Build #4 Custom HB-4

[Alexej]

You join a fine tradition.... Eddie Van Halen, Brian May, Les Paul... Hard to find a bass player in this category but Lee Sklar comes close (he and John Caruthers built his Frankenstein bass). Norm Sundholm, the bass player for the 1960s band The Kingsmen, designed the first Sunn amplifiers (my first bass amp ;-) ), Everett Hull invented a pickup that attached to the sound peg of his standup bass...in other words he amp'd the sound peg....and went on to co-found Ampeg. Paul Tutmarc was a guitar/ukulele/lap-steel player who invented built and sold the first electric bass guitars...

Those are very inspiring words, fender3x Every instrument opens a new world and dimension...
And this fretless creature keeps capturing every minute of my free time

[fender3x]

Those are very inspiring words, fender3x Every instrument opens a new world and dimension...
And this fretless creature keeps capturing every minute of my free time

I know what you mean. And it continues when you are done. I recently finished a fretless version of an ESB-4. I am a long way from mastering it, but I have a hard time passing it without picking it up to play at least a little. A fretless is a very different animal.

[Alexej]

I know what you mean. And it continues when you are done. I recently finished a fretless version of an ESB-4. I am a long way from mastering it, but I have a hard time passing it without picking it up to play at least a little. A fretless is a very different animal.

Checked your build of the ES4-B. Looks great and I like the color sheme, it has a noble touch.
I did not check enough about fretless guitars before building, I think. Maybe I should have considered making some marks on the fretboard, which would definitley help to orientate especially someone who is not a good player.

But for the moment I have completed building the project...so technically, teh bass is ready and now I have to move on with adjustments and finding out, how to handle the beast

[fender3x]

Maybe I should have considered making some marks on the fretboard, which would definitley help to orientate especially someone who is not a good player.

Thanks for the kind words. You can't really see the fretboard when you are playing, particularly when you are standing. But you can see side markers. On mine, since I pulled the frets off, the side markers are a little behind where the fret would be. I used a lighter wood to fill the fret so I can see it in good light, but I see the dot marker better. It has taken some getting used to to make sure I fret a little higher than the dot. On yours, you might consider putting side markers exactly where the frets would be. I did it on a lefty neck that I bought on sale (I am a righty). It's easy, quick and makes a difference for me ;-)

I have some thoughts about your next post. Will comment when I get a few minutes.