Title says it all. But I need to know if anyone has done so how they went about it, or if you know anyone who has (and what they did) I'm definitely taking it to a luthier for the drilling part, but as for the set up, I'm doing that myself. So what works best for this?
Success? Horror Stories? Or just plain random stories?
I also plan on defretting it eventually (probably first, but there's MUCH more advise on that, then converting to an 8-string)
/Local Luthier Abuse
Here's the real kicker... This is my only bass
(Tis a 33" Aslin Dane ALB-22)
If the nut is less than 1.75" wide, I wouldn't do it. If the back of the headstock where it joins the neck is thin, with no volute, I wouldn't do it. If the neck flexes easily (while wearing the bass, grab the upper horn with one hand and the headstock with the other, and flex) I wouldn't do it.
If the nut is wide enough, the headstock joint is thick enough, and the neck is stiff enough, then hellz yeah go for it.
Most people on the defretting forum are elated with how their basses sound. And my playing is better suited for a fretless.
I've already got the wood strips picked out that I'm going to be replacing the frets with. There's always sand paper, tape and a soldering iron lying around in a basement. All I need is the lacquer and fret removal tool (and time)
Last edited by comingxcurse : 04-09-2009 at 02:08 PM.
4 to 8 string conversion 
