Help! Cracked body on Musicman S.U.B.

[Sheldon681]

I never ever leave my bass in unsafe place, but I did for 30 seconds tonight. I left it on top of a chair in my basement while I went to grab something and when I got to the top of the stairs I heard the horrible sound of bass on concrete.

Luckily most of the damage is superficial. A tuning peg is badly bent and seemed to absorb any headstock damage. I have a dent on the body, but being a S.U.B., that's not a big deal. But there's a crack that stretches across the back, just below the battery compartment and it wraps around to the front of the bass, right to where the pot cover is. I'm not touching it much for fear of making it worse, but if apply a bit of pressure, the crack opens up just a hair. All electronics, neck, bridge, pickup, etc. seem to have survived unscathed. It tunes up fine and seems to play exactly the same.

Any advice on how to fix this? Although I realize I'm lucky compared to what the damage could have been, I've waited a long time to get this bass and have had it under a month. I'm totally distraught at my own carelessness.

Should I be looking at glue, new paint, bring it to a pro, leave it alone, etc? Thanks in advance.

[therex]

take to a pro dude!

[ponticat]

[vinxbass]

Def take it to someone who knows what they're doing, that's more serious than I think you realize. Bummer!!

[fenderx55]

Yeah, def take to a pro. It looks like it's a 3-piece body and it's cracked along the bottom-most joint. Sucks dude.

[mbw82]

don't sweat it dude. I had this happen to one of my Sadowsky basses. It's just a matter of taking it to a qualified person and they'll glue it back together. Won't alter the sound at all.