bubinga5 Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 How much does it cost a fretless bass. lets say a Fender jazz 4..? any ideas? Quote
noelk27 Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) Will depend on what the fret slots have been filled with. For my G&L Tribute L2000, with plastic inserts, was quoted £45. For a Fender Precision, with sawdust and glue infills, and where the slots would have to be "re-cut", was quoted £105. Both prices from the same repairer. Edited June 8, 2011 by noelk27 Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 Not a lot more than a [b]Re[/b]-fret. £150? Watchout for 'board markers; The edge markers will align with the frets, not the "gaps". Being a fretless originally, I doubt it'll have markers on the front face... Quote
xgsjx Posted June 8, 2011 Posted June 8, 2011 Why not trade the bass for it's fretted cuz? Ironically, I'm contemplating defretting my Ibby! If I had a fretted jazz I'd swap necks with you. Quote
wilko_66 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 130-150 at the gallery, i know that coz i just stuck my p in there. depends on how it is fretless-ed though. Mine was a bit of a dodgy job so it's costs more to restore it. Quote
Lorne Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 Should be getting a Spector real soon which someone has defretted, already got a quote for refretting it £110 and that includes a FULL set up and check Quote
ficelles Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 £120 to £150 I guess, not sure how much difference it would make if it's a plain or lined board. My Jazz de-fret was £110 and I am very happy with the result (cool ebony inserts). ficelles Quote
BigRedX Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 IMO unless the bass is fantastic and you're never going to sell it, I wouldn't add frets to a fretless as there aren't enough fretless basses around in the first place. Either find a fretted bass that you like or if it's a bolt-on neck have a fretted neck made for it. Quote
mart Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 [quote name='bubinga5' post='1261639' date='Jun 8 2011, 07:08 PM']How much does it cost [to fret] a fretless bass. ...[/quote] How much does it cost? Your soul. 1 Quote
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