peanut Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have a Squire P which is very nice, has a reprofiled neck and sounds good but never gets used as my Status Grooves are used in preference. With a second hand value of about 60-80 pounds it's hardly worth the hassle of selling so I've been thinking of converting it to a lined fretless. My questions are; Is this a simple (ish) job I could do myself and if so what is the process? It would probably cost more than the bass to get a luthier to do the job. many thanks Peanut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 [quote name='peanut' post='33431' date='Jul 18 2007, 08:47 AM']I have a Squire P which is very nice, has a reprofiled neck and sounds good but never gets used as my Status Grooves are used in preference. With a second hand value of about 60-80 pounds it's hardly worth the hassle of selling so I've been thinking of converting it to a lined fretless. My questions are; Is this a simple (ish) job I could do myself and if so what is the process? It would probably cost more than the bass to get a luthier to do the job. many thanks Peanut[/quote] Hi Peanut, rather than defret the existing neck, would it be worth getting a fretless neck, for instance the Warmouth stuff as its a standard P type it should just bolt straight on, I dont know how much these are but I know a guitarist who put together a very nice strat from replacement parts and saved a fortune, you can always refit the fretted neck later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_K Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Do it There are numerous de-fretting guides on the internet so I won't tell you how here, a google search should sort it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Thanks guys are have a look at both options Cheers Peanut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Seeing as it's a cheap Squire, unless it's got a REALLY nice playing neck (ie, all the frets are peeerrfect, no buzzing at all on a really low action etc), I'd probably defret it if I was so inclined, especially if I've got other fretted basses I prefer to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 Hi Buzz, The Squire actually ahs a very nice neck, no fret buzz at all. However as you say I have other basses I prefer to play. I like the idea of having a fretless to experiment with, even though I'm far from an accomplished player. The only thing I'm not sure about having followed Steve_K's advice and looking at tutorials online (doen't seem to be that difficult) is radiusing the neck. Would a fretless benefit from a slit radius or a more pronounced one? Where does one buy the radius blocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_K Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I didn't do that on my fretless project to be honest, as long as you are gentle enough pulling the frets out there will be very little sanding needed - certainly not enough to 'de-radius' the neck by any noticible degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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