How should I fix this fingerboard???? Fender content

[David Jayne]

fire fire fire fire fire fire FIRE FIRE FIRE

 

[singlemalt]

Holy crap! Now that neck is all covered in bad Ju Ju!

Toss it in the wood stove before the bad vibe spreads any further!

 

[PortlandBass77]

I've done this on a smaller scale, the epoxy method certainly works, but it is noticeable.....

 

[Rôckhewer]

Holy crap! Now that neck is all covered in bad Ju Ju!

Toss it in the wood stove before the bad vibe spreads any further!

You know what's funny... The OP hasn't been on TB since last night.
He's probably gonna flip when he sees the crap storm his thread got turned into!
Ha ha....ha
"I'm sorry man, there were some ...ah...complications with your neck repair.... Seems it got all covered in ju ju and had to be destroyed.....
How? ...um...well...burned sir....burned, with fire. ....yes, with fire sir."

 

[Hopkins]

Ok..... Wait... What?...snowing customers?
What the f***?
I just read the rest of "quickfix"'s diatribe...
And this....
Quote:
There's nothing wrong with what I said. Most economical and effective repair is always what's required. Look at that neck. It needs nothing fancy.
Maybe you can snow most of your customers. But you won't be able to snow the discerning ones.

That statement in this context not only makes absolutely no sense.... But it actually contradicts itself.

I know for a fact that I can... And have...fixed voids just like that , with wood.
And can, and have done so, MUCH quicker ...(which makes it more economical).
.. Than doing it ( so that it would actually last) with ANY type of filler/putty/resin .... carbon fiber?...really?
So to make a blanket statement that claims that using a wood patch would be some kind of elitist snowjob performed with the intent of fleecing the customer ... Is not only out of line and presumptuous... It's basically just , well... ignorant.

And Hopkins is right about the reputation factor too.
...customer brings repair and demands bondo.... Repairer complies...
Customer shows friend bondo repair job...
Friend asks, who did that? (because it looks like poo)
Customer tells friend...
Friend tells two friends...
They tell two friends....
And so on...and so on...
Repairer's name and reputation are sullied!

Thank you sir, I didn't really appreciate basically being called a scam artist for doing a correct repair, instead of going to the nearest hardware store for some caulk and spackle

 

[FBB Custom]

You know what's funny... The OP hasn't been on TB since last night.
He's probably gonna flip when he sees the crap storm his thread got turned into!

Anyone who's been on the LC before would expect no less. Isn't there a sticky about this?

 

[quickfix]

Thank you sir, I didn't really appreciate basically being called a scam artist for doing a correct repair, instead of going to the nearest hardware store for some caulk and spackle

Caulk and spackle? If that's your take on it, it's no wonder you didn't understand.

 

[Hopkins]

Caulk and spackle? If that's your take on it, it's no wonder you didn't understand.

I knew you meant some type of reinforced epoxy, I used those words as an exaggeration.

 

[quickfix]

I knew you meant some type of reinforced epoxy, I used those words as an exaggeration.

Then stop with the hyperbole. You and I can fix this thread for the OP with some judicious deletions and amendments.

Or not.

 

[Robert Canfield]

I'd get a nice Indian rosewood fingerboard, some good maple... build a new neck and burn that one with fire.. strickly off the basis of the tension it has created in this thread.

Yes, yes... and post the video!

 

[scottyd]

Oh..... you guuuuys....

 

[5below]

So the OP stuck his neck out and got burned???

 

[fhm555]

If I were king I'd mix up some Marine Tex, fill the booboo, file/sand it back level with the original surface, paying careful attention to getting the surface texture to match as close as possible, then get a bottle of Stew Mac fingerboard stain and wa-la, a faux ebony board on an MIM j bass. Yes it would most likely be a ten footer, but I've already got the Marine Tex and the dye would be less than $15 with shipping so the only other cost is my time, which if you believe wifey is worth about a dollar a day.

Oddly enough it wouldn't bother me at all to use it, but I'd never consider selling anything repaired in that manner.

 

[iiipopes]

My custom P/J fell over at a gig some years ago, and encountered similar damage between the nut and first fret. My local luthier cut out the damage, matched grain with a small piece of rosewood, glued it in, evened out the contour to match, and you simply cannot tell it was ever damaged until you get about a couple of inches from it. I am exceptionally pleased with the repair. I recommend the same type of repair to the OP's picture.

 

[quickfix]

Let's get a little perspective here.
It's a beater MIM neck of questionable value and condition, not a custom bass. Putting a $100 repair (as already quoted here in TB) into it is probably going to turn it into a $100 neck. A brand new MIM neck is $200.

 

[Hopkins]

Let's get a little perspective here.
It's a beater MIM neck of questionable value and condition, not a custom bass. Putting a $100 repair (as already quoted here in TB) into it is probably going to turn it into a $100 neck. A brand new MIM neck is $200.

Then just play it the way it is, there is no structural or playability issue with it. There is no real need to fix it, but it would be a very good project for someone who wanted to sharpen their repair skills to try and replace the wood. If you don't fix it with a rosewood patch, why fix it at all?

 

[Robert Canfield]

Let's get a little perspective here.
It's a beater MIM neck of questionable value and condition, not a custom bass. Putting a $100 repair (as already quoted here in TB) into it is probably going to turn it into a $100 neck. A brand new MIM neck is $200.

If the OP is going to do this himself, then this an opportunity to learn a very useful skill. The fact that it is a "beater" is all the more reason to try it. That is, if he wants to learn... It's only a $100 repair if he has someone do it for him.
Dirtyclinic, what do you want?

 

[quickfix]

Then just play it the way it is, there is no structural or playability issue with it. There is no real need to fix it, but it would be a very good project for someone who wanted to sharpen their repair skills to try and replace the wood. If you don't fix it with a rosewood patch, why fix it at all?

My original take on it was to play the neck as is, and stated so in my opening remarks in this thread. It wasn't worth paying someone to fix it unless they could fix it cheaply. We both know my take on that. It's akin to paying for top notch sheet metal work and paint on a thousand dollar winter beater.

If the aim is to learn how to do that work himself and perfect his skills...that's a totally different can of worms. One that our previous discussion hadn't opened.

 

[quickfix]

If the OP is going to do this himself, then this an opportunity to learn a very useful skill. The fact that it is a "beater" is all the more reason to try it. That is, if he wants to learn... It's only a $100 repair if he has someone do it for him.
Dirtyclinic, what do you want?

You beat me to it by a minute or two. Read my answer to Hopkins in post #58.

 

[Hopkins]

My original take on it was to play the neck as is, and stated so in my opening remarks in this thread. It wasn't worth paying someone to fix it unless they could fix it cheaply. We both know my take on that. It's akin to paying for top notch sheet metal work and paint on a thousand dollar winter beater.

If the aim is to learn how to do that work himself and perfect his skills...that's a totally different can of worms. One that our previous discussion hadn't opened.

Like I said, If it were brought to me I would rather not fix it than to do a noticeable repair.