Really Impressed with a Rick Fretless . . .

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:30 pm

It seems that fretless fever has taken a surge around here lately!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:32 pm

yo Joey, more shtuff?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:37 pm

I've had the Burgundy for a couple of years, but I just got the MB a few days ago.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:51 pm

That Burgandy's nice, what year is it?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:44 pm

Bob Young, what I have done is put a smaller than standard size dot on each side of the fret markers at 3, 5,7,9, 12 etc . I used a permanent marker pen on the white binding. It may sound a bit crazy but it has made more sense of the line of dots originally on the edge.

I hope that if one day I want to sell the bass either the new owner will be grateful for my dots or with a bit of rubbing they should come off.

I found that before I put in my extra dots and slid up to a note around the octave I gave the neck a sneaky look, only to be bombarded with dots, unsure of the 12th fret.

bob_the_bass · Post by **bob_the_bass** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:05 pm

Hey Joey - I love the MB !!
Still waiting for my 4003FL BBR

Bob

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:58 am

I loove my fretless

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:08 pm

So, this is a post a pic of your FL thread, huh? Okay.

kernkamp · Post by **kernkamp** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:25 pm

aw, man. I gotta get the vintage knobs for mine too. They just "make sense" with the toaster PUs.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:10 pm

I'm going to figure out that dang new fangled digital camera and take photos of my two tomorrow.
Bob so the magic marker stayed and hasn't worn off? I have the same problem with my 72, too many dots, although it is still much easier to play than my new one. I might have mine new one worked one anyway, I have a buzz on the G string in a couple of places, might have the fretboard leveled off and new binding put on the side, there are some good luthiers around here.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:11 pm

Gerry, I think I asked you this before, but what year is that bass?

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:45 pm

Bob Y, I might root out a camera a show you a shot of the binding. It is not as crazy as it might sound. The dots are still there and it's played and gigged quite a bit. Maybe I don't get too sweaty...!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat May 27, 2006 6:47 am

I might just get a couple of permanent markers and white out the dots that are there and and put new ones on, thanks for the idea Bob.

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Wed May 31, 2006 1:57 am

Bob, Sept 72

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:43 am

I have a Dec. 72 jetglo FL Gerry.

Incidently Ric is going back to the old way of dots at every fret on the FL's I'm pretty sure, good news.