HG Thor Guitar Lab – Epoxy Fretless Fingerboard Technique

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HG Thor Fretless Conversion Fender Precision Fretless Bass

 

HG Thor Fretless Conversion Fender Precision Fretless Bass
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Forward by Eric Larson, Founder of FretlessBass.com:

I have a weakness for 1970’s Fender Precision fretless basses with the one-piece maple neck and unlined fingerboard. I own three of them and they all have their own personalities.

One particular Fender I bought on eBay was not in the best condition when it arrived at my home.  It had a rust brown stain applied over the original natural body, and the fingerboard had nicks, chips and dead spots in various locations. The finish was worn and it just didn’t have the life that I knew it once had. I had read about Jaco’s epoxy fingerboard finish technique and always dreamed of having a fretless with that hard glossy treatment. Harris at HG Thor Guitar Lab, expert in this process, brought new life to this bass and I couldn’t be happier with the results.

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