Fretboard comming off bass

silentblackhat · #1 05-28-2006, 02:36 AM

To make a long story short my brother got mad and took my badd guitar by the neck and tried to break it....but it was a on a carpet floor that he tried to swin it and break it on. Now my fretboard is comming off. i have to adjust it so the action is really high for it not to buzz like crazy. there are some pics showing the fretboard comming off. how do I repair this? or would i need to get a new neck...or a new guitar? it is an Ibanez GSR-190 that I got off of ebay for $120. also there is a crack on the finish, the wood under isnt cracked at all though, just the finish thats by the pickups.

Any info is appreciated

machine gewehr · #2 05-28-2006, 05:50 AM

Now that pissed me off!

Dude how the hell did ya let your brother do that?My brother can not do that!!! You've got to teach him some manners!

(Sorry couldn't resist the anger

)

Oh about the fretboard,my luthier asked for 120$ for the fretjob or anything about the fretboard,so it may cost you as much as you paid fot her,but you should take her to a luthier though.

pkr2 · #3 05-28-2006, 06:19 AM

It's a pretty easy fix for the fingerboard but the cracked body may be pretty serious. It looks as if the crack goes into the neck pocket and that's a really high stress area.

I definitely would loosen the truss rod and the string tension immediately.

Unless you have some skills in instrument repair, chances aren't really very good for this one to be a DIY project. Any repairs to the neck pocket must be done with almost zero error or the bass wont set up properly. That's the most critical part of the whole bass because a very small misalignment there will cause a BIG misalignment on the headstock end of the neck.

Keep in mind that long distance diagnosing is not the last word. Once the bass is disassembled the prob may not be as bad as the pix make it appear to be.

I suggest that you go ahead and take the neck off and carry the bass to a repair person and ask for an estimate. Most shops don't charge for an estimate if they don't have to spend the time to tear it down and reassemble it.

You can't really afford to put much money into a $120.00 guitar so in the meantime I'd go ahead and start looking for a replacement. You can get a brand new SX for close to what you paid for your guitar.

Probably should find a replacement for your brother too!

spudmaster34 · #4 05-28-2006, 09:57 AM

it shouldnt be to hard to fix. just slit your brothers throat then soak the bass in his blood. then buy a replacement

silentblackhat · #5 05-28-2006, 11:17 AM

i took the neck off and all and its justthe plastic finish that is cracked, everything else looks fine. if its anything like $100 or something ill just sell the bass on ebay ad then buy another one.

i read on the net that Titebond will work well for gluing and setting these parts on.

Jazzin' · #6 05-28-2006, 11:26 AM

I think you need to fix your brother before you fix your bass.

fretless Bob · #7 05-28-2006, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazzin'

I think you need to fix your brother before you fix your bass.

im with him

Dave

Stuggi · #8 05-28-2006, 11:54 AM

Get your brother to pay for the fretwork, then sell it and buy something a little more expensive. That'll teach him a lesson!

r6mile · #9 05-28-2006, 01:06 PM

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I think you need to fix your brother before you fix your bass.

+99999999999999

bigd4207 · #10 05-28-2006, 03:09 PM

You got lucky, my brother took my ESP and smashed it through a 1/2 thick sheet of glass, took a chunk out of the wood, and cracked a couple other places

. Then we both went to jail, but that really didn't bother me, I got my revenge

...Sorta. It still plays like the day I got it though, and I have already sanded it down and re-painted it. I don't know how many people have actually taken on the job of sanding down an ESP; but that paint is a pain in the ass to get off. Took like 4 days, sanding like 10 - 12 hours a day, sometimes more. It's some good paint, well was

. Then I had to sand it 2 more times 1 because the varnish I got sucked ass and re-sanded, and 2 the paintjob I layed after that messed up, I had it on a drop cloth, and my LAST COAT of clear, it pulled some paint off of the drop cloth and left some on. But I am happy now. So consider yourself lucky, all you really have to do is glue and clamp, and get some revenge.

62bass · #11 05-28-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bigd4207

You got lucky, my brother took my ESP and smashed it through a 1/2 thick sheet of glass, took a chunk out of the wood, and cracked a couple other places

. Then we both went to jail, but that really didn't bother me, I got my revenge

...Sorta. It still plays like the day I got it though, and I have already sanded it down and re-painted it. I don't know how many people have actually taken on the job of sanding down an ESP; but that paint is a pain in the ass to get off. Took like 4 days, sanding like 10 - 12 hours a day, sometimes more. It's some good paint, well was

. Then I had to sand it 2 more times 1 because the varnish I got sucked ass and re-sanded, and 2 the paintjob I layed after that messed up, I had it on a drop cloth, and my LAST COAT of clear, it pulled some paint off of the drop cloth and left some on. But I am happy now. So consider yourself lucky, all you really have to do is glue and clamp, and get some revenge.

You could have saved yourself about 3 days of work if you'd used a heat gun to strip the finish. Sanding is really doing it the hard way. But it's certainly good exercise.

As far as the origional post goes, Titebond should reglue the fingerboard. The trick is to find a way to work it into the gap. Then you need to clamp it and let it set for a day or so.

I'd keep an eye on your brother if I was you.