My 77 is starting to warp at the 12 fret or so. What are my neck options? I searched on here and only saw one builder. Enlighten me with options, I love the tone too much to give up on it.
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Replacing a Grabber neck
- Thread starter redstrand
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With a set neck, I'm sorry to say that your options are limited, and most likely expensive. You need to make sure, first of all, if the problem can be fixed with the truss rod. If you don't have a good tech/luthier already, find one. If it can not, then your options get real expensive, and illustrate-again-why Leo Fender liked bolt-on necks. It is possible to remove a set neck ($$'s), and do what needs to be done with steam and/or clamps & pressure (more $$$'s). If that won't fix the problem you will have to find a replacement neck (which will probably mean buying a "parts" Grabber), or have a new neck made (even more $$$'s; and certainly more than the bass is really worth). Somewhere in there is the point where fixing the bass becomes stubborn foolishness, and the best thing is to just kiss it goodbye, and look for another Grabber to replace it. But, only you know where that point is. Good luck with it.
Unless you are dead set on the pointy headstock, any neck with the same number of frets and the same size heel ought to be an acceptable substitute. Just be sure the fit is close enough to the original that you still can intonate properly.
After letting the bass hang for a couple of days it settled down a bit, the dip is closer to the 15th fret. The fender heel is quite a bit wider and I'd have to route the body. Would rather not but a stable jazz neck would be fine. Just hate to give up on this one, the neck is sublime to play...one of the reasons I bought it.
How are the frets?
If the frets are wore you and have a fret job done and the tech can level the fingerboard (if it isn't to bad)while he is doing the job.
If the frets are wore you and have a fret job done and the tech can level the fingerboard (if it isn't to bad)while he is doing the job.
Frets are fine low but not worn, the neck level wouldn't get rid of the hump, ill let it hang a couple of weeks and see what happens.
My gut feeling is that if a bolt on Fender neck can be un warped at the 15th fret, so can a Gibby neck.
I fixed my own P bass neck, with advice from John-K-10.
I'd be glad to try to talk you through it, if you want to try.
I fixed my own P bass neck, with advice from John-K-10.
I'd be glad to try to talk you through it, if you want to try.
