Tired of pointy fret ends on Ultra-cheap (<$100 basses)??

PilbaraBass · #1 02-03-2007, 09:01 PM

those ultra-cheap chinese basses getting you down? cutting your fingers on the pointy fret ends? or are you just looking to improve the feel a bit.

well, here's a quick and dirty technique to make your cheap chinese special feel quit a bit nicer...

please, only attempt this on a cheap bass that has a rosewood board.

tools: 400 grit sandpaper

action: take the sandpaper and wrap a bit of it around your pointer and middle fingers...

hold the sand paper at a 30-45 and to the edge of the fretboard.

lightly sand the edge of your board up and down the length until you've knocked off just a SMIDGE (official measurement) from the edge of the board...

repeat procedure for the other edge...

clean any debris with a 3M pad and an old t-shirt...apply a little lemon oil (if desired)...wipe down again...and

WOILA!....5 minutes to smooth edges...

PilbaraBass · #2 02-04-2007, 05:14 PM

I was wondering...do any of you other cheapo connesieurs out there do something similar to protect your precious skin on your fingers

Selta · #3 02-05-2007, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass

I was wondering...do any of you other cheapo connesieurs out there do something similar to protect your precious skin on your fingers

Haven't had this issue on any of my cheapo SX or my TBC... I had one fret shift on my ESP though. I did excatly this, but eventaully went the whole way to 1000 grit paper. Works like a charm. A smidge is just about right, too.

jasonbraatz · #4 02-05-2007, 11:05 AM

I have a really fine, long file that I use. It works great.

**Thor** · #5 02-06-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass

I was wondering...do any of you other cheapo connesieurs out there do something similar to protect your precious skin on your fingers

I hand it to a long haired scruffy guy named Jim in the
best setup shop around. Comes back like butter everytime.

I guess that doesn't qualify as cheapo, though.

Orco87 · #6 02-08-2007, 02:13 PM

Whenever I play my sx you can tell from my index finger... I don't really feel it while playing, just notice afterwards. I guess I'll have to try this out.