Born 2B Mild Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Jim Fleeting recently did a defret for me. I'm as pleased as punch with the result. Converting my existing (and effectively usurped and no longer needed) Indie 6, has saved me shed loads in buying a good six string fretless. Jim used this job in his blog, entitled... [url="http://luthiery.co.uk/2009/07/26/six-string-bass-defret/"]How I Defret a Six String Bass[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDM Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 That's some really nice grain on that fretboard - looks a lot better as a fretless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatori Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Im in the process of having my Tobias 6 done cant wait ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Here's a pic of it before the operation. I had thought about a defret before, but one of the winning characteristics of this Indie was its lack of subtlety. It is near 11 pounds in weight, with most of it being the ash body. It felt like playing a precision ...wide string spacing, chunky frets, good full sound. So I couldn't see it becoming a fretless. And then one day I thought it could work, and before I knew it, it was with Jim who turned the job round in 24 hours. And I was amazed ...kind of like a sex change! I've just come back from playing a semi-acoustic gig with it tonight, and it felt beautiful. The Status flats, now installed, were just gorgeous to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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