ibanez mikro epoxy resin fretless conversion

Looks great man. I love those Mikro basses. I converted one to a baritone 6 string maybe 7 years ago. It was fun.

 

I pulled the frets out of my Squire short scale VM Jaguar. Also my first attempt at any significant luthier work and I'd guess I had similar results. I used CA glue which I applied with a small spreader, like a spatula. It took me forever trying to get a completely smooth surface and I lost count of how many times I coated and sanded! Close inspection shows I'm not a craftsman but it actually sounds great. I've written to a few manufacturers asking why nobody makes a fretless short scale and they all say there's not enough demand. Seems to me if they can offer a choice of rosewood or ebony fingerboards it would be just as easy to offer a fretless option. Swapped out these round wounds for tape wounds after a day or two. Definitely the way to go, imho.

 

The Ibanez and the Squire both look beautiful.
Great job you two!

 

ThinCrappyTone , i don't know where i was when you originally posted this thread, but that epoxy pour looks fantastic! i may do another pour attempt myself and i'm wondering what you considered to be your "mistakes." thanks for any response!

i also tinted the epoxy --- that worked fine! --- i was off on my leveling, however, and one side and one end was thicker than the other.

 

Looks beautiful... And looks better set up (for me) to manage than a long scale fretless...
How does it play? If you have the same pups innit, does it give ya that nice full fretless sound?
-Am interested in changing a Mikro over to fretless myself but maybe giving the job to a luthier, so before spending the $$ I'd really like to either hear it, or even a review and opinion of it?
(I also tried to get me an SX shorty fretless, but they're out of 'em and don't know when they'll be available again.)
Thanks,
Greywoulf

 

What brand /type epoxy? Cool.project, the Mikro is a great little bass, like most Ibanez stuff. ​