I decided to remove the frets and make this a fretless bass. I also broke the nut because I filed it too far. I got a new nut, but the placement looks bad (plays fine, so far, not that I really know what I’m doing). The fretwires popped right off. I filled the gaps with […]
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My saga from 2010 continued: Here are some pics I took of the fretwork. I set about trying to make the instrument play in tune. I filed the nut (too far) to get the strings closer to the fretboard. I rearranged the bridge components to adjust the overall string length. I also tried to […]
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Here is my saga with a bass called the “Eye of the Tiger” by TL Martinson. I received the bass from a TalkBass forum member in 2010. He was displeased with it and offered it up for the cost of shipping to the first taker, and that was me. The bass is a 4-string 34″ […]
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