frets

Hello, I’m just a tad OCD when it comes to my basses and I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether this is a sign of the frets sprouting?...

I’ve owned my short scale stingray for just over 3 years. I play almost everyday and it is the only bass I own. I was surprised to see fret wear...

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Any help on this would be most appreciated I play stainless steel elites and have done for many years. What I do notice is that Stainless Steel...

Hello everybody. I bought a really nice used American standard Fender Dimension V. I have a strange neck and fretboard problem. The first problem...

So I got huge issues with my Warwick Bass. Warwick RockBass Corvette Multiscale, 5-String - Solid Black Satin | W-Music Distribution I think...

Pretty much all the frets passed the 12th are useless on my pj bass. Was wondering what the average cost of fret leveling is. I know how much it...

Hi Bass brothers. I Bought my first music man style bass recently. The Sterling SUB 4 version. Have to say, I am quite impressed with the...

I fixed the fret sprout on my P bass a few months ago when humidity was still in the 30s. Now we average 75% and the neck has expanded beyond the...

you usually see vintage fender basses with those skinny little 6230 frets, but whenever you see a vintage fender that says “original frets” in the...

I’m chasing this p bass w/flats tone, and can’t seem to coax it. I’m thinking it’s got to be a technique, set up, or a strings thing? I’m after...

On my 2002 Lakland Skyline JO four string, my G string buzzes on the 7th fret only when the E string is fretted as well. I noticed this when...

When setting up your bass, what’s your priority first and foremost? I tend to try to eliminate buzz, but it seems to be a never ending battle.

i said in that old pat vegas thread i made towards the beginning of month that it looked like he had put jumbo frets on his bass, but i had...

i don’t know what to tell you other than those frets look MASSIVE for a 1956 p bass, or really any bass in the 50s, 60s, or 70s. i know he modded...

More than once in the forum I’ve noticed someone comment on how they hate a bass with 24 frets. I have basses with 21, 22 & 24 frets. Usually, I...

So, I have quite a few basses but as of yet, I don't have a single fretless. In fact, as I think about it, I'm not positive that at any point in...

Can someone please explain what's going on with Mr. Bettencourt's frets here?

I realize that not everything you read on the internet is true so I'm trying to separate fact from fiction here. I have encountered a statement...

I have a bass that I would like to convert from a 20 to 22 fret instrument. I already have an idea in my head as to what I need to do, but my...

Getting straight to it, I have a Fender AM Professional 5 string P bass and I love it BUT there are three frets, yes just 3 that enoy the hell out...

Hey guyz, would you say these are damaged?..Played this 83' P for many yrs using GHS bass boomers, the size of brooklyn bridge cables..you know...

Announced this week at NAMM, the Ibanez Pia is predecessor to Steve Vai's Jem. The Pia sports stainless frets. Eddie Van Halen's Wolfgang also...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Every fret from 1 to 9 in first - second strings area. Is it normal for totally new, made in 2019, unplayed by me bass?...

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Is fret spacing much different in 35" basses comparing to 34"? Is this easier to play 34" basses than 35"? I do have 35" bass. It is great in all...

So, as everybody knows the bass guitar has seen a fair share of evolution since it's inception only upwards of seventy years ago. In recent years,...

I play in an all-originals local band, (we pretty much only do showcase shows, if that matters?). I joined the band last summer, and I have been...

Hand-built US Rick Turner Renaissance Fretted 5-string bass. Lightweight (6.5 lbs, per the bathroom scale) chambered Black Acacia body with a...

Don't post much, but I've noticed some level of disdain for 24-fret basses, not just on this forum. What's the problem here? Is it not objectively...

I have a '64 jazz I've been playing for 40 years at least. It was Joe O's backup ax but he never needed it. It fell off a stand and dinged the...

Hi guys & gals, As in the title: who makes an 18mm spaced 6 string bass with stainless steel frets? The only other requirement is that is must...

I recently got my bass' action adjusted (lowered), and after I got it back i got severe fret buzz on the first two frets of each string, but every...

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The bass played completely fine. Put new strings and now they are not off the fretboard at all. Im losing my mind!

I may not have the terminology correct (so please refrain from igniting your flamethrowers)... but I'm curious if you folks could explain "hanger...

Every time I've picked up a 5 string bass at a store the B string seemed rather clunky and not very musical. But maybe an extra long scale...

This has bugged me for years. Ibanez is my preferred bass style. The shape and neck are perfect for me with one minor flaw. I wish they weren't 24...

Hey, hey! I'm the owner of Warwick corvette pro-line, 4 strings. Do you know where can I buy new "bell bronze" frets online? I'm not even sure...