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06-06-2011, 03:48 PM
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i was stupid enough to hit the backside of my neck on a cymbal. i dont really feel the scratch when i play, but when i do i become very irritated. So i have two question: how do i fix the scratch? if i cant fix it, are there an online store that sells american fender necks for an good price? |
06-06-2011, 03:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Waco Texas | | | Put a little superglue in it and buff it out with some steel wool. |
06-06-2011, 03:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA | | | Seriously? replace a neck over a little ding?
Man... That is NOT metal. Not metal at all.
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06-06-2011, 03:59 PM
| | | | do you guys have scratches on your bass necks? |
06-06-2011, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Mohawk93  i was stupid enough to hit the backside of my neck on a cymbal. i dont really feel the scratch when i play, but when i do i become very irritated. So i have two question: how do i fix the scratch? if i cant fix it, are there an online store that sells american fender necks for an good price? | That's not a scratch... that's part of making that instrument your own. Instruments are not these "precious must be handled with kid gloves" things... they're tools. They're not supposed to be abused, but the are supposed to be used, and often. My own advice, said in the kindest and gentlest way I can is... get over it. And play the heck out of your bass! |
06-06-2011, 04:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Waco Texas | | | I have some light dings but anything that is rough I will fix. |
06-06-2011, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Mohawk93 do you guys have scratches on your bass necks? | Scratches. Nicks. Dings. Wear & Tear. Yup... and proud of every mark! |
06-06-2011, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowgypsy That's not a scratch... that's part of making that instrument your own. Instruments are not these "precious must be handled with kid gloves" things... they're tools. They're not supposed to be abused, but the are supposed to be used, and often. My own advice, said in the kindest and gentlest way I can is... get over it. And play the heck out of your bass! | true true... |
06-06-2011, 04:10 PM
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Artist:TC Electronic RH450 bass system | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Madison, IA | | | I have DOZENS of nicks a scratches on mine!.....They actually "wear-down" the more you play....until they almost disappear.
Then you'll get a new one! edit (not a new neck...a new scratch!)
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06-06-2011, 06:32 PM
| | | | If its noticeable when played, it deserves fix imo. Id take it to a repair shop and see what theyd charge to smooth and if needed, fill, the scratch. Unless I was well experienced with such things. Nothing worse then a self fix that ends up feeling worse then the original trying to fix problem. Lol.
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06-06-2011, 06:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seattle | | | My jazz bass is beat to sin, I don't even know why I throw it in a case when I take her out on the town. |
06-06-2011, 06:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada! | | Personally I would 'Geddy it' now.
Sand it down, and go unfinished.
Let your finger gunk be your guide  haha
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06-06-2011, 06:40 PM
|  | Blazer bass afficionado........ | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Seattle, WA. | | If it were me and it bothered me that much I'd mix together a little JB Weld epoxy and smooth over the scratch/dent with it. Then before it dried I'd smooth it out. It dries slower than super glue so you'd have more time to make sure you'd corrected the mistake without flaw and it'll last a hell of a lot longer (this stuff can seal cracked engine blocks). 
With all that said, I definitely come from the school of thought that bruising, nicking or denting your instrument over time makes it somehow more yours in a way. Of course this is yet another reason in a long list of why I could never own a boutique bass again. 
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06-06-2011, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Muzoid Personally I would 'Geddy it' now.
Sand it down, and go unfinished.
Let your finger gunk be your guide haha | or sa  nd it and hit it with a couple coats of 'Rub-on' tung-oil... |
06-06-2011, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Muzoid Personally I would 'Geddy it' now.
Sand it down, and go unfinished.
Let your finger gunk be your guide haha | |
06-06-2011, 06:52 PM
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Artist:TC Electronic RH450 bass system | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Madison, IA | | | Dang...Think I'll take my own advice on this one!... |
06-07-2011, 09:35 AM
| | | | If it's irritating because of rough/sharp edges, knock them down with a green scrotchbrite pad, wipe it with a damp rag, just wet enough to get the sanding residue off, and play it for a while.
If it still offends you, the CA (superglue) fix is by far the simplest and most effective.
If you take it to a tech, I'm betting the cost of reapir that they will knock down the edges, fill with CA and blend with another light sanding.
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