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make sure your warranty has expired first.
make sure your warranty has expired first.
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would you do this to your Bongo fretless
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Moondog
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that looks yummy
Psycho Ward
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I might do that to a Fender, but the only changes I've made to an EBMM is strap locks, and I sort of feel guilty about that...
jeffrey
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I'd do it in a heartbeat if I had a fretless. I'm too aggressive a player, I'd end up tearing up the neck. 
bovinehost
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Epoxy is way overrated. I had a fretless Stingray or two, and although it is easy for me to repeat what Jon said to repeat, I can't imagine those basses sounding any better with epoxy on the board.
I knew a bunch of guys who went with the epoxy back in the late 80s, early 90s, and my take is that it made the tone a bit more brittle than it was before.
But hey, I will be the first to tell you that I'm no fretless player.
And as always, if it's my bass, I'll bloody well screw it up if I want to.
Jack
I knew a bunch of guys who went with the epoxy back in the late 80s, early 90s, and my take is that it made the tone a bit more brittle than it was before.
But hey, I will be the first to tell you that I'm no fretless player.
And as always, if it's my bass, I'll bloody well screw it up if I want to.
Jack
Bill
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I can't even bring myself to do that! I did change the pickguard, though. It seemed less invasive that messing with the strap buttons.Psycho Ward said:
jamesattard
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is it just me then? the first thing i've done when i got my first stingray (it was last monday), was to change the strap locks!! it didn't feel like i abused her 
jack_
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ALL Musicman products are perfect the way they are.
bovinehost
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Look, even the lunatic fringe occasionally changes strap buttons, pickguards and strings.
I consider myself lunatic fringe, sure.
Never gutted a Bongo, though.
I consider myself lunatic fringe, sure.
Never gutted a Bongo, though.
AnthonyD
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Simply stated... No.
bassmonkeee
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bovinehost said:Look, even the lunatic fringe occasionally changes strap buttons, pickguards and strings.
I consider myself lunatic fringe, sure.
Never gutted a Bongo, though.
I try and avoid the lunatic fridge. I mean, I put some maniacal milk on my cereal, and I was barking like a dog for THREE DAYS.
0557--I certainly hope you decide to get the epoxy treatment done. That way I can try it out without having to drop the coin.
jeffrey
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Didn't Jaco do it so he could use round-wound's on a fretless?
muggsy
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I believe the board on my Sterling fretless has several coats of epoxy, but I'm the fourth owner (as far as I know) and it was that way when I got it. I love the feel and the way it sounds with TI flats.
My intonation still sucks, but I don't think the epoxy makes it worse.
My intonation still sucks, but I don't think the epoxy makes it worse.
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Bassosaurus
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I depends on the bass a bit too. I had a fretless sr5 that sounded good, but maybe could have benefited from the epoxy. I played a new sr4 in town here recently though and, as said above, I couldn't really imagine that one being any better.
Had a 66' Jazz bass between around 90- 95'. The previous owner had done the Jaco thing (tore out frets and put on some thick-thick lacquor) - sounded great to me - back the tone knob down and it was plenty warm.
Some a those like padulla things, i think, overdo that sound - sound cool for about 20 seconds then gets kinda irritating.
Any sound clips of epoxied sr /bongo....???
Had a 66' Jazz bass between around 90- 95'. The previous owner had done the Jaco thing (tore out frets and put on some thick-thick lacquor) - sounded great to me - back the tone knob down and it was plenty warm.
Some a those like padulla things, i think, overdo that sound - sound cool for about 20 seconds then gets kinda irritating.
Any sound clips of epoxied sr /bongo....???
Psychicpet
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bovinehost said:Look, even the lunatic fringe occasionally changes strap buttons, pickguards and strings.
I consider myself lunatic fringe, sure.
Never gutted a Bongo, though.
.... anywho one of the reasons Jaco did it was partly due to the fact that the 'de-fret' wasn't the greatest and took some chunks out of the fingerboard. the other to keep in mind is, that at the time I think most bass cabs were tweeter less and so the top end has an entirely different sound when going through an amp and tweeterless cab (Ampeg 8x10")
I've contemplated getting a fretless to epoxy but I still think the best sounding fretless board I've played has been one with purpleheart.... amazing sound. But the Pau Ferro is great, a bit softer than ebony but harder than rosewood a bit.
Bassosaurus
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Psychicpet said:
... the other to keep in mind is, that at the time I think most bass cabs were tweeter less and so the top end has an entirely different sound when going through an amp and tweeterless cab (Ampeg 8x10")
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...that is a very good point
Mantaray
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I used to be scared in the idea of a chewed-up fretless board. Nowadays I see it as something very sexy on a fretless bass. An indication that this instrument is well-played etc.
When I saw the pictures of the epoxy neck(and being a longtime fan of Pedulla Buzz) I said that I should do this ASAP. Last week I posted about converting my Ray(take a look by the way on some of its pics I posted yesterday) from fretted to fretless. Now that I've 'sobered up' from the excitement, I'll might go for what OldBluesbassman wisely suggested: a Status graphite neck. The only problem is that I think the fretboards are composite which is something that doesn't make me particulary happy but I haven't heard one yet so....
When I saw the pictures of the epoxy neck(and being a longtime fan of Pedulla Buzz) I said that I should do this ASAP. Last week I posted about converting my Ray(take a look by the way on some of its pics I posted yesterday) from fretted to fretless. Now that I've 'sobered up' from the excitement, I'll might go for what OldBluesbassman wisely suggested: a Status graphite neck. The only problem is that I think the fretboards are composite which is something that doesn't make me particulary happy but I haven't heard one yet so....
