Members Rippin' Robin Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 This is the first bass I defretted. It really looks crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ryanstanley Posted March 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 doing anything the"first time" is "iffy" I'm just sayin' eh, it's really incredibly easy. and plus it was a cheapass bass i don't give a damn about. and on top of that, i just want to get experience doing that kind of stuff. you'll never do anything without a first timeit's gonna be my project bass ... my next task is getting the body down to the bare wood and getting it all polished and stained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 OK.............good enough! ever give yourself "stitches"? ..........to each his own I have given myself stitches actually, and it turned out great in the end. I also was young once and thought I could do any mods to my basss and make it look great. I was wrong, I made some mistakes and learned alot. A few mistakes later, a lot of great results later and I have been making a comfortable career of instrument repair/modification ever since.I see no harm at all in experimenting on YOUR instruments or amps, (I did that too, always had leftover parts, they always sounded better after ). You learn alot, you appreciate the real work that goes into it alot. And hey, maybe you'll get good at it and embark on a new career path.If someone has a problem with a guy experimenting on HIS bass, the solution is simple... don't play it.All luthiers have to start somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyCLB Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 O rly. Lemme borrow your Lakland for a few days... C7 Well, I'll put it this way. If my Lakland looked like {censored} when I bought it, but still sounded the same, I probably wouldn't paid as much for it, but I definitely would've still bought it. The Ibby that I ripped the frets out of was free so I didn't "fret" (pun definitely intended) when it came out looking like {censored}. Either way, I wouldn't have thrown out the Ibby simply because it looked bad - it's still got some mwah from hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grumpy_Polecat Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Sand the fingerboard with a gauged sanding block that matches you neck's radius. These are available from Stew-mac.http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Sanding_Tools_and_Supplies/2/Fretboard_Radius-sanding_Blocks.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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