Yes, you really need both - my daughter currently has:
Encore P-Bass copy (with the action set VERY high)
Vintage 5 string (main instrument)
Ozark four string acoustic
Vintage 4 string fretless
Incidently 'sreten', I see you're in Brighton, Melissa when to BIMM (Brighton Institute of Modern Music) last summer and attended 'heavy metal bass school'. She had a really great time, and made some good friends.
Encore P-Bass copy (with the action set VERY high)
Vintage 5 string (main instrument)
Ozark four string acoustic
Vintage 4 string fretless
Incidently 'sreten', I see you're in Brighton, Melissa when to BIMM (Brighton Institute of Modern Music) last summer and attended 'heavy metal bass school'. She had a really great time, and made some good friends.
you're welcome. But I do agree though, you should probably have both, because there are some styles of music that just play better on a fretted. To answer your question though, if you do decide to go fretless wenge wood is great for it, it's very hard and will wear very well (as in not much at all).
hi ,
my problem is not playin a fretless, and i sure know that i need both of them , but i ll do it if i don have any other choices , and i have to buy a freted after that for sure ,... 🙁 still afraidin if i can t do it well
my problem is not playin a fretless, and i sure know that i need both of them , but i ll do it if i don have any other choices , and i have to buy a freted after that for sure ,... 🙁 still afraidin if i can t do it well
Ahmad_tbp said:
Im very sorry about your setback...
i know thiss is off topic but I never let anyone mess with my axe unless i see they have the tools and have some credintials...
although... im not afraid to remove my pickguard and totally rewire my stuff... cuz i know about electronics... but carpentry and luthery (spell?) arnt my strong points...
i agree that you should carefully pop out that fret and bend and reseat it... it may work well enough to suprise you or it may not work at all but like he said take your time... and a little advise from guns & roses: Patience
thnx inuyasha44320
i did whatever i could with the fret 🙁 , but it seems impossible to put it back just like before ........ 🙁
i did whatever i could with the fret 🙁 , but it seems impossible to put it back just like before ........ 🙁
Ok, there are fixes, but none are very permanant. I'd speak to your local Ibanez dealer and see if he can order in a new neck for you. Then you can play with the old one in your own time.
Well, here's my two cents.
I wanted to try playing fretless a few years back so I filed all the frets down ( taking much care not to touch the wood) and left just the part of the fret thats glued in. Then, I finished the job with wet/dry sand paper. The result is a cool fretless neck with narrow silver lines, looks just like the lined fretless necks from Warmoth. Plays very well.
I wanted to try playing fretless a few years back so I filed all the frets down ( taking much care not to touch the wood) and left just the part of the fret thats glued in. Then, I finished the job with wet/dry sand paper. The result is a cool fretless neck with narrow silver lines, looks just like the lined fretless necks from Warmoth. Plays very well.
hi all !!!! ... I DID IT !!!!!!!
and u wont believe ... i didn t chip the fingerboard !!!!
lol , i didn t fill the holes yet , but i test it and its completly prefect , just need abit adjustin , it s buzzin on 1st string around fret 9 to 12 ...
but except that , the sound is prefect , the neck is prefect ...
but I HELL NEED A FRETED BASS NOW 🙁 ...
and u wont believe ... i didn t chip the fingerboard !!!!
lol , i didn t fill the holes yet , but i test it and its completly prefect , just need abit adjustin , it s buzzin on 1st string around fret 9 to 12 ...
but except that , the sound is prefect , the neck is prefect ...
but I HELL NEED A FRETED BASS NOW 🙁 ...
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