MoonBassAlpha

Thanks for chipping in @Andyjr1515,  I love your work and value your opinion!

It does seem rather doomed, agreed. 

I've got the poor thing clamped right now to see if it might correct the bow, truss rod loosened. 

I've just had a thought today. 

The neck was badly checked all up and down, especially near the head, but none anywhere on the body. 

I'm thinking this could have been leant against a hot radiator,  and the string tension has set the neck in a bow.

Anyhow,  I'll leave it clamped for a few days,  may even warm it up, nothing to lose now 

@3below thanks for the input. This is an acquaintance's guitar, this is going to be quite a blow, as he's not the wealthiest. Apparently,  it was the cheapest u. s. Tele on ebay at the time,  and now we know why. I'm quite gutted for him. 

Picture above is at the first fret.

On 27/08/2023 at 21:38, moooper said:

Anyone have any recommended for the Dorset area? 

Surprised no-one chipped in with Crimson Guitars here...

Where are you based? Might help with suggestions,  or there's always the pinned list at the top of this topic. 

41 minutes ago, 3below said:

With a single action truss rod the ultimate bad result of this situation is that the fretboard cracks and parts company with the neck.  Personal experience with a USA bass, sorted by Jon Shuker and came back better than before.

I imagine the cost of this type of repair wouldn't be far off the cost of a replacement neck? 

Did this involve a refret too?

Are these things weighty?

Yes thanks! What I'm saying is there's no change in the neck from totally loose to completely tight. Sorry if I wasn't being clear!

Hi hive mind.

I  got a guitar(telecaster) in for setup with quite a bad bow, about 1.5mm relief in the middle of the neck.

I  took it off the guitar and loosened the truss rod nut,  still a small bow.

As I tighten the nut the neck just doesn't move at all. There's also evidence of a small split in the middle of the fretboard at the 1st fret, though the fret isn't raised.

The nut is captive behind the usual Fender walnut plug. 

My first thought is to try and correct the bow by clamping with blocks in a workmate possibly under gentle warning. 

Second thought is removing the nut and adding a couple of washers to give more range of movement,  but I think this is less likely to work. 

Additional info,  '93 US Telecaster,  rosewood board,  skunk stripe .

Any useful input welcomed,  before I start going the clamping route .

Cheers folks!

I don't think the wood grain would be very noticeable with a dark cherry stain 

Barely used,  but  nifty little gadget!

Pretty much mint condition. Includes unused self-adhesive feet and certificate of authenticity (!)

Could be posted at cost but prefer collection from Didcot,  Oxon 

Like this?

Cherry red, like the Gibson basses of yore!

8 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

I always thought they were surprisingly heavy for what appears to be a relatively small body & a short neck. How’s yours?

I think this era are quite light. I have a 74 SG special that is very light,  the body is a bit thinner than usual,  I think.

I  suspect these are the same. 

10 minutes ago, tazza1 said:

Yes they are - not really noticeable on me as I'm short!

Me too!

6 minutes ago, tazza1 said:

Sorry - I've only just seen your post:

 

https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/J-D-Bass-guitar-JB-Mini-BK-Black/art-BAS0007167-000

Are the bodies proportionally smaller too?

Cool, thanks.  May be original frets then 

Like this?

This one does too, just not sure if the frets la over the binding or should have the plastic nibs left at the fret ends

@JohnDaBass quick question about the slot head eb3, do the frets have binding nibs? I  got photos of a friends one and trying to guess if it's been refretted. Cheers!

48 minutes ago, tvickey said:

 

Just curious which shop you picked this up from?  There seemed to be a few of these walnut Rics that hit the UK last year... and then they quickly seemed to vanish / get sold!

I was looking on Andertons site, and they suggested that Rick's are being produced in smaller numbers,  and there can be a long wait to get them (and the prices seem to be going up too).

Maybe it IS a good time to sell after all...

I think particularly chunky rings can wear the  neck finish. The Rick I recently bought has relatively no fret wear but a  fair bit on the finish of the neck that I can only imagine was caused by finger and thumb rings. A bit odd really!

42 minutes ago, Chewie said:

Wow........ that'll go in a heartbeat.......

I dunno,  I'm guessing it's a bad time of year to sell stuff. I'm asking among my acquaintances first before advertising,  but it's not good atm.

This is a coincidence! My mate has just got a slightly earlier version of the same thing, about 1970, with the slotted headstock and the neck pickup up against the fingerboard. I'd love to try it,  but it's up north and I'm not!

Thanks! I  stopped using this when I got a Blackstar b. e. a.m. but the Trace is a bit louder, and doesn't have the tons of baked in compression the beam has to use to stop destroying itself!

It's very sweet sounding with acoustic instruments with that lovely reverb!

I played through one of these in  Oxford earlier this year,  very loud and sounded great! Glwts!