glassmoon

Good afternoon all, So in light of the truss rod on my Cort 5 found to be fused (and while not unplayable, it's no longer adjustable for super low action).... I'm considering going the Squier route and doing some mods down the road. I missed on a Squier deluxe, so in my searching, I found the Affinity which looks decent, and then the Contemporary, which is a rather different beast altogether. I've always had a soft spot for Squiers, but am I going backwards here? I play, when I play, in pop/rock/function bands, so Jack of all trades requirements. Anyone have one of these that they use and like?T alk me out of it, or all the way into one hahahaha Thanks in advance Julian aka Glassmoon

Yeah, I've corrected that stupid typo. Thanks @jrixn1for pointing that out. I have the GB-75JH, the 35" scale bass. So I'm in trouble looking for a relatively inexpensive option... So on that note... Do Status still make replacement necks I wonder? Or is there a better option elsewhere?

So I checked out the Cort GB35-JJ on the Cort website, and it's 35" scale. I'm just going to scream a little bit now

Oh wow @MichaelDean: that is perfect!!!!! Almost the same bass. Man, what a find - thank you so, so much!!!!!

Hi all So the neck on my Cort GB75JH needs to be replaced (fused truss rod, slight kink too). These basses are not hugely expensive, so I really don't want to pay the near £300 that I've seen for them from some places.... nor do I want a cheap piece of pine. I've seen an option for buying another Cort 5, same scale length... I might just do that... but... So, is there anywhere in the UK where I can get a good (and I understand the subjectivity of that word) replacement neck without breaking the bank. I'd prefer a rosewood (or any other darkwood) fingerboard, but at this stage, beggars can't be choosers. Any help and guidance would be great!!!! Kind regards, Julian aka Glassmoon

Fair point admittedly, but what I've done is replace the pickups with Delanos and I'm looking next to replace the pre-amp with either a Delano or something similar... essentially a hybrid Sandberg/Lakland... I do like the bass (albeit a heavy lump) ... sigh... I hear you guys though. Perhaps I should look at a Skyline again - one from about 20 year ago hahahaha Perhaps a new neck and if I do sell it, I've got the original neck to put back on!

Hello @Andyjr1515 Thank you so very much for such a clear and concise rundown of "how to stain a fingerboard". Very kind of you mate! To answer the questions... * please see the attached picture of the fingerboard * yes, just the fingerboard, so I'll need some of the blue tape I always seem to see on the instrument videos The board is lovely - no mistake, and I'm probably being a little silly contemplating this, but I just really prefer a dark board.... so much so, that I was contemplating looking for a Cort neck from one of the older model GB basses (which I've owned before and really liked, so no worry about "quality" there... it's just finding one) But for about seven quid, the Fiebing stain looks like a win!!! Ta muchly. p.s. hopefully no dog's dinner in sight. KR Julian

Ah, capital - thanks @Geek99. Let's continue the journey!

Hi @franzbassist I honesty don't have the first clue. Good point though, so I will try to get some more info on how it left the Cort factory. However, I'd be certainly stripping any and all coating off that fingerboard before applying anything at all. Scrape, rub, buff, until I'm at pretty much "raw" wood.

Hello all, So, as much as I don't hear any tonal variances between rosewood or maple, I just can't can't seem to get my eyes to like the look of maple - even the roasted maple on my Cort GB75JH. So, I've watched several Yew Choob videos on staining and while most are staining rosewood darker to look more like ebony, I've seen a few on staining maple darker to look closer to rosewood. Iis there anyone here that has ever been successful in staining a maple board/neck dark so that it resembles a dark wood like rosewood, Macassar (ebony), wenge etc etc etc.??? And... if so, how did you do it? My thanks in advance... as ever. Julian aka Glassmoon

Wow, stunning bag. Thank you @Richard R