bont bass Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Hi all I'm new to this site a am thinking ok turning a normal 4 string bass to a headless bass any advise welcome Quote
gary mac Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Don't do it, just buy a headless. I suspect otherwise you will just end up with a broken bass Welcome to the site. 2 Quote
hubrad Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I'd say go for it if you're up for an experiment! Look at pics on #32 here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/44673-ibanez-roadster-megacustom/page__hl__ibanez%20roadster Mine was 4-string headed when I bought it! Quote
neepheid Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 It's much easier to do to a bass which has the truss rod adjustment at the heel (otherwise you need a headpiece/string retainer with a hole through which to access the truss rod nut). It's even easier with a bass with that and a zero fret (otherwise you most likely will have to retain the nut). 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 Italian headless system https://www.technologyformusicians.com/basshbridges.php?lingua=2 Quote
Dan Dare Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 Unless it's a crappy bass you don't care about, I'd sell it as is and get a purpose built headless. Removing the head from anything often ends in tears: 1 1 Quote
PlungerModerno Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 On 23/04/2015 at 10:52, bont bass said: Hi all I'm new to this site a am thinking ok turning a normal 4 string bass to a headless bass any advise welcome +1 for not trying it as a first or even second project, a lot might go wrong. If you have a backup bass and can afford to lose the candidate neck or whole bass, I'd say experiment away if it's not a valuable bass to you. Quote
rmorris Posted April 21, 2021 Posted April 21, 2021 Make sure it's a bolt-on neck bass so you can replace the neck and save the body if it all goes wrong... Quote
Killed_by_Death Posted April 28, 2021 Posted April 28, 2021 A reliable good-quality system is not cheap & if you do cheap out it will be the luck of the draw whether it works well or is crap on a stick: https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-headless/products/4-string-headless-bass-bridge 1 Quote
prowla Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 The headstock end which will be the problem area, if the truss-rod is adjustable at that end. Quote
prowla Posted May 1, 2021 Posted May 1, 2021 Also, do NOT (never, ever, ever, EVER) buy the "Overlord Of Music" cheap tuner/bridge system; it is complete rubbish. 1 Quote
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