Recent content by Paul Fairall

I have been in discussions with a luthier but he’s not local by any means but we seem to be on the same page with the design and features. He can’t do anything until next year so I’m just asking questions. I thought someone here would have an answer about the string spacing. I don’t want to...

I mentioned the Jaguar fretless as an example. What I don’t want are lines on the fretboard. I had a quote to remove the fretboard and replace with a plain one, the cost of that and buying a Jaguar was such I would prefer something a custom made bass to my own spec. Just asking about string...

So after a fruitless search for a short scale fretless bass, for example a fender/squire Jaguar fretless, rare as rocking horse poop I reckon, I decided I would get one made. Thinking about a compound radius fingerboard that will overhang the neck at the join to the body. I have a gretsch at the...