Guest MoJo Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Does anyone have experience of having a once fretted bass that has been converted to a fretless, converted back? If so, any idea how much it costs? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 The going rate I've been quoted is around £200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 £180 with local guy: http://www.edgeguitarservices.co.uk/rout_serv/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Assuming its a Rosewood it should be around £100 - £150 for a refret. But it depends how the fret slots have been filled when converting to fretless, it may be more work. I paid Bernie Goodfellow £200 for a Maple neck refret and he re-laquered the sanded area and matched the colour of the 30 year old Nitro finish so you can't even tell its been done. That was a lot more work that a standard rosewood neck refret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hi. Apologies for being obvious but is it really worth the hassle / cost ? What bass is it ? And might the neck / fretboard might not be compromised by the whole defret / refret thing. Wouldn't it be a better choice to buy a fretted bass that you really like or a fretted neck to swap out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) 200 quid to resaw the slots, level the board, refret, fret dress/level and polish is quite reasonable. Edited August 28, 2012 by lettsguitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1346193587' post='1786470'] 200 quid to resaw the slots, level the board, refret, fret dress/level and polish is quite reasonable. [/quote] Sounds about right. Would new strings be on top of that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 As long as it isn't a nine string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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