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How to go fretless?

How should I go fretless

  • Get an OLP and buy a MM fretless neck for it to trade out.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Wait forever for an unlined fretless MM Stringray5 piezo used!

    Votes: 8 13.6%
  • Defret my G&L L2500 tribute

    Votes: 4 6.8%
  • Warmoth neck for G&L

    Votes: 4 6.8%
  • G&L has neck for sure that I can but for the G&L... GET ONE!

    Votes: 1 1.7%
  • other fretless bass.

    Votes: 42 71.2%

  • Total voters
    59
Do you still have the Schecter 5? I think the most important thing to make the transition smooth is to have the same string length and familiar neck shape to your favorite fretted bass. If the Schecter and the G&L are the same or very similar that way, maybe a fretless Schecter neck for the Elite 5? I wouldn't mess around with the G&L. Too nice a bass to experiment on. Ideally, sell the Schecter and get an identical G&L without frets. But on a limited budget, that might not happen as easily.