HeadlessBassist Posted Tuesday at 19:34 Posted Tuesday at 19:34 Guys, Guys, listen... We picked up a nice, but very oddly spec'd Status S2-Classic 5 today and we're looking to get the lined fretless neck fretted. Obviously most Luthiers won't even go near a graphite neck with a fret hammer, but if you know of a brave one with nerves of stainless steel (like his frets!), please do let me know! Quote
itu Posted Tuesday at 19:43 Posted Tuesday at 19:43 (edited) Is this a factory fretless? Has to be a short scale, because of the Bendwell. Edited Tuesday at 19:43 by itu Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Tuesday at 19:43 Author Posted Tuesday at 19:43 (edited) It is a factory fretless, yes. So would be a very delicate job, I'd assume. Yes, with the bend well it's a 32" scale as standard. Edited Tuesday at 19:47 by HeadlessBassist 1 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Tuesday at 21:50 Author Posted Tuesday at 21:50 3 minutes ago, itu said: Phenolic resin? Yes, it's a Phenolic Resin fingerboard. Quote
police squad Posted yesterday at 07:06 Posted yesterday at 07:06 have you asked Rob Green? you never know 2 Quote
Mokl Posted yesterday at 07:50 Posted yesterday at 07:50 Would it be tangless frets and epoxy to glue them in? Sorry, this doesn't help you, I'm just interested!! I expect The Gallery could help. 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted yesterday at 08:10 Posted yesterday at 08:10 Why not use (sell?) it as what it is? A fretless bass... and a very good one. 1 Quote
godathunder Posted yesterday at 08:32 Posted yesterday at 08:32 I read a piece recently about refretting a parker fly, which has frets glued to a carbon fibre fingerboard. The luthier (tony thompson) glued a thin ebony veneer to the existing fingerboard and cut the frets into that. If the extra couple of mm of neck thickness isnt a problem for you, that could be a solution 1 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted yesterday at 08:37 Author Posted yesterday at 08:37 (edited) 1 hour ago, police squad said: have you asked Rob Green? you never know Yes, we've already emailed Rob & Dawn - awaiting response... Kiwi suggested Jon Shuker who apparently has experience, as well as Mike at Zoot & Simon at GUS. All avenues to be explored. Edited yesterday at 08:39 by HeadlessBassist Quote
Beedster Posted yesterday at 08:42 Posted yesterday at 08:42 29 minutes ago, Hellzero said: Why not use (sell?) it as what it is? A fretless bass... and a very good one. This ^ I can't speak for the effects of fretting a formerly fretless neck, but I've had basses that sang with a fretless neck and were comparatively lifeless when a fretted neck was installed (I like to chop and change necks). OK, the fact that it's both the original neck and that it's graphite reduces the risk somewhat, but I can't help feeling that Tony's advice is good advice 👍 2 Quote
Musicman666 Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago aren't the fretless fretlines just epoxy filled grooves waiting for frets to be hammered in? Quote
Hellzero Posted 40 minutes ago Posted 40 minutes ago 33 minutes ago, Musicman666 said: aren't the fretless fretlines just epoxy filled grooves waiting for frets to be hammered in? Ever tried to hammer frets in a phenolic resin fretboard? Quote
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