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A longtime friend of mine recently told me that, Patchouli, of all oils, is an excellent fretboard conditioner. Now I love the smell of the stuff,...
I got my stingray special not even two months ago, I don't know if this crack has been there since I got it but I only noticed it today. I thought...
Okay more specifically... Not block inlays but the ones that just go all the way across the fret. Like a shallow dado (not totally set on ebony...
I have an MTD 535-24 with wenge fingerboard for 8 years. At various frets, where the fret meets the fingerboard, there is a whitish substance...
I have a P with flats (which is extremely unusual and I'm the only bass player on TB that plays one of those). ;) Anyways, I love my Labellas but...
I'm thinking of using masking tape to cover the entire square behind each fret (only those already with inlays). Or, in other words, wherever an...
Let me preface this by saying that this is only a good idea on rosewood, pau ferro or unfinished maple boards. As brought out in the video, it...
A few weeks ago, I was watching Gary Willis' video that he did with Scott Devine at Scott's Bass Lessons, and one of the things he showed, when...
Seriously ponder buying a Harley Benton Harley Benton JB-40FL, fretless jazz bass, as I want to be able to cope that classic fretless tone and...
Hey all! Doing a fretless conversion on an older Roadstar II and thought it might look nice with oval inlays like some of the higher-end SR...
Hey! So I’m defretting one of my basses. I’m not sure exactly as to what type of finish I should use. I’ve seen some people use marine epoxy (like...
Not sure if this post belongs in Lutherie or Setup and Repair, but here goes: I have couple '80s Peavey basses that need some fretboard work,...
This is just something I'm curious about. I don't have any instruments with a laurel fretboard - visually I prefer darker rosewood or even ebony....
Hey Guys, Check out this video if you want a few pointers and secrets to get you flying around bass neck. I have at least seven more like this and...
Rick Beardly is building a bass for me. It's an 8 string so he had a tough time finding a wide enough piece of ebony. We went with African...
I've owned this Jazz neck for a while, and only lately have noticed how deep the grooves of the grain are. Compared to other necks, the grain on...
So I am a lead player, I play chords, solos and high register stuff. I have an old fretless that I think could help bring that extra complexity to...
Bought this yamaha bx1 for 150.00 Some goon ripped the frets out of it. I dont know much about refretting and repair and some people on facebook...
USA NS-5XL custom built in 2013. Anyone familiar with Spector's ultraviolet finish knows this finish is like a chameleon under different lighting...
Selling my 2007 Modulus Q-5 35"scale, 17.5mm string spacing Alder body, flamed maple top, Beautifully figured chechen fretboard. Bartolini 18v...
I may not have the terminology correct (so please refrain from igniting your flamethrowers)... but I'm curious if you folks could explain "hanger...
Hi Guys I am defretting a Harley Benton Bass neck to try my first forays into playing fretless. The fingerboard is 'Roseacer' and we are filling...
I have heard that little WD-40 on cloth will do the jobb. But i think it's little gamble to hard. I've been told that weapon-oil may be better...
glued the fretboard to the neck blank
Cleaned up the neck taper a bit, and tapered the fretboard.
fretboard slotted and mocked up
Slotting the fretboard
Hi everyone, new user and never posted in a forum before so I hope I'm putting this question in the right place . I have a Squier jazz bass which...
Hello, everybody. I'm concidering buying a G&L tribute L2500 from an overseas seller on ebay. G&L Tribute L-2500 Electric Bass Guitar 5 string +...
my Squier mb-4's strings are hitting my fretboard it did that a long ago but i got it fix but i removed the string to clean the fretboard but when...
EDIT: I'm concered about the *Fretboard* not the neck itself. I've got a somewhat rare configuration of the Brice HXB 405 (rondo music brand)...
Just got my 69 jazz out of storage and the board was all sorts of sad and dry. Gave it a couple treatments with fret doctor and it's bounced back...
Hi, I am finally getting round to mastering scales and improvisation. Is it vital for me to remember all notes of scale I'm using and of my...
Removed the clamps
glued up the fretboard
Fretboard ready to glue up
5 coats of clear
Ready For Frets
Any one had any experience using wenge as a fret board?
removed fretboard
