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11-11-2012, 12:49 PM
|  | a/k/a Steve Cooper | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington WV | | Quote:
Originally Posted by wmheilma  I am thinking about putting abalone or mother of pearl dots on a Modulus Q6. Does anyone think it will hurt resale value if I were to ever sell it? I just don't understand why they don't put dots on. I like dots! | Why dontcha use stick-on fret markers? IIRC, there's a guy selling them on eBay.
You can remove them later, if you want--and they cost very little. |
11-11-2012, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mormoyboy i love the look of basses without fret markers (dots/ block inlays or other...). but that is obviously not the overriding consideration of selecting a bass.
i have seen some Squire J 5ers, Tobias Toby, and Peavey Grind basses without fret markers (the Peavey actually had some sort of side markers and dots at 24)...
what else is out there with un-dottet boards? | Most of my basses do not have fret markers. I favor ebony boards, and I just like the clean look.
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11-11-2012, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mormoyboy i love the look of basses without fret markers (dots/ block inlays or other...). but that is obviously not the overriding consideration of selecting a bass.
i have seen some Squire J 5ers, Tobias Toby, and Peavey Grind basses without fret markers (the Peavey actually had some sort of side markers and dots at 24)...
what else is out there with un-dottet boards? | the boards on my basses are unmarked.
No front or side markers there.
They are custom built instruments though.
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11-11-2012, 03:19 PM
| | | | ...any regular Warwick (however they do have tiny side markers - but the fretboard is clean).
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11-11-2012, 09:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Toronto | | | I like the look of dot free basses, but the look of confused guitar players trying to figure out where I am...
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11-13-2012, 01:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NWOhio | | | looks like maybe Hartke basses don't have dots either? |
11-13-2012, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Michigan | | | I got my Carvin LB76 with no fret dots on the board, but they're on the side of the neck so I can see them when I look down in case I get lost. As much as I love elaborate inlays, I wanted to see the miles of ebony laid out before me, and I don't regret it.
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11-13-2012, 04:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NWOhio | | | topcat - what kind of neck is that? |
11-13-2012, 05:38 PM
|  | Roscoe FANatic | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Jupiter FLA | | My Roscoes don't have fret markers - they do have side dots and 12th fret markers:
LG3005, LG3000FL, LG3000 - 
And the SKB3006: 
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11-13-2012, 05:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NWOhio | | | okay - not jealous JBFLA ... (...pants on fire)...!
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11-14-2012, 06:16 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ewo Fbass BN5. | And BN4...
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11-14-2012, 06:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cnltb the boards on m basses are unmarked.
No front or side markers there.
They are custom built instruments though. | My M3 had side markers.
The CT in my Avatar has niether. Nor does my Kay Upright. 
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11-14-2012, 06:23 AM
|  | Endorsing nothing, recommending much | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes, UK | | | My MTD Kingston didn't have dots (side only) and I found I didn't miss them. I don't look at the face of the neck when playing - I think they're of more benefits to other band members tyrying to work out what you're playing! My under-construction ACG won't have dots either.
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11-14-2012, 06:55 AM
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11-14-2012, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by RedMoses | that is just freakin' cool.
+1 for warwick and roscoe, warwick being a little more accessable.
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11-14-2012, 08:45 AM
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11-14-2012, 08:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The Motor City | | I was also gonna say Roscoe. Mine is a fretless, but JBFLA also showed some fretted examples. 
Like Munji, I also like the look of an unmarked ebony board.
I also have one fretted bass with no markers. My Marchlewski has an unmarked BEM board that looks just amazing 
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11-14-2012, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MaddAnthony_59 My M3 had side markers.
The CT in my Avatar has niether. Nor does my Kay Upright. | ...and I just corrected a typo in my post  .
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11-14-2012, 08:22 PM
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Endorsing artist: Brubaker Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, Md | | I don't look at the front of the board when playing so I've always leaned towards a clean board. I think it just looks... cleaner  . And as with fretless, it can appear that you know what you're doing since there are no "notes" on your fingerboard.
I use side dots and I've had one bass out of every one I've ever owned that didn't have them. I dislike that. Even worse was a bass with identical side dots at every position.
Clean boards galore...
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I did have one Brubaker made with block inlays but strictly for esthetic purposes only.  
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11-23-2012, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NWOhio | | | i'm looking for a fretted fender P/J style neck without dot- or other fret markers - i have seen a squire deluxe jazz that has a neck that would meet this requirement - any other ideas that don't put me in the $200+ category of a customized warmoth or similar neck? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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