L-mac Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hi With the imminent arrival of my Sandberg California JM (droool - cant wait!) my Warwick Fortress Rockbass is redundant. I've always fancied trying fretless - so had the idea of getting a defret done on the warwick. BUT - am I spending money on an instrument only to devalue it? (It is in "out of the box"pefect nick) Am I better just to try to trade it for a fretless? thoughts? experiences? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 My guess is that you have done the thinking process yourself. Ideally the fretless wants a phenolic fretboard but ths not essential and some would argue doesnt give the same tone. A proper de- fret will use some funds but then how much do you "connect" with the Warwick? If its like a glove, then maybe thats the ideal way to start fretless as it will feel very familiar to you when you try and play it. A new fretless will be a learning thing twofold..... My opinion FWIW.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 [quote name='L-mac' post='81192' date='Oct 30 2007, 11:36 AM']BUT - am I spending money on an instrument only to devalue it? (It is in "out of the box"pefect nick)[/quote] Seeing as the resale value of Warwicks is now peanuts, secondhand Rockbasses are now worth half a cashew. If you can find someone with a similar bass but fretless, then there's no harm in trading. But I'd be inclined to de-fret after a while if nothing shows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovedub Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 De-freting shouldn't significantly alter the value of a bass like that, so long as it's done properly. Although it's worth bearing in mind that fretlesses are harder to sell, should you not take to it. Try a few in the shops first, then decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I just had one of my basses de-fretted by John Shuker and I was over the moon with the quality of the work. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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