{"id":2776,"date":"2015-05-24T04:08:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T04:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=2776"},"modified":"2021-06-11T23:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T23:50:59","slug":"my-first-fretless-bass-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/?p=2776","title":{"rendered":"My First Fretless Bass Conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nice surprise in my inbox this morning&#8230;some pics of my first &#8220;serious&#8221; bass guitar. It had a good sound (of the instruments I could afford at the time) so I purchased it and gave it a go with frets. After a bit, I consulted with a friend who was a luthier as to how to remove the frets. I went home, made the tools I needed with some power tools in the garage. I found a beater guitar at a yardsale and practiced pulling the frets on it. Once my skill was pretty consistent, I then moved on to converting this bass into a fretless.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s had a lot of changes over time that were all done DIY&#8230;new electronics, better shielding, new pickups. And now it resides with a new owner&#8230;one of my former students, who keeps it in good shape.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless-vantage.jpg?resize=700%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless-vantage.jpg?w=959&amp;ssl=1 959w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless-vantage.jpg?resize=300%2C102&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless-vantage.jpg?resize=768%2C260&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2778\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless8.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless8.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless8.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless8.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless7.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless7.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless7.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless7.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless6.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless6.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless6.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless4.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless4.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless3.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless3.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.ladybassmusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/fretless3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, 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