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The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB!

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ValeriusCrow said:
Well, Maruszczyk basses have a bullet glued to truss rod with Loctite 270... Found it out after the bullet unscrewed *facepalm*.

Gotta notice that regular soldering of bullet - you know - is "a bit" more reliable. What was the idea behind Maruszczyk making his own truss rods with such a poor execution - I don't know :bored:
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Maybe they did a cost/risk analysis.
If they start busting on people, I'm sure it will be talked about here.
 
#2,203
ValeriusCrow said:
Well, Maruszczyk basses have a bullet glued to truss rod with Loctite 270... Found it out after the bullet unscrewed *facepalm*.

Gotta notice that regular soldering of bullet - you know - is "a bit" more reliable. What was the idea behind Maruszczyk making his own truss rods with such a poor execution - I don't know :bored:
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I'd like to hear more about this from someone-in-the-know.

LOCTITE 270
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Threadlocking Adhesive - high strength. Permanent locking. Suitable for all metal threaded assemblies.

LOCTITE® 270 is a high-strength threadlocker for maximum efficacy in the securing and sealing of bolts, nuts and studs to prevent loosening due to vibration. The product serves to permanently lock assemblies which must not come loose. It works on all metals, including passive substrates such as stainless steel, aluminium and plated surfaces. It is proven to be tolerant of minor contamination due to industrial oils, e.g. engine oils, corrosion prevention oils and cutting fluids. Can be disassembled by heating to 300°C.

Riis
 
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It kept solid for more than a year - but in my case it unscrewed without implementing a lot of strength while setting up truss rod. There are stronger hold products among Loctite threadlock products - why not using them?

P.S.: bullet is made of some crappy soft metal, I replaced it with Hosco chromed - if you will have to do the same use Loctite 2701 - regular 270 won't work. Lets just hope sh*t won't happen again

I'll write a post after re-gluing bullet is done, still waiting for Loctite polymerization
 
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#2,205
ValeriusCrow said:
It kept solid for more than a year - but in my case it unscrewed without implementing a lot of strength while setting up truss rod. There are stronger hold products among Loctite threadlock products - why not using them?

P.S.: bullet is made of some crappy soft metal, I replaced it with Hosco chromed - if you will have to do the same use Loctite 2701 - regular 270 won't work. Lets just hope sh*t won't happen again

I'll write a post after re-gluing bullet is done, still waiting for Loctite polymerization
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Can you show a picture of what you are describing?
 
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ValeriusCrow said:
@Bthebassplayer Not sure what do you want to see - bullet is glued to the truss rod and I'm waiting at least 24 for Loctite to gain enough durability so I can try to turn the bullet

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Have you communicated with Adrian about this? So far there have not been any problems with the truss rods in my basses, but your issue is a little alarming.
 
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@BassmanM

"Hello,
you can turn the nut-screw out?
This is our truss rod, we make it self. It is double side rod.
The nut-screw is glued with Loctite 270, you know this? Link
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maybe you can buy or every car mechanic or metal mechanic have it.

You must turn the screw out, than put the Loctite inside and make it fast on, so far you can.
Wait one day and its work again.

Greetings
adrian"
 
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ValeriusCrow said:
@BassmanM

"Hello,
you can turn the nut-screw out?
This is our truss rod, we make it self. It is double side rod.
The nut-screw is glued with Loctite 270, you know this? Link
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
maybe you can buy or every car mechanic or metal mechanic have it.

You must turn the screw out, than put the Loctite inside and make it fast on, so far you can.
Wait one day and its work again.

Greetings
adrian"
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This almost makes sense as the nut is now sacrificial...IOW, can be replaced if you really hose-up the hex head. In theory, the assembly requires 300 deg cent but apparently that's not the case.

Riis
 
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ValeriusCrow said:
Well, Maruszczyk basses have a bullet glued to truss rod with Loctite 270... Found it out after the bullet unscrewed *facepalm*.

Gotta notice that regular soldering of bullet - you know - is "a bit" more reliable. What was the idea behind Maruszczyk making his own truss rods with such a poor execution - I don't know :bored:
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I found out rather quickly that the truss rod is a dual-action truss rod with reverse threads. That is, there is a center "neutral position". Turn it to the right and instead of straightening the neck like most rods it actually adds relief...turn it to the left and straightens the neck. I think they tried to explain this in the paperwork, but it's not very clear to understand.
 
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Timmy-Watts said:
I have had terrible GAS for a frog, a Jake, and an Elwood 5a-24, and this news is heartbreaking.
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gln1955 said:
From the thousands of basses Adrian has made, we hear of one failure. I'm not sure this is anything to get too excited about.
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Exactly! This is the first time i read about something like this.
 
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ValeriusCrow said:
@DaveAceofBass I knew it, of course, there's a ton of info about it even if you don't read manuals. Bullet came loose after regular setup when I changed strings
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FWIW, I had a very custom bass made back in 2005 by Linc Luthier. It cost around $4-5K and took like two years to make. About nine months after I finally got it I made a neck adjustment and the truss rod snapped. It was a rod he had a machinist design, and one of the welds popped inside of the neck. Fortunately I had insured the bass with a musical instrument insurance policy, and they paid for full replacement. Linc even gave me some of my money back. Being a neck through custom instrument with special inlays it was just about toast, but my local luthier did a miracle and made a new fingerboard that nearly matches the original (it has crazy inlays). The new truss rod is better than the first one and we also added graphite rods.

If your bass is a bolt on, this can be fixed. They can make you a new neck. My Maruszczyk bass was supposed to have a satin/matte neck, but when they sent the couch shot I noticed it was glossy, so Adrian sent it back and got it fixed. I think he will take care of you. Fingers crossed brother...have some hope!!!
 
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