Double Bass Graphite fingerboard

[Cmoon1]

I'm sorry if this post is redundant, but I am new and saw nothing in detail about this in the archives.

I am thinking about having a graphite fingerboard put on my URB, and I was wondering about anyone's experience with such a thing. Can the action really be improved a lot? What is the feel and sound like? How do they wear in the long run? Any damage or other problems? I do a lot of slap, so how does that work/sound on a grapgite FB?

Thanks for your input.

Chris

 

[arnoldschnitzer]

I bought one, inspected it and sent it back. Too flexible, excessive camber, too difficult to work the material. I'll stick with ebony.

 

[toman]

I've played graphite on slab basses, EUBs and cellos, and loved them all. I don't know if it might be too flexy for a DB application, but in theory the stuff is great. It looks and feels better than the best ebony I've seen, and it should last forever and never need planing...

 

[Alex Scott]

Thanks Arnold, that's been in the back of my mind for a while, nice to get it out of there.