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Post subject: Fretless Neck
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:19 am
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I am trying to set up my fretless.Should the neck be perfectly straight? Convex or concave?

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Post subject: Re: Fretless Neck
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:15 am
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:o :o :o As a relative newbie, I will be very interested in the answers. I never considered that not straight might be a good thing. Interesting ...

Or are you just yankin' the chain? :x

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Post subject: Re: Fretless Neck
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:41 am
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No...Legitimate question.I have heard you need some relief on the neck to capture the sound.Or is perfectly straight the way to go?


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Post subject: Re: Fretless Neck
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:17 pm
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I tend to keep the necks on my fretless bass fairly straight. Very very minor relief if any. That is how my current Sadowsky fretless is set up. That gets me the growl and mwah I like. You want a little but of buzzing, that is part of the fretless sound.....

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