Re: fretless guitars?

[Bobdog <psbuddha@texas.net>]

howdy rodrigo -

i play 3 fretlesses: one is maple w/carnuba wax, one has epoxy coating
on some sort of polycard, & one has a stainless steel plate epoxied over
the previous fingerboard.

i would highly recommend doing the steel on your next one, if for
nothing else but contrast in tone. i've heard from some other folks (hi
jeff & kungha) about aluminum fingerboard instuments but haven't touched
one. i like the steel one enough to be making a fretted/frettless
doubleneck which may be finished before i die. the steel fingerboard has
a very sarod-like feel.

the epoxy coating trick is also a nice way to get a different tone,
kinda like playing on a glass fingerboard dotar, & a bit less involved
than the steel thing.

let me know what you do...


bobdog