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 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour 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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