4nkam Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hey guys...Here's the situation: I'm currently working on several guitars right now and their work ranges from general repair to fiber optic installation and so on. I'm interested in going more in depth with building, but I'm going slow and doing a little at a time. Right now, I don't have the tools to fully (and more importantly, properly) construct something like fretboards. It's mainly the fret slotting that's holding me back so far. Anyway, I'm looking for tworeplacement fretboards with the following options: -Ebony -24 3/4" scale -radiused Now I've searched here and have read a few conflicting things about places like LMII and others. The ones stew mac sell won't match with the fretboards I'm replacing (ESP 24 3/4" style). So havin said that, can anyone suggest some places to look into where you have had good results and also fit my criteria? Thanks! MJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Try custom inlay out man They do deadly looking work http://www.custominlay.com/cgi-bin/store.n...tomfingerboards !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbassman Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Go to http://www.stewmac.com/ for fretboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 StewMac doesn't carry a 24 3/4". He just said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Use an online fret calculator that will allow you to print. There is one called winfret I think. Also LMII will do most anything for slots, but I highly recommend Custom Inlay over LMII. I have them do all my custom stuff. - Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbassman Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 SORRY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) Beg to differ, Stewmac do have 24 3/4" fretboards http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...ingerboard.html Didn't think it was likely that they would miss out on a big seller like that! Why wont the stewmac ones fit your guitar anyway? Edited March 1, 2005 by Sambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4nkam Posted March 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Beg to differ, Stewmac do have 24 3/4" fretboards http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...ingerboard.html Didn't think it was likely that they would miss out on a big seller like that! Why wont the stewmac ones fit your guitar anyway? ← They do offer a "24 3/4" fretboard, but the spacing isn't correct compared to what I have now (And would like to keep). A friend of mine has a similar ESP Explorer as well as Gibsons. He compared the stew-mac boards to the ESP and sure enough, the stew-mac boards didn't match up. Gibson's standard 24-3/4" scale is a compensated length based on a true scale of about 24-9/16". MJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Exactly, the StewMac boards are 24-9/16" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDust_Junkie Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Aren't the Stew-Mac fret boards spaced to accomodate the compensated Gibson 24 3/4" scale length. I think that is actually frets spaced according the scale length if the high E (treble) saddle of the bridge is set at the scale length of 24 9/16", and offsetting the low E (bass) saddle at approximately 24 3/4" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarageRocker Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Allen Guitar http://www.allenguitar.com/supply.htm offers true 24 3/4"" scale as well as 24 9/16". If a 12" radius is okay with you, you can save by buying one of their pre-slotted ebony boards. otherwise you'll pay job charges for only two boards. The listing in the pre-slotted section shows 24.750" but says "Gibson scale" so I'd recommend confirming with Randy Allen that it's a true 24 3/4". I bought a different scale length so I haven't seen one personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Warmoth Their (ebony) fingerboards are of very high quality, friendly and quick service + I've never missed even a single screw, everything is packed perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbassman Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Warmoth Their (ebony) fingerboards are of very high quality, friendly and quick service + I've never missed even a single screw, everything is packed perfectly. ← Thanks Martin. I was also looking for some unslotted maple bass boards and I didn't even think to look on the Warmoth site. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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