adding fretts

[Slaphound]

How can I add 2 more fretts to my bass neck?. I need to learn a song in A and then transpose it to G.

 

[username n/a]

get a new neck?

 

[codyAllen191]

tune up........or get a new neck......those are your options AFAIK.

 

[lowrez]

artificial harmonics work in a pinch also.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Replacing the neck isn't an easy solution. Let's take two 34" basses, one with a 20-fret neck and another with a 24-fret neck. Both instruments have exactly the same length from the bridge to the nut. those extra frets in the second bass are added at the end of the neck, where it joins the body. Here's a very noticeable comparison:

Both basses are 34", but the HyperBass has (I think) 36 "frets", which are added at the neck joint. Notice the deeper cutaway. So, if you're going to replace a bass' neck, it must have the same number of frets as the original if you don't want to rout a deeper cutaway in your bass' body. IMO, your best bets are downtuning your bass or transpose the lowest notes one octave higher than the song's original version.

BTW, that's the reason why many slappers don't like 24-fret necks. You must move your hand toward the bridge to accommodate to the new spot where the end of the neck is.

 

[Jim Dombrowski]

Learn it in "A" and then learn it in "G". Spend your time and energy on the process rather worrying about the instrument.

 

[Sonic Napalm]

Replacing the neck isn't an easy solution. Let's take two 34" basses, one with a 20-fret neck and another with a 24-fret neck. Both instruments have exactly the same length from the bridge to the nut. those extra frets in the second bass are added at the end of the neck, where it joins the body. Here's a very noticeable comparison:

Both basses are 34", but the HyperBass has (I think) 36 "frets", which are added at the neck joint. Notice the deeper cutaway. So, if you're going to replace a bass' neck, it must have the same number of frets as the original if you don't want to rout a deeper cutaway in your bass' body. IMO, your best bets are downtuning your bass or transpose the lowest notes one octave higher than the song's original version.

BTW, that's the reason why many slappers don't like 24-fret necks. You must move your hand toward the bridge to accommodate to the new spot where the end of the neck is.

not ture in all cases you can change to 24 frets and not need to route a deeper neck pocket or cutaway or anything put get a 24 fret conversion neck where the fretboard overhangs the neck ill use guitars picts to illistrate(my source is warmoth)

22 frets

24 fret extention

 

[Mon Rominee]

WHY would you need two more frets is you are transposing DOWN a whole step?

 

[YCBass]

Learn it in "A" and then learn it in "G". Spend your time and energy on the process rather worrying about the instrument.

+1

 

[CharlyG]

He needs them at the other end? {:^)

 

[Mon Rominee]

Youngspanion, you posted a similar concern about detuning or relearning a song in another forum here, were our answers not good enough there????
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364625

Learn how to transpose. You'll thank yourself later.
Stop being lazy. And extra frets at the nut end isn't possible if that's what yer thinkin (funny Charlie). It's called detuning.

 

[Slaphound]

Mon,

I just wanted a broader view on the forums. Don't take offense.

I'm just going to de tune to Low D on the E string

I can afford to be lazy. Thank you.

 

[Mon Rominee]

No big dude, I didn't really take any offense either, I was just ribbing you about the other thread...forgot the " "