Interesting self-made bass

[Annoying Twit]

This is an interesting and (as far as I know) original looking bass. I've never heard of anyone using brass or another metal for fret markers. Is that common?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-bass-guitar-/271505544818?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f36fdd672

[Bassassin]

That's really pretty & nicely designed. Most self-built basses tend to have body shapes that just look sort of "wrong", but that's a really attractive & considered design. Shame he stuck with a Fender headstock shape - but I'm inclined to think it's a factory neck that's been modified.

I've seen fretless necks which have been defretted by filing the frets down to the tangs to leave metal inlays. More likely he removed the frets & inlaid brass strips though.

Jon.