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  1. basey
    Alot of times, people put veneer in place of where the fret tang normally would go, just to help the player find the right position. I guess I just assumed you where talking about a bass. Making a fretless guitar sounds pretty unusual. I wonder what it would sound like. Oh yeah, On fretless basses you use flatwound strings instead of roundwound and the fretboard (rosewood, ebony, ...) stays in pretty good shape. Roundwounds will rip it up real quick unless you coat it with marine epoxy like Jaco Pastorius.
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    Yeah, I just got done building a fretless. Fretless fingerboards tend to be a little flatter, like 20" radius or so. The action also tends to be a little lower because you don't have to worry about frets rattling. I started by building a fretless bass so I wouldn't have to worry about scale as much. I worked out fine, and has cool sound to it.
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    OMG! That's cool as hell! Probably cost a fortune though.
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    Thanks for all the info. I'll go back on friday and see if I can take a picture of it, if they let me. They're not too friendly in there, but they do have some good deals every now and then. (peavey cirrus redwood 4string for $150!!) Anyway, I'll try and call that number on friday too. I think I did say california somewhere on it. It would be a nice project to refinish if its not a peice of crap.
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    Hi all, I went to my favorite guitar pawn shop today and found an interesting four string electric bass. It was mohagany with a mohagany neck, and in has THREE J style pickups! Anyway, it says RAJ on the headstock "RAJ guitarworks". Does anyone know anything about this name? (It's $200 and its a fixer uper)
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    I talked to a guitar tech at a local Washburn dealer about a month ago. He said the buzz feiten system has to do with the nut, the relief in the neck, intonation and even the angle of the frets are changed. He said if he told me anymore he'd would be forced to kill me. I guess those guys have to pay a lot of money to learn and use that technique. Honestly, I can't tell any difference between a regular guitar or a feiten Washburn guitar. It must be fairly subtle.
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    very nice! I'd love to hear what it sounds like.
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    Hi. I'm a mechanical insulator from IL. Im married (to a woman) ,have three kids and I've just recently began building and customizing guitars, mostly bass. I've been playing bass in various bands since I was 14. It seems like now that I've got a little extra money I'm trying to get all the guitar sh*t I dreamed about when I was a teenager. Hell i deserve it. I played a guild 301 bass for four years.(It's a wonder I still have pads on the tips of my fingers)
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    Man! That really sounds good! For some reason I didn't expect that balanced of a tone to come out of a cool, modern looking guitar. very nice!
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    Nope, I haven't noticed any difference at all except, that I get more highs after I took out the treble and volume pots.
  11. basey
    thanks, for all the kind comments. yeah, the purpleheart started to burn really easy. It also had a lot of oil in it. It looks better than i expected though, really deep, and a good tone too.
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    I suppose I should've listed some of the features on it. (newbie) here goes: neck: 34inch scale bolt on fretless maple neck (yamaha converted with oak veneer) body: poplar core body with purpleheart top and back pickups: generic passive pickups run direct to the jack (oak veneer covers) finish: walnut stain on poplar core, minwax oil polyurethane. pickguard: .063 aluminum diamond plate. I had a lot of fun building it. It actually sounds really good. My next project is going to be a 5 string fretted neck- through. (god help me)
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    Hi, I've been checking the forum for tips as I built my new bass. Thanks for all the help. Tell me what you think.bass pics
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