Parts is Parts?

[Fraxture]

Could I buy a fretless neck from EB (Which I doubt) or could I have a Sterling fretted bass transformed into a fretless bass by an authorized EB dealer?

I have my eye on a used Sterling H and was wondering if I got the dealer to swap out the necks for a blank plank if it was a process that EB supported?

 

[Dr Stankface]

Negative. When you send something to EB to be replaced, it's replaced with the same thing. Maple for maple. Rosewood for rosewood.

You can always scout ebay for a neck.

 

[oddjob]

What Stanky said... fretless conversions are not too hard if you have a guy that knows his stuff (I had an Aria done about 6 years ago and the job was done inside a few days and was beautiful) - but that is a different issue.

 

[phatduckk]

yup... the guys are right.

MM will only replace a part with the exact same thing. if someone/you sends in a rosewood board, fretted, sterling neck w/ macthing black headstock they will take the original back, destroy it and replace it with the exact same thing

 

[thunder]

those necks usually pop up at e-bay.