Snapped neck, repairable?

JoeythestuD · #1 10-14-2009, 08:27 PM

I was tightening the trust rod on my bass to lower the action. Before I knew it I heard this big snapping sound, and the neck was back to the way it was bent in the beginning. is it possible i could buy another trust rod for it, and just use that until I save enough money to buy a new bass? Or would it be cheaper to just by a new bass? If Its cheaper for a new trust rod, where can I get one?

your idol · #2 10-14-2009, 08:32 PM

search classifieds for replacement neck..what kind of bass?

**RedsFan75** · #3 10-14-2009, 08:39 PM

Also a truss rod is not really the way to lower your action, it's all inter-mingled.

yellofury · #4 10-14-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedsFan75

Also a truss rod is not really the way to lower your action, it's all inter-mingled.

+1
its a combination of trussrod work (neck relief)
saddle height
nut depth

I only do very minor stuff
if its something that looks major I take it to the pros

What bass do you have?
the answer all depends on what you got

**RedsFan75** · #5 10-14-2009, 08:49 PM

Here's a link to Fender's setup page,
http://www.fender.com/support/basses.php

You can get a nice low action with this stuff

JoeythestuD · #6 10-14-2009, 09:03 PM

Its a Lion Washburn bass.

your idol · #7 10-14-2009, 09:06 PM

honestly prob cheaper to just get a new bass if you jacked the neck

jimbilly · #8 10-14-2009, 10:46 PM

That sort of repair is major surgery, it would be hundreds of dollars. It would be way cheaper to get a new neck, and a lot cheaper than that to get a new-used Washburn.

SelenaBassGirl · #9 10-14-2009, 10:55 PM

might be better if you just got a new neck for it. OUCH!!
good luck!

Craig_S · #10 10-14-2009, 11:02 PM

A new neck will cost almost as much as that bass is worth and might not fit. Some of the Lyon basses sell for as little as $139.00.

This is one case where I would recommend buying a SX from Rondo Music.

elgranluis · #11 10-14-2009, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeythestuD

Its a Lion Washburn bass.

a new washburn is usually cheaper than neck repair.

Did the whole rod snap? stewmac sells a truss rod repair kit where you remove wood from the trudss rod hole, re thread the rod and then you can imstall a new nut. Of course this only works if you only snapped the very end part of the rod, where the nut is.

godofthunder59 · #12 10-15-2009, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elgranluis

a new washburn is usually cheaper than neck repair.

Did the whole rod snap? stewmac sells a truss rod repair kit where you remove wood from the trudss rod hole, re thread the rod and then you can imstall a new nut. Of course this only works if you only snapped the very end part of the rod, where the nut is.

This thing works great ! I own it and use it, best $ I ever spent.

lethargytartare · #13 10-16-2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elgranluis

a new washburn is usually cheaper than neck repair.

Did the whole rod snap? stewmac sells a truss rod repair kit where you remove wood from the trudss rod hole, re thread the rod and then you can imstall a new nut. Of course this only works if you only snapped the very end part of the rod, where the nut is.

That truss rod repair kit is probably also more expensive than the bass he's looking to fix, unfortunately.

Some guy on the telecaster forums did a pictoral documentary of his effort to replace the truss in one of his necks without removing the fretboard (did a great job). But still, cheaper and easier would be finding a used WB that has a neck that can be swapped over. I know I got a low end one for 40 bucks once -- POS, but the neck was fine.

or +1 on getting an SX -- great for the money, and probably better than the really low end WBs...

Good luck!

ltt

T-Bird · #14 10-17-2009, 11:36 PM

Hi.

Another vote for "not feasible" category.

OTOH if You're handy with tools and the neck in question has a skunk-stripe or a separate fretboard (more likely), you won't make things any worse by trying the repair yourself. If it fails, all You've wasted is a bit of time and the $10 or so for the new truss rod.

Regards
Sam

ProfGumby · #15 10-24-2009, 01:28 PM

I look at it this way. If the truss rod goes bonk on a low end bass, I would either replace the neck or part that sucker out and replace it with a new bass. If one made upgrades to the bass, put the upgrades into a new one!

In the case of a lower cost neck through, I'd replace it with a new past and part the bad one out. Or hang on to parts of it for future projects.

One could also saw off the neck, route in a neck pocket and make it a bolt on. But that is an ambitious project and would cost a bit, especially if you had it done in a shop!