Congrats man :thumb:

By the way, are you playing 'Cowboys from Hell' by Pantera in the clip?


no, just somethign i made up on the spot. :lol: but now that you mention it i see the resemblance. I'm off to work, peace.

[lemoley]

:lol: okay then, see ya

[trumpeter]

oh man


pics now.

[Phalanx]

sounds very nice, good job boy :thumb:

[mastrrbasser]

oh man


pics now.


i just got home from work and my girlfriend is coming over in a few, so i'll work on it some more tonight. I still need to fill the frets in, finish the neck, and epoxy it. But i plan on taking pics as i do it.


when i epoxy it, how many coats do i need? I was thinking 2 coats, with sanding in between, but i always get different answers from different people.

[Samick]

does any one know if its ok to leave the spaces in were the frets were

[thelowsoundofbass]

As many coats as you want, but two should be fine.

lowsound

[Spencer]

I guess it would be Ok to leave the spaces but still sand it other wise your going to have high spots on the sides of the free spaces and you will buzz. Other than that Im wondering if it will damage the neck since your taking the frets off and putting nothing in its place, it may have room to close when you add tension [strings] and bow the neck but i seriously doubt it since I wouldn't think wood filler would be hard enough to Stop this.

[mastrrbasser]

i find gorilla glue to be quite effective.

[thelowsoundofbass]

I guess it would be Ok to leave the spaces but still sand it other wise your going to have high spots on the sides of the free spaces and you will buzz. Other than that Im wondering if it will damage the neck since your taking the frets off and putting nothing in its place, it may have room to close when you add tension [strings] and bow the neck but i seriously doubt it since I wouldn't think wood filler would be hard enough to Stop this.

i wouldn't leave spaces, but if you don't want to use woodfiller or something else and you are epoxying the neck you can just fill in the slots with epoxy.

lowsound

[mastrrbasser]

The frets are filled. I used gorilla glue and it worked amazingly. I cut off the excess glue and sanded the neck down. Then i used quick set epoxy on the fretboard, and i'm waiting for it to dry right now. It looks fantastic. Pics will be up tonight if everything goes according to plan.