fretting over inlays

[uethanian]

hey guys, probably no one has done this, but i'd like to hear your opinions

i'm looking for a new neck to fret microtonally, and it seems like rondo is the best deal. BUT, their only full length and right handed model has block inlays. would it be possible to slot and fret over these inlays (say if you were doing a quatertone template)?

i could be lucky and mostly avoid them, but there's still a chance. glue is always an option...

oh and the SX fretless necks, what are the slots filled with? and do they fit most p or j basses?

 

[jordan_frerichs]

what are the block inlays made of? i know it would not be a problem if they are wood inlays. i do not see why it would not work if it is peral or abolone, because there are elegant fb, with a peral inlay spanning the whole board, are there are frets over that. i can not say for sure though, because i have not done it. fretless lines are usually filled with a contrasting wood, or collored epoxy. i imagine that sx would use an epoxy

 

[uethanian]

as long as they dont use plastic strips...

anyone with an SX? anyone?

 

[lightbulbjim]

See here for when fretting has been done over the top of (dot) inlays:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5273633&postcount=70

 

[uethanian]

cool stuff man

im not much into equal tempered scales, but i feel for you

yea i couldnt see dot inlays being much of a problem...its just those big chunky blocks.

BTW, how did you go about fretting the neck? my local luthier recommended a custom slotting box, but i'm really not sure myself.

 

[lightbulbjim]

Actually the guitar belongs to Benjamin Strange. I had nothing to do with it, I just saw his post .