Bass S.O.S. - Neck knocked off :(

[bobbykokinos]

Well, an unfortunate incident happened at a gig tonight. Pictures below speak for themselves. Its not an expensive bass (a cheapy $800 Sam Ash bass).. Any ideas if it can be repaired? Any ideas on how much is fair to pay for a repair like this?

I'm hoping I can get it repaired fairly cheaply as I don't have much money at the moment.

Help!!!

[bigolbassguy]

Originally Posted by bobbykokinos

Well, an unfortunate incident happened at a gig tonight. Pictures below speak for themselves. Its not an expensive bass (a cheapy $800 Sam Ash bass).. Any ideas if it can be repaired? Any ideas on how much is fair to pay for a repair like this?

I'm hoping I can get it repaired fairly cheaply as I don't have much money at the moment.

Help!!!

I know the feeling all too well. It's going to cost you a couple hundred to have it done right. Good luck.

[Jake deVilliers]

Originally Posted by bobbykokinos

Well, an unfortunate incident happened at a gig tonight. Pictures below speak for themselves. Its not an expensive bass (a cheapy $800 Sam Ash bass).. Any ideas if it can be repaired? Any ideas on how much is fair to pay for a repair like this?

I'm hoping I can get it repaired fairly cheaply as I don't have much money at the moment.

Help!!!

That's not a big deal BK. That kind of break happens more often than you might imagine and it goes back together very nicely.

Just get it down to your luthier's place and let him see it. With any luck you'll be playing it by Saturday...

[bobbykokinos]

Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers

That's not a big deal BK. That kind of break happens more often than you might imagine and it goes back together very nicely.

Just get it down to your luthier's place and let him see it. With any luck you'll be playing it by Saturday...

Actually, I just got back.. I guess I kind of freaked out a bit because its never happened to me.

$200 and one week.. Not bad..

[Jake deVilliers]

Originally Posted by bobbykokinos

Actually, I just got back.. I guess I kind of freaked out a bit because its never happened to me.

$200 and one week.. Not bad..

I hear you - repairman are more used to seeing instruments at their worst!

[Lazarus.Bird]

Kind of like ER doctors being desensitized to seeing gore all the time? Those pictures made me throw up in my mouth!

[George700DL]

Originally Posted by bobbykokinos

Well, an unfortunate incident happened at a gig tonight. Pictures below speak for themselves. Its not an expensive bass (a cheapy $800 Sam Ash bass).. Any ideas if it can be repaired? Any ideas on how much is fair to pay for a repair like this?

I'm hoping I can get it repaired fairly cheaply as I don't have much money at the moment.

Help!!!

Looking at that neck - is that cherry wood? Doesn't look like maple and the grain, color etc. look like cherry to me.

My neck is cherry, and luckily still intact.

Glad you were able to get it fixed easily.

George

[Goteky45]

it reminds me when i broke my first guitar neck. i remember i even cried it got fixed in 2 days

[james condino]

Bobby:

Can you post a few images and show us what he did and explain it to us? Was this a bass dork, or a guitar shop type of place? I'm curious what type of "repair" you get for $200.

Thanks,

j.

[bobbykokinos]

Originally Posted by james condino

Bobby:

Can you post a few images and show us what he did and explain it to us? Was this a bass dork, or a guitar shop type of place? I'm curious what type of "repair" you get for $200.

Thanks,

j.

When its done, yes, I'll post pics.. This is a professional luthier at a stringed instrument shop.

What he is going to do is glue the neck back into the bass and let it set. We had talked about removing the fingerboard but 1. it would kick the cost up alot and 2. he thinks the board was epoxied on which could cause issues trying to pull it off. So, he is going to drill through the fingerboard and counter sink a rod from the neck into the body. Then fill in the hole and paint over it.

[eh_train]

What he is going to do is glue the neck back into the bass and let it set. We had talked about removing the fingerboard but 1. it would kick the cost up alot and 2. he thinks the board was epoxied on which could cause issues trying to pull it off. So, he is going to drill through the fingerboard and counter sink a rod from the neck into the body. Then fill in the hole and paint over it.[/quote]

HI Bobby,

That heel repair won't be elegant but will hold steady. Gotta ask though, what does he say about repairing the nut area? That hairline fracture could actually cause much more difficulty - it's the thinnest part of the neck, and partly cracked is harder to get at than fully cracked!

Curiously,

Paul (Eh_train)

[bobbykokinos]

Originally Posted by eh_train

HI Bobby,

That heel repair won't be elegant but will hold steady. Gotta ask though, what does he say about repairing the nut area? That hairline fracture could actually cause much more difficulty - it's the thinnest part of the neck, and partly cracked is harder to get at than fully cracked!

Curiously,

Paul (Eh_train)

He said there is some wiggle in it. Enough to be able to get glue into it. Thats really all he said about it so I'm not sure what that will result in

[bobbykokinos]

Picking it up tomorrow.. Cant wait!