Twisted neck help.

Josh Emmons · #1 02-14-2010, 03:58 PM

Hi, i own a rogue LX500 neck through bass, it is my first bass and has lots of value to me. It playes incredible (for a rogue,) and it is as far as i know, the only bass of its kind in the world. And the problem is, it has a severly twisted neck, and appears to be getting worse. It is a very sever twist, and it is about half of an inch off. as i said, its getting worse. is there a way that it can be fixed? and is it possible that the neck can break? Please help...

Josh Emmons · #2 02-14-2010, 04:08 PM

Any help???

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #3 02-14-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh Emmons

Any help???

Please wait more than 10 minutes before bumping

Moved to Setup/Repair.

bassplayer8953 · #4 02-14-2010, 04:13 PM

Almost anything can be fixed, given a skilled luthier, and enough $$$$...

...the question is: (being a Rogue) how much is it worth, to you, to make it right?

Luthiers I have questioned about major neck repairs have quoted $300...for starters. At the risk of repeating myself: what's it worth to you, to get it right?

rabidwolverine · #5 02-14-2010, 04:15 PM

ive heard that getting custom gauge strings can help with twists. Ive read that you get a light gauge on the twisted side and a heavy on the other side, and tuning the non twisted side higher and then checking it frequently. that is just one thing ive heard...never tried...
another would be putting a straight covered piece of wood on the fret side and clamping the neck down.

Josh Emmons · #6 02-14-2010, 04:23 PM

Well, this guitar is the only one like it in the world, (that i know, i have been looking for another one for years.) and it plays incredible, could it break in the future???

**Bryan R. Tyler** · #7 02-14-2010, 04:27 PM

If it's a Rogue bass, you can guarantee that there are at least several thousand others of it (unless it's some prototype that somehow escaped the factory).

Josh Emmons · #8 02-14-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

If it's a Rogue bass, you can guarantee that there are at least several thousand others of it (unless it's some prototype that somehow escaped the factory).

I believe it is. it is the only one like it on the planet.

Marco A. Mayer · #9 02-14-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh Emmons

I believe it is. it is the only one like it on the planet.

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/r...gue/LX500/10/1

If someone else reviewed it, I guess it's not the only one in the planet.

Aaaanyway, you can take it to a guitar tech or luthier OR buy a new bass, which would be the most cost-effective solution.

Craig_S · #10 02-14-2010, 06:03 PM

Dump the Rogue, buy a Squier.

Josh Emmons · #11 02-14-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MarcoJPJB

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/r...gue/LX500/10/1

If someone else reviewed it, I guess it's not the only one in the planet.

Aaaanyway, you can take it to a guitar tech or luthier OR buy a new bass, which would be the most cost-effective solution.

Also, i cant buy another one, because i cannot find one for sale, and the only one in the world, i saw and posted one of the posts, and forgot about that other person. but i have serched pages and pages of rogue basses on google, and i cant find another. And it is my first bass. i CANT replace my first bass.