Storing a neck that is not attached to the bass

[Jeffskowski]

Hi all

I have recently managed to obtain the original fretless neck for my '81 Stingray. Have been without it for about 20 years!
I have a custom fretted neck that I play so won't be fitting it any time soon so need some advice on the best way to store it.

 

Truss rod as is or lose?

With some sort of humidifier pack to maintain humidity?

Wrapped in paper, in an bag, case, wooden box?

 

Any help would be very much appreciated

Cheers
Jeff

[Beedster]

Buy a cheap body and bridge and keep it at tension 👍

[ped]

1 minute ago, Beedster said:

Buy a cheap body and bridge and keep it at tension 👍

 

Then maybe a nice pre and a pickup, have it refinished and...

[Jeffskowski]

3 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Buy a cheap body and bridge and keep it at tension 👍

Not a bad idea but I think just screwing it to a piece of stable timber and adding a bridge would save buying a body 👍

[Jeffskowski]

2 minutes ago, ped said:

 

Then maybe a nice pre and a pickup, have it refinished and...

🤔

 

[MichaelDean]

@Silky999 is making a lovely looking stingray body...

 

 

 

[Jeffskowski]

9 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

@Silky999 is making a lovely looking stingray body...

 

 

 

That is lovely. I only wanted to store a neck and now I'm spiralling towards another bass 😭

[Geek99]

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[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

The truss rod exists to provide force acting against the force applied by the pull of the strings. As there would be no string tension, I would slacken the truss rod off to prevent it forming a permanent back bow, wrap it in bubble wrap and store it a room temperature — ie not in the loft or shed.

 

When I bought a Fender replacement P to J conversion neck, it came with the truss tod slackened off, so I slackened off the rod on the fretless it was replacing before packing that one away.

Edited 18 hours ago by Jean-Luc Pickguard

[Jeffskowski]

47 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

The truss rod exists to provide force acting against the force applied by the pull of the strings. As there would be no string tension, I would slacken the truss rod off to prevent it forming a permanent back bow, wrap it in bubble wrap and store it a room temperature — ie not in the loft or shed.

 

When I bought a Fender replacement P to J conversion neck, it came with the truss tod slackened off, so I slackened off the rod on the fretless it was replacing before packing that one away.

Makes sense. Thanks!

[Jay2U]

I'd store it just like manufacturers do; no tension, trussrod relaxed, not too dry.

[Andyjr1515]

16 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

The truss rod exists to provide force acting against the force applied by the pull of the strings. As there would be no string tension, I would slacken the truss rod off to prevent it forming a permanent back bow, wrap it in bubble wrap and store it a room temperature — ie not in the loft or shed.

 

When I bought a Fender replacement P to J conversion neck, it came with the truss tod slackened off, so I slackened off the rod on the fretless it was replacing before packing that one away.

Exactly this 👍

[Beedster]

I'd agree with the above if it was a new or recent neck, this neck is 45 years old, and might not have been under tension for some time. At the very least, I'd get it strung up, leave it for a while, and check there are no issues before I store it