worn out fretless neck?

[SCUZMUZM]

Hi I have a fretless bass that i love but is becoming very worn out in a few areas that I tend to play alot giving those areas some buzz...when i take off the strings i can see and feel the indentations of years of play with roundwounds (i hate flats) Is it possible to fix this neck or should i try to invest in a replacement? thanks for any help

[bassteban]

If it's not too bad it can be *dressed*- a straight-edged scraper is drawn lengthwise down the fingerboard, levelling(fore-to-aft, not removing the radius)& removing divots/grooves. I've done it a couple of times; it's not difficult but it's also easy to jack things up worse if you're not careful. take it to a shop- an estimate shouldn't cost anything but your time.

[202dy]

Originally Posted by SCUZMUZM

Hi I have a fretless bass that i love but is becoming very worn out in a few areas that I tend to play alot giving those areas some buzz...when i take off the strings i can see and feel the indentations of years of play with roundwounds (i hate flats) Is it possible to fix this neck or should i try to invest in a replacement? thanks for any help

Given that is thick enough, the fingerboard can be dressed. This is roughly the same procedure used when dressing frets. But rather than level- crown-and polish, it is level-radius-and refine. Just like a fret dress, it is a game that is played out in thousandths of an inch.