Let's see, about 2 months ago (could even be 3!), I decided that I wasn't using my Ray pierce bass, it's a Jazz lookalike, and my first bass. I really had enough of it, the action was shot and suchlike, so after careful thought, I decided to de-fret it.
So, away I hacked at the fretboard (Though I obviously didn't [i]hack[/i], I was very careful!)
20 frets I think in total, might be 19 though...
Then my Low E broke on my main bass... which I just robbed off my defretted bass (being sixteen, means I'm skint!), it proceeded to sit in my room, full of holes where there should be frets, and with 3 strings on it.
The poor thing was locked in an attic for 7 months prior to this treatment, I sometimes feel as though I'm torturing it.
So today, I found some filler lying about, applied it to my bass and voila, I'm trying to pass the time waiting for it to dry.
Once sanded and varnished, I plan on buying roundwound strings for it, but i'm in a slight predicament. I would like to put it in cello tuning (CGDA), but obviously normal strings wouldn't exactly go into that tuning without completely killing them. I was wondering if I could actually use cello strings on it, or is it just better to go with EADG and find a cheap cello somewhere?
Thanks in advance!
Ash
EDIT:
Also, what sort of price range am I looking at for the strings? I live in the bolton area, and manchester is fairly accessible for me