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I own a fair amount of basses and while I used to have a fretless, I no longer do. Even though I would never gig a fretless in my current projects, something in me feels like I should have one as part of the "collection". I love the sound and get an itch to play one now and again, even if it is...

Several years after they've been in use, what is the general opinion of carbon fiber/graphite stabilizer bars when used in maple necks? I'm sure they help in the stabilizing process... but do we think they're really worth the expense? When most carbon fiber I've been around is thin and narrow...