Herbsley Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) Here is a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass (Fretless) on Ebay - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=300321854129"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=300321854129[/url] Looks ok - BUT the description bothers me . . . Will the fact that he has apparently extended the depth of the screws for the bolt-on neck make the bass less stable in any way? After all, as with any bolt-on I suppose, you're asking a lot tension-wise in that area when you then string the bass. Or am I being over-cautious? Can the extra-deep holes be (partially) filled so that it's even less of a problem? I'm no luthier - so just wanted a few views before deciding on whether it's worth a punt as a low-cost first dabble into fretless behaviour. (And then undoubtedly get into the GAS arms-race business of swapping out pups etc etc). Cheers all. H. Edited June 15, 2009 by Herbsley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I think what he's say there is that he's actually widened the holes in the body slightly, probably because the holes on the other neck he tried didn't match up exactly. That might affect the stability of the neck but is an easy fix if it does prove to be an issue. If you wanted to do it yourself you could simply try using a cocktail stick/sticks as a kind of rawlplug. If you wanted to go the whole hog the holes can be filled with dowl and redrilled, but I'd imagine the first method would do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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