Recent content by Possum Willy

Thanks for the advise!

Went ahead and pulled the nut, which I would imagine needs to lowered. Thinking lower the nut height by the same amount as the height of the old frets? Thanks!

Thanks for confirming about the nut removal, did see how I could possibly get a proper sanding job done with the nut in place. As for the chips, very tiny and would have been difficult to work around so decided to simply scrape off and move on. I may regret doing that, knowledge gained for next...

As the title suggests, the "frettin' be gone now" so now comes the fun part of planning the next steps, how to do them and what to expect in the way of issues. Do know that I have to file the nut, but will wait until the fretboard is sanded so I can get a few measurements to know how much needs...

I was really impressed with the Yamaha BBP35, but was already hooked on Ibanez by the time I looked at Yamaha, still dig the hell outta their bikes!

Interesting, I have 6, two that don't get played much. Hence the defret on the ESP/LTD, once Fretless, I'll find reasons to play it LOL The other lonely Bass is a Hofner "Beatle Bass." As soon as I figure out a solution to the balance on the Hofner, I'll find reasons to play it too! But first...

Another great choice is ground wounds or even pressure wounds. Both start as round wounds and both have very unique tonal characteristics.

Thanks, appreciate that!

I have an 86 Roadmaster II 851, also have 96 AS400, and a 21 Mezzo all by Ibanez. Get a few more Ibanez's LOL and you'll be happier :D

First of the next set of questions, where to get the veneers? Looking for something in the natural oak or ash color, or is there a better hardwood light color?

The deed is done, now for the fun part of it, cleaning up the "slots", inserting the contrasting veneer, shaping same, and sanding the neck. Many thanks to all, but especially stephaniw80401 Snert gebass6 Be prepared for more questions you three! Possum Willy

Awesome article, thank you very much!

Oh, I'm definitely frettin LOL. But first time defretter here, so not much knowledge, and a ton of questions. And yeah, it's not a Jazz, but a Precision LTD

SWEET, just what I was hoping to do and the only way I could think of that would work! Thanks for your reply!! I even have an old detail saw that would work perfectly for this job :hyper:

Thanks for answering, By thin, do you mean on top of the fretboard, or in the fretboard?