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Identify this Bass!

#21
It may not be that hard to fix that neck. It really depends on how much contamination is worked its way into the crack. The truss rod would need to be investigated too. Exposed as it seems to be, it is probably rusted, which may or may not be a real problem.
 
#22
You know, on a second look it may be possible to glue that up to be playable. Can you close the main crack by squeezing it together? If you can, get it as clean in there as you can, figure out a way to clamp it up (giant cable ties, actual clamps, park a car on it, etc), get some titebond deep inside, and clamp it up. Worst case you end up with a four string slide something!
 
#24
I've fixed a number of necks, including a Gibson Les Paul Studio with a broken headstock. From my doctor, I got a syringe with a needle of about 1/16th and matched it with a same sized drill. I drilled a number of holes around the crack, then applied tension to hold the crack slightly open. Fill the syringe with tightbond, and inject into the holes just till you start to see it come from the crack. Then close up the crack and clamp, wipe up excess, wait two days and string it up. It's questionable how much this will affect the truss rod, if it even has one. Either way in the end, if it doesn't work out, I would look for a 30" replacement, which would be much easier to find.
 
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#29
Duuuuuuuuuude said:
My guess is that it's a Teisco Del Rey or a Kent sold through the Sears Roebuck catalog. But it could be a Harmony, Memphis, Domino, Aria, Matsumoku, Victoria or Global.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kent-Bass-G...=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=_xXbUJvCH9SpqQHd5YGYBg
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This fella nailed it! It may not be a Kent, but it was made in the same factory. Look at the pickguard shape by the bridge, and the pickup. They are the same except the headstock shape. Also the bridge and tailpiece.
 
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#32
ReverseFender94 said:
The crack looks sealable. I can squeeze it shut, so I think I'm going to try injecting some titebond or some gorilla glue into it and clamp it up. Couldn't hurt to try.
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Don't use Gorilla glue! Unless they make carpentry glue now. You need Titebond carpenters/wood glue (aliphatic resin). Gorilla is polyurethane and does not penetrate the wood enough the create a strong bond; it has its uses in the world, but has no uses in instrument repair
 
#36
restore it! wood glue and clamps for the neck. maybe make a piccolo bass. EADG an octave up. that will be a fun instrument, just put 4 super heavy guitar strings on and off you go. check out Foley's work on piccolo w Miles Davis in the late 80's.
 
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#37
I play in a band with Monique Ortiz, she plays 2 string slide bass like Mark Sandman. she installs a high nut, runs 2 strings down the center of the neck, usually bass A and octave A. run that thru an SVT with distortion and stand back!!!!! her tone is rippin'. our band is called Alien Knife Fight. I play bari sax and 8 string bass in it.
 

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