Best DIY way to fix this issue

TBAR Shane · #1 11-19-2012, 01:50 PM

Hi everyone.

I'm trying to fix up a beat up 6 st fretless. I'm very close to having it ready to play, except for one big issue that I'm not sure how to fix.

At about the 12th (fret?) to the 15th there is a gradual depression in the fingerboard. It's deep enough that it causes the strings to mute any notes against the wood, making that portion of the neck unplayable.

I'm looking for a DIY fix, as I'm trying to keep this cheap. I was thinking perhaps that applying epoxy, with a few extra thick layers to the problem area could do it. However I'm wondering if there's a better approach.

bkbirge · #2 11-19-2012, 01:53 PM

Is a defretted neck or original fretless? I'm guessing defretted. Can you truss it to a compromise semi-flatness?

TBAR Shane · #3 11-19-2012, 02:16 PM

It's originally fretless. I've tried tweaking the truss rod without success.

bkbirge · #4 11-19-2012, 02:24 PM

I'd probably take it somewhere and have it planed before I tried an epoxy approach.

JLS · #5 11-19-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bkbirge

I'd probably take it somewhere and have it planed before I tried an epoxy approach.

I'd agree. I think you have a fretless skijump going on.

TBAR Shane · #6 11-19-2012, 05:16 PM

Thanks.

Can you explain what you mean by ski jump, and how getting it planed will help?

JLS · #7 11-19-2012, 07:49 PM

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/search...rchid=14450395