De-fretting a SC

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Author Message midmoto New Username: midmoto Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 8:21 pm:    Ok So I have this idea... I own a fretted Brown bass that I use as my main bass, and I have a SC STD with side led's that I would love to make a fretless. Any thoughts on this ??? Am I nuts ? Thanx davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2563 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 8:33 pm:    I'm guessing the SC has oval inlays. If so, (I've never done this but) I'm told that when sliding into a note, as your finger moves across the inlay the tone will change. As far as resale value, in addition to the problem of inlays on a fretless, it doesn't help that the side LED's are between the frets rather than on them. midmoto New Username: midmoto Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:23 pm:    Great points, Better to order a bass the way I want it. bob Senior Member Username: bob Post Number: 538 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 9:22 pm:    I'd say it depends on how much you like the SC. While I agree with Dave that de-fretting it is probably not a good choice, you might consider sending it back to Alembic to have the fingerboard replaced - and, of course, a brand new set of LEDs installed. Wouldn't be cheap, but a lot less than a whole new bass. I'd say it might depend on whether the bass is otherwise what you want. Just a thought.