Can a neck twist be fixed?

[TheGreatSealof]

I recently purchased a Epiphone Accubass for $30. I travel a lot and wanted a beater bass to disassemble and pack in my luggage. I am not concerned with theft or damage.

The neck however has a slight twist to the E side, high action from the E, lower to the G. It's playable and I don't want to invest a lot of money fixing the twist.

Can a neck twist be resolved to a straight neck without replacing the neck?

[Lowactnsatsfctn]

If its just a beater, Id get it as close to intonated as I could and live with it.
There are ways of pressing and forming wood, but its likely to be beyond the cost of your bass to have done and a big risk to try it your self.

[lethargytartare]

I don't think so -- I've heard quite a few guys say that even if you could "untwist" the wood, it will just go back that way again after a while.

You might be able to have the frets shaped to correct for it, but that would probably cost as much as a new low-end aftermarket neck (or other used neck). And if it shifted any more (or again), that kind of change might just make things unplayable.

[Munjibunga]

Only with great difficulty. It's be easier and cheaper just to buy a new neck. I had to do that for my '93 American Precision Deluxe Plus. I've since sold it, but have a standing offer to buy it back.

[TheGreatSealof]

Thanks for the replies. It's a beater bass for travel only. I can live with it. I will trash it when no longer needed for travel.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Another vote for not fixable.
Feasibly anyway.

The best method I've used is to remove the FB, and re-attaching it after a leveling.
A cruder method, or if there's no separate FB is to defret, level it, and refret.
The last, but not least is the fret-leveling lethargytartare talked about, but that requires jumbo frets in most occasions.

All that is obviously general talk and moot in this case as a BO neck is very seldom repaired since the replacements are plentiful for most designs.

Regards
Sam

[ics1974]

You can try this without removing the fretboard and heat. Maybe just let it stay straight for a week might help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5i8sEJ2LQ