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8:11 ur voice sounded like a fretless slide lmaoo

I've heard of people using this technique and none of them I chatted with seemed to be in love with the result. I ended up going the Jaco route and using System Three MirrorCoat epoxy on my fretless builds, and have been very happy with those. Of course, I wanted a thicker coating than CA will give you, mainly because (a) I use roundwound strings and actually prefer a bit of high-mid clank most of the time, and (b) it's easier to get a nice, uniform playing surface free of unwanted imperfections. Plus, if/when you DO end up chewing up the finish, you have enough material on the fretboard to easily buff it out. Whichever method you go with, I recommend using a radius block to maintain proper radius while you're level sanding. A simple sanding block does nothing to preserve that. Just my $0.02. As always, your mileage may vary.

This is really cool. I thought it sounded good after the coating. That "nasal" sound you mention, at least to me, sounds funky. Your video production skills are pretty good, and your dry humor is pretty entertaining. You should totally upload again sometime soon!

A bad mechanic blames his tools.

Any updates on this project?

You should either take David Attenborough’s job or start your own thing. I knew what was going to happen and I watched just for the narration!

I've been meaning to do this to one of my spare basses turned fretless and have been experimenting on some scrap wood. 1) You should be using a radiused block and not a flat one.. Soundgear basses all have 12inch radius btw 2) Do not use the activator. Let the glue dry on it's own in a dry atmosphere if possible. Wait at least a couple days before doing the finisb sanding. 3) Depending on the wood, sometimes it's better to use just the thin one, sometimes just the thick an one, sometimes first layer with thin one then thick one.. sometimes first layer with thick one then top with the thin version.

You're video kept my attention throughout the entire clip. You're voice and backing music and sense of humor worked for me. Know back to your day job.

Great Video, I'll leave ,CA Glue and me are not the best combinations,

You dont even need a bass just use your voice to record the bass notes.

Why do I feel like I am in a cyberpunk movie where this is a stoic yet slightly cinical narration of my older self about a crazy biomodification on myself?:DD

you should do a layer of zpoxy to fill the pours

I think it's good! Got a good "Mwahhh". Set to bridge pick up, tone almost all the way down, on the amp, put your lows down, mids up and highs to middle... very Jaco!

I really appreciate how much this guy messed up and showed it and owned up to it

The #1 reason for epoxy on a fret board is to prevent grooves from forming on the fretboard. If you purchase one with an ebony fretboard, you don't need the epoxy protection. If you get the proper epoxy, you only have to apply once. Always remove the nut. Adjust the truss rod to make the fretboard absolutely flat before you do anything. When using a block sander, never sand in sections. Sand through one end to the other. That's why you need to remove the nut.

Great video, you have a great voice for narrations. However I think that using a radius block to do the sanding would’ve made a tremendous difference in eliminated the uneven pockets on the fingerboard, which can be the cause of loss of sustain and resonance. I’ve seen several others scribble lines with a pencil down the entire length which helps give a visual of low spots or pockets when sanding. But I very much enjoyed your video sir.

A good way to remove that white oxidisation from the CA it just a little bit of olive oil.

I would probably have gone one step further than a sanding block and buy some radiused sanding blocks. If the fretboard on your bass has a compound radius, you might need several different sized radius sanding blocks. You might as well get a full set of them if you plan to do repairs and mods on other instruments in the future.

What is the name of the song playing in the background. Love!!!

Ah, using "activator" makes a huge difference. A lot faster and no dull patches.

Why would you do a ca coating like this? i'm not insulting just genuinely curious.

Just a side note, if you us a few drops of dish soap when wet sanding it helps a great deal.

try sanding with a radius'd sanding block, it may be the issue you are having as you are adding material thickness and that raises the relative position of the fretted area to the nut.

To me, it sounds like there’s a stronger attack after the treatment…like the transient is more pronounced.

Probably the most respectful person to forewarn us in the introduction that Superglue wasn’t worth trying. Thanks for the advice

Your video made my choice of fingerboard for my 36' flat fretless (im a woodworker). I did a total of 13 layers during the day, no activator, sanded up to 2000 grit by hand on top of a 5mm vynil board. I mostly slap that thing, and let me tell you, after a year of use shits holding up great. Has a VERY clicky vibe to it, kinda like it, a bit more subtle than on Korn records.

All I can say is that I will definitely not be applying cyanoacrylate glue to the ebony fingerboard of my Warwick Custom Shop fretless.

My first tought when i saw the bass u chose was: this is sacrilegious should never be attempted with a nice ibanez this. Ill keep watching...

Really good video

And someone else mentioned hear a two-part epoxy would be easier to work with here. A 2 part urethane, would more harden the surface and fill in the pores of the fretboard. Much better then super glue! Automotive or Marine Coating. After I do mine,. Perhaps I'll post it too. Thank you much.

Not that this is something I’ve done (yet), but have you ever attempted to run that bass through a Fender Dual Showman simulator, NOYB? Just a thought.

Thanks for the detailed experience. It will help a lot of us bass player 🙂 !

I think it is for sure an im[provment, just not enough to warrent the work imo

love your voice

You've got a cool speaking voice!

I love it don’t subscribe I have a day job !😂 Never heard that before

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Thank you for sharing your experience on this!

A proper curved sanding block with a radius matching that of the fretboard would have been a useful addition. You see luthiers using them all the time when refinishing fretboards

Great work! Try round-wound strings now that you’ve got a hard surface. I quite like DR sunbeams on my Rickenbacker 4003FL.

Cool project, thanks for sharing!

Your distorted over-plucked notes make this a useless video.

This cracked me up AND cheered me up. Thx 😂

I always C/A harden the bottom of the bridge plate around the holes to keep the string balls from sinking into the wood,

Very interesting! I did much the same but with tung oil, and to smooth out some of the string dents. It kind of worked, but not sure if it was worth the effort. Also, with tung oil, don't lay it on thick, remove excess and be prepared to spend a couple of months building it up.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

in short : not worth the struggle

This was the most informative and entertaining video of all the conversions I've watched. I now know that I will never attempt this. I already know the woodworking is not my best talent - I am a hack and I can't hide it. I'm not even a huge fan of fretless playing but I wanted to find out by watching this instead of ruining an instrument. Mission accomplished! The candid commentary was just the best!

Thanks very much for your great explanation.

I tried that once but I superglued my fingers to the fretboard. Ended up in the emergency department with a bloody great bass stuck to me.