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If you're sure you want it fretless, I don't see why not.

Don't be fooled into thinking that a pair of pliers and some elbow grease is all you need though, you can easily damage the fretboard.

They can be put back too if you don't want it fretless.

Neither job is easy or risk-free, I wouldn't bother unless you're 100% sure you want it doing and if you're that sure, I'd get it done professionally.

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No and Yes from me. Anything's possible but whether its a good idea or not...

A nice looking fretless jap Fender Jazz just went for £300 in the dreaded ebay. My advice would be to get a proper fretless, they tend to be excellent value if you want one.

My worry about replacing frets would be cleaning the filler from the slot while trying to retain the original slot width so the replaced frets are a good fit.

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I did it once with a pair of pliers and coloured plastic wood and made a pretty good job of it. However, compared to the pro job I had done last time there's no comparison. Also if you do it yourself the likelihood of damage preventing a potential refret is quite high.

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