fretboard

I have a Fender jazz bass listed for sale in the classifieds and have received several questions about the fret spout it has. The frets protrude just slightly past the fingerboard but have not penetrated the neck's poly finish. Fret spout is typically an easy fix but in this case, the poly...

Hey bass dudes, So when I go to eye the neck of my bass to see if it's straight, what end of the bass should I be looking down the neck from? From the headstock, or from the body? I find that the straightness of the neck looks different depending on what end I look down. When I look down the...

Anyone use this stuff that GC carries? Maybe I'm not doing it right...It's leaving a lot of residue along the grain..am I using too much? And why am I using a fretboard conditioner after 27 years of never 'conditioning' my fretboards ever? Who knows...

I know this may have been asked and perhaps someone can direct me to the proper thread. I need a list of company/persons who coat fretless fretboards. Thanks.

Are bass fretboard radii as particular as regular guitar fretboard radii? I don't have enough experience playing bass to know how much difference it makes. The reason I'm asking is I will most likely be ordering a custom bass neck and will have to specify a radius dimension. Are basses...

I have an almost decade old GL jazz bass.. I was changing strings and noticed the damage on the 3rd fret. The last time I saw the 3rd fret it looked similar to the 2nd Fret in the pic above. Obviously the damage has increased. Anyone else have this issue? Should I/ Is their a home made...

I'm building a semi-hollow fretless 4 string electric bass. I've pretty much finished all the cuts and all I really need to do is glue everything together, sand the edges and paint. Recently, I've bought some wood stain for the fretboard and body. On the label, it says something along the lines...

Hey bass dudes, So I've got this old Hamer Slammer SB4F short scale bass that I'm thinking of converting to fretless for fun. I've been missing my fretless since I sold it, and I never play this Hamer anyways - I figure making it fretless will give me reason to play it. But I'm concerned about...