theosd Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Any ideas on a product I can get fairly cheaply to fill the gaps where I defretted my Harley Benton 5 string thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 play dough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Go have a look in the Repairs forum, lots of threads on that topic. Also check build diaries, quite a few defretting attempts in there showing you how it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Any of the Plastic Wood type products, put it on (in) with a scraper and then just lightly sand it back, worked a treat for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBRebelMC Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I used Colron wood filler on my defret project. It seems to work fine and is a pale brown colour so provides a nice lined fretless look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) I've heard of PVA / sawdust mix though I've no idea how that would stand up to time on a fretless Edited March 19, 2010 by josh3184 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 duratec plastic wood putty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaby Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hi I bought an AXL player deluxe fretless from a chap, who, when he picked it up from a music and instruments fair, had the frets missing and just the gaps left, (apparently they just omitted the frets to make a fretless). He had a luthier fit maple inserts into the gaps (rosewood board)and a lovely job he made of it, feels great. Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 My dad used to use Plastic Padding for everything. Unfortunately it does leave that fibre glass smell for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosd Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 [quote name='ezbass' post='780024' date='Mar 19 2010, 05:16 PM']Any of the Plastic Wood type products, put it on (in) with a scraper and then just lightly sand it back, worked a treat for me.[/quote] Sounds good thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Good shout for this thread. I'm planning on defretting my old Vox (unless someone offers me money for it, which is very unlikely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 [quote name='skankdelvar' post='780205' date='Mar 19 2010, 08:47 PM'][/quote] WTF?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Mr Delvar gives us another classic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guybrush threepwood Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hehe, I bet someone would buy it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I've done two de-frets, the first one I used super glue and african blackwood dust (it's the stuff they make clarinets from). The second one I used scraps of veneer plundered from a scrap piano. The results are far neater and it didn't take much longer ,I glued the veneer in with wood glue and left it overnigh, the finishing took far less time than the wood dust. There are pictures in build diaries (twin neck project) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I did one years ago and used Araldite, seemed to work ok and left a nice dark line. Can't remember if it was easy to sand or not, but I suspect not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosd Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 [quote name='4-string-thing' post='780725' date='Mar 20 2010, 12:56 PM']I did one years ago and used Araldite, seemed to work ok and left a nice dark line. Can't remember if it was easy to sand or not, but I suspect not![/quote] Hehe, nice budget option for a budget instrument! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 [quote name='theosd' post='780834' date='Mar 20 2010, 03:08 PM']Hehe, nice budget option for a budget instrument![/quote] Ha, it was about as low budget as you can get! My first ever bass, a top twenty! Wonder how many others started on one of those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I used plastic wood when I defretted my Columbus P bass,though if you leave the gaps empty for long enough I'm sure they'll fill up with dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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