| Two CHEAP necks with Tuners: 1 Ibanez ATK and 1 Fender Jazz-like fretless UNDER $50!
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One neck is from a 1990's Ibanez ATK and includes original tuners. I bought this on an ATK at a pawn shop, and put a Moses graphite neck on the body. The bass had no strings on it when I bought it, and was missing the small (thumbnail style) plastic truss rod cover. The Ibanez logo had been removed, so the headstock is blank. I didn't spend any time at all trying to adjust this neck, so I do not know if the truss rod works... I put strings on it for about a day just to see how it sounded (until I mounted the Moses on it the next day), and it did not have quite enough neck relief for low tension strings (the only strings I had available at the time.) It might be ok as a fretted neck with higher tension strings without any adjustment. I know for certain this neck would make an excellent fretless project. It has Schaller-licensed tuners installed (four of the stock, silver, Schaller BM-style tuners) which all work fine. It seems to be in good shape other than the little missing cover peice and not quite enough neck relief. $49 shipped.
The other neck is a fretless convert, Fender-like (has Fender lawsuit headstock) and has four lightweight miniature Grover-style black tuners. This was an amateur de-fret that I snapped up in it's current condition on talkbass for $50. It's frets had been pulled, filled, and then the fretboard was varnished--thick. It won't win any beauty prizes but looks ok from 2 feet away. Feels and plays fine--very fast due to it's size--it feels about like a Fender Jazz Aero, from my memory. It fits a Fender neck pocket with about 1mm space left on each side. The headstock is a little smaller than a Fender. This is a really lightweight neck with no known issues other than cosmetic. I mounted it on a beater body for about a week and it played fine. $45 shipped.
I have shared as much info as I have about these. I'm willing to take pictures, but honestly, at these prices I'm hoping these sell before I get home from work today!
I'm needing some quick funds, so I'd like Paypal instant payment, or local cash sale only please. CONUS only please. Thanks!
Last edited by johnmark : 08-11-2010 at 12:45 PM.
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