Sacrificial LTD

[Possum Willy]

Well, your ESP/LTD jazz could be killer. Why not post some pictures here and maybe a sound bite or two. As an owner of a Carvin Bunny Brunel BB-70 bass, I was interested to find that BB teamed up with LTD for a subsequent signature instrument in this 2016 video (click here).

Question about doing this conversion; How do I go about adding lines where the frets were? I'm working on not looking at the fretboard as I play, but it comes in handy when I'm working through a new or complex piece of music.
Thanks!

 

[Snert]

Question about doing this conversion; How do I go about adding lines where the frets were?

Thin veneers of a contrasting timber are often used, eg maple on ebony board.

 

[Possum Willy]

Thin veneers of a contrasting timber are often used, eg maple on ebony board.

Thanks for answering,
By thin, do you mean on top of the fretboard, or in the fretboard?

 

[Snert]

By thin, do you mean on top of the fretboard, or in the fretboard?

When the tangs are removed, the 'slots' are not always clean, so very fine saw is used to make them even by re-sawing them. The the contrasting veneer is placed into the clean slot and glued. Finally it is trimmed and finished to the fretboard surface.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Question about doing this conversion; How do I go about adding lines where the frets were? I'm working on not looking at the fretboard as I play, but it comes in handy when I'm working through a new or complex piece of music.
Thanks!

Defretting ?
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[Possum Willy]

When the tangs are removed, the 'slots' are not always clean, so very fine saw is used to make them even by re-sawing them. The the contrasting veneer is placed into the clean slot and glued. Finally it is trimmed and finished to the fretboard surface.

SWEET, just what I was hoping to do and the only way I could think of that would work!
Thanks for your reply!! I even have an old detail saw that would work perfectly for this job

 

[Possum Willy]

Defretting ?

Oh, I'm definitely frettin LOL. But first time defretter here, so not much knowledge, and a ton of questions. And yeah, it's not a Jazz, but a Precision LTD

 

[Possum Willy]

The deed is done, now for the fun part of it, cleaning up the "slots", inserting the contrasting veneer, shaping same, and sanding the neck.
Many thanks to all, but especially
stephaniw80401
Snert
gebass6
Be prepared for more questions you three!
Possum Willy

 

[Possum Willy]

First of the next set of questions, where to get the veneers? Looking for something in the natural oak or ash color, or is there a better hardwood light color?

 

[Snert]

First of the next set of questions, where to get the veneers? Looking for something in the natural oak or ash color, or is there a better hardwood light color?

I'd ask in the Luthier's Forum here, especially as I'm not in 'Murica.

 

[Possum Willy]

I'd ask in the Luthier's Forum here, especially as I'm not in 'Murica.

Thanks, appreciate that!