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11-27-2012, 09:17 PM
| | | | 69 Fender P bass fret board
My 69 P bass has the thin veneer rosewood fret board, and the neck has more relief than- can be taken out with the truss rod, so I am thinking of removing the board, cut the neck flat and reglue the fret board. I am assuming the board is glued with hide glue, correct? Or do you think heat could straighten this board. Thanks |
11-27-2012, 10:44 PM
| | | | heat-treating would be a viable step way before removing the board!
that thin round-lam board would likely not survive being removed. either way, removing a fretboard on a valuable vintage P-bass is master-level stuff, so if you have to ask about doing something like that, keep your tools away from that bass!
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11-27-2012, 10:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | | Have you tried using washers on the truss rod to get more adjustment range? |
11-28-2012, 01:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: P-Town, California. 91767 | | | It seems that you should try to address the actual problem, which is a non-functioning truss rod. No sense in brutalizing your poor old neck and turning it into firewood.
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11-28-2012, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by walterw  heat-treating would be a viable step way before removing the board!
that thin round-lam board would likely not survive being removed. either way, removing a fretboard on a valuable vintage P-bass is master-level stuff, so if you have to ask about doing something like that, keep your tools away from that bass! | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Read and memorize every word above. 
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11-28-2012, 08:21 PM
| | | | neck warpage
The neck is actually warped up (too much relief) towards the nut. The truss rod won't take this out, and it's not a washer issue, been there. The bass is playable but the bridge needs to be up high to avoid buzz on the high frets, pretty high action, and yea, the neck is shimmed. I know it's a valuable bass, but it would be more so if is was a better player.
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11-28-2012, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by quarternote The neck is actually warped up (too much relief) towards the nut. The truss rod won't take this out, and it's not a washer issue, been there. The bass is playable but the bridge needs to be up high to avoid buzz on the high frets, pretty high action, and yea, the neck is shimmed. I know it's a valuable bass, but it would be more so if is was a better player.
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11-28-2012, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by walterw heat-treating would be a viable step way before removing the board!
that thin round-lam board would likely not survive being removed. either way, removing a fretboard on a valuable vintage P-bass is master-level stuff, so if you have to ask about doing something like that, keep your tools away from that bass! |
Solid advice right there...
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