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Ibanez aeb10 need help

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pghjeeper

Mar 11, 2011
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#1
Hey guys I bought a used ibenez aeb10 from Craigslist a few days ago. The guitar got no love during its life. It's about 4-5 years old according to the po and has never had new strings or a truss adjustment. The guys said he only played it for or five times and it honestly looks like it.
I took it to my buddy, a fender gold level tech ad a guy I trust. The neck has a slight forward bow and it needed strings. I grabbed a set of tapewounds, GHS and was going to have him clean, string and set it up. Well he called me today and left a message saying the truss is maxed out and he is afraid to turn it any more as he thinks it will snap. What are my options here? It looks like it has a truss adjustment at the bass of the neck inside the body. My thinking was to unstrung it and let it sit for a while and see if the truss tension will slowly bend it back without the string tension, I know nothing about truss rods pardon my ignorance. I don't want to give up on the bass as I really like it.
 
#2
Nothing....I think I'm going to leave the strings off for a while. Should I back the truss completely off or leave is under tension? The bow isn't that bad but its there and the truss is maxed out. I worry if I leave the rod all the way cranked ill get a back bow.
 
#3
What I've found from experience that when a truss rod snaps it strips the treads. Doesn't actually break the rod. If it's maxxed out a couple of washers or a spacer of some sort will give you more adjustability. But if he's a seasoned tech he already knows that.

If it still strips Stewart-MacDonald has a kit that let's you rethread the rod without removing it.
 
#5
Like this ImageUploadedByTapatalk1368903605.642499.jpg
 
#7
I am not sure if I remember correctly but the AEB 10 might have a dual action rod and I don't know if the nuts come off of those. I haven't messed with the rod on mine in years it has stayed pretty much the same since I put the LaBella tapes on it.
 
#8
You can loosen the rod, brace the neck for and aft, and where the neck is most bowed, use a clamp to straighten the neck. Believe it or not, this is not uncommon with some acoustics. Bear in mind that the maple your bass neck is made of, was probably still a bit green when this bass was made, and that, along with never having been properly set up, will contribute to this.

Here's a Davey Reaume video that you might find helpful. I would NOT advise you doing this yourself. Have an experienced luthier do this work.

Also, make sure you get a good humidifier in there as soon as you can.

Fender bass with a bent neck.
 
#11
Well, right now you have the wood's memory to deal with, so loosening the rod and taking the strings off won't gain you much. In fact, the neck needs to be under tension of some kind. I'd really recommend a qualified luthier. Heck, send it to Dave. He rarely gets basses like that Ibanez to work on, so you never know. He might give it a whirl.
 
#13
rolandm said:
You can loosen the rod, brace the neck for and aft, and where the neck is most bowed, use a clamp to straighten the neck. Believe it or not, this is not uncommon with some acoustics. Bear in mind that the maple your bass neck is made of, was probably still a bit green when this bass was made, and that, along with never having been properly set up, will contribute to this.

Here's a Davey Reaume video that you might find helpful. I would NOT advise you doing this yourself. Have an experienced luthier do this work.

Also, make sure you get a good humidifier in there as soon as you can.

Fender bass with a bent neck.
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I love that guy, he's real helpful and he cracks me up, I always get the image of Ray Romano doing guitar repair when I watch his vids, hehe.
 

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