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That would also solve the problem of the ball-end windings being over the bridge saddles, which can cause odd intonation issues with these bridges.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Re. the silks, is it possible to simply burn or cut them away? It seems like such an easy fix that I'm sure there must be some drawback.
Not having frets, intonation isn't so critical and I'm finding it surprisingly easy to find a note simply by sliding up/down to it which seems to be a big part of the fretless sound. Soundwise, the silk is quite noticeable on the E string but not so much on the others.
Needs new knobs too, those are Maplin's finest... although presumably a piece of history now .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
@Bridgehouse, yes it was the recent eBay one. I'd decided I wasn't going to bid on it. Then I did. It was a good price, but then factor in a case and a set of Pyramids.... Still, a Gibson EB-1 is one of my dream basses and I'd always wanted to try a fretless, so I've almost killed 2 birds with lots of money.
@ICBM, thanks for the info on the silks. I think I might live with it a while before attempting the fix, it's kinda like having a gentle mute permanently engaged.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein