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  1. Hi, yes, that's why I deceided if I do go ahead with it it would be only the last couple of frets. I would level, crown, ect. the 1st through the 18th frets. But most folks here are right... leveling the whole board (20 frets) and just taking the last two or three frets down themselves after leveling, ect. sounds just as easy as (or easier) than leveling frets 1 - 18. But no matter how I did it intonating at the 12th fret (frets 1 - 18 being level anyway) would work and is neither here nor there.
  2. Well, it's only a 4 string 20 fret fingerboard and I hardly if ever play above the 14 fret, not because I can't but because it really isn't something that is needed for 99% of the music I play. (Blues, Jazz, ect.) Most bass players that do a lot of chording and solo work more often than not play a 6 string bass. Having said that and after some more thought I don't think I have to start my drop off at the 14 fret, the 16th or even the 18th fret may be best. After a level, crown and polish from the 16th or 18th fret to the nut and even if I end up with a differance of .005 - .008 lower in height at the end of the fretboard I'm thinking it would be a benefit to me for getting my action were I like it. I doubt I would ever be able to feel the difference since trying to play a bass line on the 18th fret on the E string let alone the G on a Fender style body just does not make sense and is hardly if ever called for. I guess the reason I even thought of throwing this out there is to see if there is a reason not to do it that I'm not thinking about like not being able to tune or intonate the bass, or It would look unsightly, or not being able to level the rest of the frets down to the nut. And I'm not thinking of mixing up the fret size's or having lower in height frets at the 14th through the 16th and then going to higher frets again to the end of the fretboard, just a slight drop off on the last few is all and since the width's on the fret wire's are almost the same I doubt someone could see the difference without a close inspection. I really do appreciate your's and any (and all) input also since I want to give enough time in this thread for somone to let me know if there is really some fundamental reason why it should not be done. It's an idea that I won't just jump into.
  3. Well, it just makes sense to me and since the widths are so close and the height being within .010" I doubt most people would be able to see it. I like my action close as I play with a light touch so the relief in my neck is almost always slight and and to get real close action I even sometimes will shim the neck a tiny bit so having the fret heights at the end of the board a bit lower to start seems logical but I am a bit nervous to try it.
  4. Hi, I was thinking of freting my bass neck down to the 14th fret with 6150 fret wire (.106 width x .046 height) and from the 14th fret to the 20th using 6130 fret wire (.103 X .036) since they are very close in width and .010 difference in height it might be hard to see but allow me to get my string action a bit lower by being more forgiving of fret buzz at the last few frets. Has anyone ever tried this or already know that it just is not a good idea? Just a thought.
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