i was walking thru a thrift store about a week ago, just doing what most do at one which was looking for treasure out of someones donation. i had just watched a you tube video on how to fix a slightly twisted neck along the length of the fingerboard and onto the peghead. the guy used a couple of straight edges with a thick metal one he used to evenly distribute the heat in the repair. for heat he used a common clothes iron.
so there was this delicate fix and all of this heat spewing from his iron. well, in the thrift store shelves, i found what you see in the pictures: a
perfectly sized and easily packed away travel iron that just spoke to me as a bassist and as a DIY kind of mind. Now, my neck isnt twisted, but the item was $1.99, so i had to grab it. what is really cool is that the handle unclips, and the iron piece slides into handle after it cools, and it has a little bag that it goes in, as well as a switch for voltage at 120v or 220v. who knows where ill be in a few years, but i wouldnt mind being a bass luthier. well, thats my story, and check out this lil' thing! but my most recent goal is to grab another Rickenbacker 4003 like the 1988 i had when i was 19. i paid $600 for it, case and all!
i do love the Tobias Growler i have, which ive refinished and rewired, replaced MM style pickup as well as volume and blend pots, all brass ABM bridge, Grover tuners with sweet, low flatwounds. luv it!
so there was this delicate fix and all of this heat spewing from his iron. well, in the thrift store shelves, i found what you see in the pictures: a
perfectly sized and easily packed away travel iron that just spoke to me as a bassist and as a DIY kind of mind. Now, my neck isnt twisted, but the item was $1.99, so i had to grab it. what is really cool is that the handle unclips, and the iron piece slides into handle after it cools, and it has a little bag that it goes in, as well as a switch for voltage at 120v or 220v. who knows where ill be in a few years, but i wouldnt mind being a bass luthier. well, thats my story, and check out this lil' thing! but my most recent goal is to grab another Rickenbacker 4003 like the 1988 i had when i was 19. i paid $600 for it, case and all! i do love the Tobias Growler i have, which ive refinished and rewired, replaced MM style pickup as well as volume and blend pots, all brass ABM bridge, Grover tuners with sweet, low flatwounds. luv it! 
