fret & fret board or neck replacement?

[Mikeus]

im asking anyone here who is a bass maker or repairer: if you were to replace the fret & fret boardon a bass, what would you recomend? is graphite a possibility? or ebonol?

my bass is a custom Ibanez SDGR 4 string with 1 x bartolini humbucker and 1 x emg jazz pickup

its either that or a replacement neck and im not very confident of finding an exact same replacement neck

thanks for any help

[ehque]

IF I AM NOT WRONG, and people here most likely know more than me, graphite doesn't wear well. It's strong, yes, but it doesn't wear well.

Ebonol/Ebonal is used on several factory basses and i think it's fine.

[202dy]

Originally Posted by Mikeus

im asking anyone here who is a bass maker or repairer: if you were to replace the fret & fret boardon a bass, what would you recomend? is graphite a possibility? or ebonol?

my bass is a custom Ibanez SDGR 4 string with 1 x bartolini humbucker and 1 x emg jazz pickup

its either that or a replacement neck and im not very confident of finding an exact same replacement neck

thanks for any help

Of the woods typically used for fingerboards, ebony is the hardest followed by rosewood and maple. Maple would be a visually an odd choice for a Soundgear bass. Of the synthetics, phenolics are usually the material of choice. All are hard wearing.

A replacement neck can be purchased from an Ibanez dealer. If one is not nearby can contact Hoshino directly online. Ibanez repair centers. Ibanez used to require that the old neck be sent to the factory before the replacement neck was sent out.

Why does your neck require a new fingerboard?

[202dy]

Repost:

Since you are in Australia you contact is in Alexandria NSW.

Ibanez Support.

The support button will reveal their address.

[Mikeus]

hey man thanks

[Mikeus]

Originally Posted by 202dy

Of the woods typically used for fingerboards, ebony is the hardest followed by rosewood and maple. Maple would be a visually an odd choice for a Soundgear bass. Of the synthetics, phenolics are usually the material of choice. All are hard wearing.

A replacement neck can be purchased from an Ibanez dealer. If one is not nearby can contact Hoshino directly online. Ibanez repair centers. Ibanez used to require that the old neck be sent to the factory before the replacement neck was sent out.

Why does your neck require a new fingerboard?

thanks again mate!

really im just trying to weigh up whether to get a new bass all together or repair and upgrade my existing instrument (of which im quite attatched to)

[Dakotah]

While we are on the subject and me being a novice bass player and owning a (bought used) Ibanez SDGR bass that was killing me to play.I removed the frets and filled the grooves to make it fretless.Setting the whole guitar by the book "How to make your guitar sound and play great" it now plays a whole lot better and easier.I would like to make it permanent with a new fingerboard or neck as I realise the wood will not hold up as well as ebony or ebanol will.Any thoughts on this? Don't really want to spend the bucks on a good fretless until I become more proficient.