ADAM ROBERTS

Sorry Aidan.... I don't see how pics will help? Enclosed a few of the construction process...I have had other places eyeball it, the original builder claimed I was a flipping idiot and there was nothing wrong with it and yet failed to do what he was last paid to do, ie fix it and refused to let me in his shop to test it, claiming cover issues etc and yet the day before and after, posted video of people in his shop. The truss rod has bottomed out and the neck needs adjusting further to get the action where I need it to be. For now it is playable but far from perfect, which is why Sims only charged me half their usual fee for levelling etc. It is a maple neck, single truss rod...No idea what reverse operation means, sorry. Very few adjustments since I got it....taken back to the original builder as expected/suggested after collecting, adjusted twice maybe by him? If memory serves, it is half sawn and the neck isn't flamed which I gather causes issues? The problems I am having are beyond the 12th fret, specifically around the 15th onwards and the neck appears to have a slight twist in it. Sadly, I will have to sit and see if the neck moves yet again and if so, go to a solicitor and seek advice. I feel there is no way I should be paying to correct his mistake!!!!

I am looking for ideas in case I have missed any other possible ways of resolving a truss rod issue? Maple neck. Thanks in advance. A.

Sadly, if it comes to that, I have no choice apart from setting fire to this custom made bass. When I lived in Southern Ca, I had access to John C....He sorted my 4001 in the picture. Pressed it/heat etc. No idea if the neck on this is stable enough as I am starting to hear from others that I am far from alone! A good person would have accepted responsibility...sadly, this person seems incapable of accepting anything is his fault.

A condensed tale of woe....Bass built by someone well known, well, seems to be. Happy as lamb for the first 4 years. Year 5 onwards, start noticing some issues with the neck... Fast forward to this week, having given-up trying to get the original builder to do the right thing off I toddle to Sims to 'confirm/dispel' my worst fears. Truss rod has bottomed out(maple neck bass, bass guitar build completed in early 2015 if memory serves). Frets buzzing up by the 15th onwards, notes choking if string bends attempted. Sims very Kindly levelled etc and have got it in a much better place BUT, and here's the kicker, IF the neck moves again, no room in the truss rod so... Apart from ripping the frets off and reshooting the neck, then having to take nimrod to court....any other ideas? Apart from setting fire to the neck and starting again?

HUGE thumbs up for Sims/Enfield Guitars.....They are just down the road from me and are helping me fix a MAJOR issue caused by someone who really should have known better. Truss road already bottomed out after 7 years or less on a custom built bass! As you can probably imagine, I am not happy in the slightest. Either a new neck or if I get very lucky, frets pulled, reshoot and hope to hell the neck is now stable. NOT holding my breath. Original builder? Not his problem, refuses to take any responsibility for his mistake and blames it all on anything bar his work. Mike/Martin at Sims have been superb. Less said about the other place the better.