fretless guitar

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:13 pm

i am thinking of trading guitars with a friend. his is a peavey raptor, and mine is a squier strat. he's gonna give me more than just the guitar, to make it an even trade. if this actually goes through, im gonna try my hand at converting it to a fretless gutiar. any tips?

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:26 pm

yes. Look up Dan Erlewine on google and get his guitar player repair guide. It'll show you how to properly remove frets with little/to no damage to the fret board...(so that when you change your mind about going fretless, you can reinstall some frets.)

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:08 pm

are you doing guitar like that ?
http://www.unfretted.com/pages/gigs/pics/ned_guitars_01

The luthier http://www.nedevett.com/ did Frusciante fretless Strat , maybe inspire you

video guide , 2 guys doing the conversion

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:18 pm

i did it to a tele neck.
i replaced the slots with maple and blood wood.
if i ever want to take the peices out all i have to do it put an iron up to it and watch the glue melt.
i say go for it.
but keep this in mind, i think the the neck kinda has to be flat, and the action kinda high, im thinking that nylon strings would actually sound better and feel but im not sure yet.