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For those of you who missed the thread last time this bass was discussed it's from [url="http://www.mikeyguitar.com/index.asp"]Mikey Guitar[/url].

An interesting idea but I can't help thinking that the fretless conversion works the wrong way round. Instead of lowering the frets it should really raise the fingerboard otherwise the fretless action will be too high.

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[quote name='BigRedX' post='136143' date='Feb 7 2008, 10:52 PM']For those of you who missed the thread last time this bass was discussed it's from [url="http://www.mikeyguitar.com/index.asp"]Mikey Guitar[/url].

An interesting idea but I can't help thinking that the fretless conversion works the wrong way round. Instead of lowering the frets it should really raise the fingerboard otherwise the fretless action will be too high.[/quote]


Good point, I see where you're coming from.

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[quote name='BigRedX' post='136143' date='Feb 7 2008, 10:52 PM']For those of you who missed the thread last time this bass was discussed it's from [url="http://www.mikeyguitar.com/index.asp"]Mikey Guitar[/url].

An interesting idea but I can't help thinking that the fretless conversion works the wrong way round. Instead of lowering the frets it should really raise the fingerboard otherwise the fretless action will be too high.[/quote]
Given the way that it works, by rotating the frets, I think that would be impossible. What might be feasible is to have cams to raise and lower the bridge and nut.

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