Bass neck seam split

[sawzalot]

I’d move on unless there was something very unique about this bass. Too many other good instruments out there.

 

[koshey]

"Neck had a seam split at base (below truss pocket in neck seat) but that was repaired before I got it; causes no issues AND is stable."
Would this scare you away from making an offer on a bass?
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oh it'll scare me off AF, dude!

 

[micguy]

If the neck on a bass is solid, straight, and the truss rod works, anything else can be fixed fairly easily. The bass you’re looking at fails my criteria - no way I’d want that to be my bass.

 

[mongo2]

Pass.

 

[lug]

T40?

 

[DwaynieAD]

If it sounds good I'd play it until it crumbled in my hands

 

[mmbongo]

If it sounds good I'd play it until it crumbled in my hands

You might would get one good Mustang Sally out of that bass then

 

[kmon]

Probably caused by waaay over tightening the truss rod to compensate for other issues. Basically the truss rod is trying to come out of the neck.

yup. I had an older US Foundation show up with this exact issue, as explained to me be the luthier who was attempting to set it up. The truss rod was trying to blast its way out of the heel of the neck like the creature in Alien. That neck had some ski jump as well, but I can't recall if that was directly related. It's not a fun problem.

Significant neck problems make me want to run, doubly so if I'm buying sight unseen.

 

[elgranluis]

Yes. Thank you for the reply.

Probably half of the peaveys I’ve seen had this happen. Glue it and clamp it down, should be good for another 40 years.

 

[SJan3]

"Neck had a seam split at base (below truss pocket in neck seat) but that was repaired before I got it; causes no issues AND is stable."
Would this scare you away from making an offer on a bass?
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Yes, it would.

 

[SJan3]

in philly it's worth fifty bucks

LOL!! Good one.

 

[Ewo]

"Neck had a seam split at base (below truss pocket in neck seat)
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Pardon my ignorance, but what's a neck seam? A multilam neck (doubt this is one of those) shows the pieces at the back, yeah, but the fingerboard is always one piece, no?

 

[Jxff]

Probably caused by waaay over tightening the truss rod to compensate for other issues. Basically the truss rod is trying to come out of the neck.

I own an older Peavey and have heard about this problem before. The necks are very stable, mine has never needed much adjustment and is easily my lowest action, best player. You might be right about truss rod adjustment being a probable cause, but it could just be the design. Two hard rock maple pieces of wood under constant pressure , seems like the joint would be the strong part at the seam. Even though the joint is stronger at first, the rock maple outlasts the adhesive. Depending on where and how the Peavey spent it’s life, it is the biggest factor in neck joint failures I’ve noticed in Peavey necks from my less than authoritative
POV.

 

[dalkowski]

Literally coming apart at the seams.

Too much of that in my life right now. The hardest of passes.

 

[mmbongo]

I own an older Peavey and have heard about this problem before. The necks are very stable, mine has never needed much adjustment and is easily my lowest action, best player. You might be right about truss rod adjustment being a probable cause, but it could just be the design. Two hard rock maple pieces of wood under constant pressure , seems like the joint would be the strong part at the seam. Even though the joint is stronger at first, the rock maple outlasts the adhesive. Depending on where and how the Peavey spent it’s life, it is the biggest factor in neck joint failures I’ve noticed in Peavey necks from my less than authoritative
POV.

Do they really use two pieces of wood for the fingerboard though? I’ve never seen that.

 

[bassman10096]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a neck seam? A multilam neck (doubt this is one of those) shows the pieces at the back, yeah, but the fingerboard is always one piece, no?

Yes.

 

[lug]

Do they really use two pieces of wood for the fingerboard though? I’ve never seen that.

A T40 with a maple neck does not have a separate fingerboard.

 

[jimmydean]

Pass on it unless the price is so cheap you don't care . The neck was not repaired properly and if DYI , think Super Glue and sitting in a pressure clamp for a while........pass on it unless its free .

 

[mmbongo]

A T40 with a maple neck does not have a separate fingerboard.

Interesting, I never knew that. So the neck/fingerboard is made from two pieces joined together lengthways?

 

[lug]

Interesting, I never knew that. So the neck/fingerboard is made from two pieces joined together lengthways?

Yes. They cut the lumber down the middle, cut the truss rod slot, and reversed one of the sides to fight any natural inclination to move in a specific direction. G&L did this later and called it a bi-cut neck.