bluesswing Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Hello guys and gals, Stepping into this room from the guitar forum...I have an Ibanez Roadstar fretless bass from the 80s and a portion of its fretboard below the A-string (from C to D notes) is worn not allowing me to set action of that string low enough. What would be the best way to fix this problem? Some type of wood filler or putty? Thanks for yr help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 A mixture of rosewood sawdust and superglue. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I'd guess you need to have the whole board levelled down to the low spot, rather than fill the low spot up to level, if you know what I'm saying. . Sounds to me like a trip to a luthier is necessary. What kind of wood is the 'board? Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Ooooooh, an Ibanez Roadstar from the '80s. A Roadstar or Roadstar II? I'm a big fan. Can you give us some more details -- what pickup types, woods, etc.? You may not know, though. Perhaps you could post a picture of the worn spot? Jeremy's solution might work in the short term, and wraub's might be where you eventually end up. Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Originally posted by Dr. Sweet Willie: Ooooooh, an Ibanez Roadstar from the '80s. A Roadstar or Roadstar II? I'm a big fan. Can you give us some more details -- what pickup types, woods, etc.? Yeah, Dr., I was also curious about that, for some reason. B&S, do please share... Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesswing Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 You are as good as the guitar guys!! A mixture of rosewood sawdust and superglue. This sounds good, I have an old Peavey guitar neck with rosewood fretboard so I can get sawdust from it. I'd guess you need to have the whole board levelled down to the low spot, rather than fill the low spot up to level, if you know what I'm saying. . Sounds to me like a trip to a luthier is necessary. What kind of wood is the 'board? I would hate to spend money on luthier here since this is not my main instrument...Jeremy's suggestion probably will work. The board indeed is from rosewood. Ooooooh, an Ibanez Roadstar from the '80s. A Roadstar or Roadstar II? I'm a big fan. Can you give us some more details -- what pickup types, woods, etc.? You may not know, though. Perhaps you could post a picture of the worn spot? Jeremy's solution might work in the short term, and wraub's might be where you eventually end up. Roadstar II. It is all original, I don't really like the sound that much due to weak PU (one black PU with two rows of dual pole piece screws, 3-position switch for coil split??, vol/tone pots, 2+2 tuners, string tree for A&D strings, sunburst, arrowhead strap buttons). I'll try to get the area photographed and post here later, and indeed I'll probably try the sawdust/superglue method... Thanks to you all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Originally posted by blues&swing: You are as good as the guitar guys!!Don't offend us! We're better! Thanks for the details on your bass. Sorry about the dissatisfaction w/ the PU. Do you think if you had a different PU in there, you'd play it more and be generally more joyous? Peace. --Doctor Luv spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkus Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Good luck. Maybe the Jaco marine epoxy trick would work. Consult with a repair guy on options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 A super glue or epoxy job may be too complicated and irreversible for you to attempt yourself unless you're experienced with applying finishes. I'd recommend taking it to a good repair guy in Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 If you'll pardon the butting-in of a walking guitar stand, (O.K., I'm a cup-holder, too) ...I think that either undertaking a major project like the aforementioned "Jaco marine epoxy", completely covering the entire fingerboard, and shaped and sanded to a proper playing surface, -or- a complete replacement of the fingerboard altogether, will be necessary to properly fix this. (Either of the above would likely be best left to an experienced pro luthier, as wraub and BenLoy have also opined...) If you decide to replace the 'board, and you prefer bare or traditionally-finished wood to epoxy covered wood or other alternative fingerboard materials like aluminum or glass, go with particularly high-grade real ebony or a similar particularly hard hardwood. (Otherwise, go with the tone-wood of your choice and the aforementioned Jaco Pastorius-approved marine epoxy treatment, or whatever other non-wood material you decide upon.) And/or consider flat-wound or roller-wound/ground-wound strings, instead of round-wounds. (I'm assuming that divot was dug-out by some big honkin' round-wound bass strings; am I right?) Waddyall think? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanny XIII Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 same is starting to happped to my defretted p bass im going to epoxy it ...... some day. I knew a girl that was into biamping,I sure do miss her.-ButcherNburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexbass Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I just had my F bass resurfaced and epoxied by an inspired luthier in Ohio, not something I would attempt by myself. The results are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Getting the board smoothed down is not terrifically expensive. My local bass store/luthiers do a fine job every few years. Of course it depends how deep the wear is. Photo? http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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