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want to fix my ripper
poomwah:
my ripper has been sitting for years, unplayable. I have ALMOST everything to put it back together... pickups and electronics, bridge, tuners, misc hardware. what I don't have is a fretboard. and I don't have the skill, experience, or tools to make a new one. Since its a set neck, finding a donor neck is not going to work. Unless its possible to cut a set neck off and route out a pocket for a bolt on, but even if that is possible, I don't see it working on the ripper as thin as the body is. The reason the board is shot, is because a LONG time ago, I defretted it, and then wound up not liking fretless, so, in my stupidity, I tried to re-fret it, and that didn't go well at all. I've since steamed the old board off the neck.
Should I try to steam a fretboard of another neck to put on there? I'm on a super low budget, so sending it to a luthier is not an option. I have a shot at picking up a "new" epi-bird neck. The guy pulled it off of a brand new bird last spring, been sitting in his closet ever since. He said its got a bow in it now. He doesn't want much for it at all, What do you guys think of using it just for the fret board?
sniper:
this is available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Grabber-Ripper-Project-Parts-Bass_W0QQitemZ140301828897QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item140301828897&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
or you can go this route: one would have to put frets in it, but, the fretboards Randy sells are reasonable, new and you would have to level the frets anyways?
http://www.allenguitar.com/sale.htm
poomwah:
--- Quote from: old puppy on February 17, 2009, 09:10:37 AM ---this is available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Grabber-Ripper-Project-Parts-Bass_W0QQitemZ140301828897QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item140301828897&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
or you can go this route: one would have to put frets in it, but, the fretboards Randy sells are reasonable, new and you would have to level the frets anyways?
http://www.allenguitar.com/sale.htm
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thanks old puppy... I sent an email to Randy :]
poomwah:
just heard back from him... 60 bucks for JUST the board ... OUCH :[
drbassman:
Do you want a maple or rosewood board?
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