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

[quickfix]

Pretty sure he doesn't have the rosewood stock on hand to effect this repair. Well...not to be able to match it at any rate.

 

[quickfix]

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

So in essence the repair community, and I'm assuming the whole repair community agrees with you, would leave him to his own devices. Simply because there is no other effective repair, or so the repair community says.

 

[Hopkins]

So in essence the repair community, and I'm assuming the whole repair community agrees with you, would leave him to his own devices. Simply because there is no other effective repair, or so the repair community says.

Your reputation is everything, and there is a thing called pride. I choose to not do sub par work because a customer wants to save a buck, because there is a very good chance that will bite you in the rear afterwards. You fix it with some kind of filler like he/she asks, you tell him/her that its not an ideal repair and it will be noticeable, and he/she says that its no problem. You give the bass back, and one of their friends says the repair looks bad, then all of a sudden you have a reputation for sub par work. Its simply not worth it.

 

[Robert Canfield]

HOWEVER, Happy the Bass was looking into filling wormholes in wood with blue/turquois glow in the dark epoxy. Instead of hiding it, turn it into a focal point.

 

[Joshua]

Friendly moderator reminder: regardless of level of experience or finances, for better or for worse all are welcome to share thoughts and experiences here. The more experienced among us are equally free to refute these less experienced or less financially able ideas.

Please do not make me interpret "tone" via the written word. I will be forced to err on the side of caution each and every time.

 

[iiipopes]

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.

My repair did not cost nearly that much, probably $50 tops. How does the neck feel to the OP? If the neck fits his hand better than other necks, and it is a gigging bass, then the repair might be worth it as it would be to any tool of any trade. And since this is music and not a typewriter at the office, we don't know if there is any sentimental or nostalgic value to the bass: first instrument, gift from folks, etc., that would influence the decision to repair or replace.

I understand the cost/benefit analysis. That's part of my day job. It may or may not be cost effective, depending on the OP's position. But it doesn't do any good to simply write it off summarily without analysis and discussion.

 

[quickfix]

Yeah, I thought $100 was a tad high. The OP can now do his own cost analysis based on his attachment to a neck that was, in his words, " This is the original neck but the seller put a 1996 Mexico Jazz neck on it and gave me the original neck with it. I figure if I can get this extra neck working, I can use it for a project."
I now believe that this discussion, in it's entirety, was well worth the effort. There's no bad mojo here. Nothing but good material.

If it were my neck, I'd wait until I assembled that "project" and then decide on a fix/repair.

 

[Hopkins]

$100 was just a quick estimate, I through out a slightly high number because on that neck one fret would have to be removed to replace the missing wood. Then of course it would have to be leveled crowned and polished. I doubt I would actually charge $100 but you can't really be sure until you get a good look at it.