Pookus Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hello fellow bass people. I have successfully completed my EB (fretted) project by using a humble Epi EB0 as a donor - modifying the neck pocket to give the bass a set neck type feel, Schaller machine heads, modified Hipshot bridge and a whopping great Dimarzio model 1 humbucker. I love this bass, it sounds and feels great and has drawn very favourable comments from some seriously senior jazzers who are used to playing with bassists with trees in the £10,000 bracket! I am now contemplating the same mods on another Epi EB0 but this time a fretless version, with some kind of mute to give the thump and short sustain of a double bass. I was considering two options. One was to simply defret the neck, fill and recoat with some bulletproof varnishy stuff -(like Jaco did to his bass). Or - two replace the fingerboard with an ebony job. Does anyone have any bits I could buy? Or point me in the direction of a luthier who could do the fingerboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookus Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 Ok now bass has been sourced and someone (here) is going to defret and epoxy the neck for me. Very cool! I am still in need of the following bits: Hipshot Supertone Bridge, Dimarzio Model One Pickup, Schaller 2x2 Machine Heads. If anyone has any of these bits please let me know. Cheers, Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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