Thread: changing fingerboards

the sollution is easy....

build two bass's, one fretted, one fretless....

or alternatively, build a double neck....

an interchangable fretboard would never work, you would have to give it a full setup and adjustment each time it was swapped over.... not practical.... ugly.... its been brought up on every guitar forum im a member of....

hmm, your right. what if i found a way to keep the truss rod in place, if i figured a way to do that then i wouldnt have to re-adjust the neck, correct?

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

the sollution is easy....

build two bass's, one fretted, one fretless....

or alternatively, build a double neck....

an interchangable fretboard would never work, you would have to give it a full setup and adjustment each time it was swapped over.... not practical.... ugly.... its been brought up on every guitar forum im a member of....

+1.....totally agree with Andy_B




cheers...Wayne

The fretboard is an important factor in the strength and stiffness of the neck, Having it removable would leave you with a vey weak neck.

Another question what if i made the neck thicker by adding a board under where the interchangeable board would be, it would in theory keep the truss rod in place therefor letting a interchangeable board allowed

Yeah Dude, Go with what Andy B is saying. What your proposing is an awesome idea, but if it were genuinely practical, we would probably have seen it by now from one of the major Brands. . . .maybe an all metal build, removing any stress or strength required/sustained from the fretboard? extremely major and expensive design and build process though, not to mention the tone differences. . . .I could go on all night!.

I reckon this will be an interesting thread!

Pete

I do have an idea for it and if i get around to actually doing it and it works i will post pictures here :3 and if it works i will make millions

Good luck my friend, I look forward to seeing the outcome, and I hope you make your millions. If you nail it I think you have earned it!

Pete

well if i manage to do it your right i think i did earn it, no one else has ever done it. successfully anyways. it'll be a interesting project

The biggest problem with that idea is that a fretless has a very different kind of action (on a good instrument) to that of a fretted, so having interchangable fingerboards would be incredibly impractical for making a comfortable and easily played setup. And as said above, the strength factor is quite a big issue