Fretted Into a fretless. How I did it myself. Enjoy.

[Fray Arsenio]

Since nobody bought my Gretsch Junior Jet I decided to convert it into a fretless. Check how I did it. I was reluctant to do it myself but It’s not so difficult.

 

[Geri O]

Man, good for you! Looks very nice.

I knew from the outset that I’m terrible with woodworking, but even so, I tackled a fret-to-fretless conversation of a very nice old Peavey TL5 that was....was...a wonderful instrument. I should be facing criminal charges for the way I butchered that bass with no practical hope of recovery (other than replacing the fingerboard, but I caused other irreparable issues). No more woodworking on basses or much of anything else for me!

Enjoy your bass!

 

[Fray Arsenio]

Oh!
I’m very sorry to hear that. I was lucky because never tried something like this
before.

 

[Bermuda Ron]

Looks good Fray. What wood filler did you use?

 

[nonohmic]

Sound really good!

 

[Turnaround]

For those of you contemplating defretting a bass for the first time, please read this thread first:

Defretting and the use of Wood Filler

 

[Bermuda Ron]

Good info Turnaround - thanks. BTW, what is CA?

 

[MonetBass]

Good info Turnaround - thanks. BTW, what is CA?

Cyanoacrylate Glue, AKA "Superglue".

 

[Fray Arsenio]

Looks good Fray. What wood filler did you use?

This one, exactly. Epoxy paste for wood repairing. The color uses is oak but I think a darker shade would’ve been better.

 

[Fray Arsenio]

Looks good Fray. What wood filler did you use?

For those of you contemplating defretting a bass for the first time, please read this thread first:

Defretting and the use of Wood Filler

Great tips. Thanks, Turnaround. The one I used is supposed to be epoxy based. At least thats what I asked at the shop for.