For you Fretless Players....

[Lfalex v1.1]

I own a 1990 Musicman Stingray V - Fretless, of course...
It has a Maple neck and a Pau Ferro ("Ironwood") Fingerboard.
I've had Stainless Steel rounds of one sort or another on it since I bought it in about 2000.
Still no real signs of heavy wear.
When it comes to a new 'board, it'll be either Ebony or Pau Ferro again.

+1 to CK's thoughts on Graphite necks with wooden boards. Whether fretted or fretless, I feel it would be one of the best marriages.
The Vigier "Delta" Metal fretless bears some scrutiny, though... Ask Ped about his SIII Passion.

[SJA]

I'd like to have an ebony board-
the rosewood board on my Yamaha's getting worn with rounds, and I hate having to clean the board-
an ebony board would be smoother, less porous and more gunk-resistant.

I notice the Squier VM fretless has a phenolic/ebonol fingerboard- no pores at all- I'll have to try one out.

Edited May 23, 2008 by SJA

[tauzero]

Personally, I'm happy with a wenge fingerboard and wenge/bubinga neck, in combination with a Warwick pre-amp.

[warwickhunt]

Just taken delivery of a 1990 Warwick Streamer Stage I fretless with Maple neck (wenge stringers) and a (factory) lined ebony board. I'm about to go and open it up to see what the preamp is as it has Barts (fairly certain they are original) and a 3 band EQ with stacked vol/pan in the traditional Warwick pan pot position... very unWarwick.

Very mellow toned.

[crash]

Definitely Ebony finger board with a maple neck - it's just beautiful.
Also, you could try Basslines pickups for fretless - designed by Steve Bailey. They have a pull pot setting for enhancing harmonics.
Happy building

[TheRinser]

My fretless has a wenge/wenge neck/f board and a seymour duncan (i think?) pre. sounds lovely, growly but smooth