Truss rod snapped......want to cry.

how does it play?

 

Its going to cost a pretty good chunk of change to have it repaired but that bass is worth it. Is it a bolt on or neck through? Bolt on will probably be a bit less expensive to repair, but the actual price of the repair will have to be determined by whoever is doing the work. It shouldn't cost more than $400-$500. The fretboard is going to have to be steamed off, and possibly replaced. Truss rod replaced, fretboard re glued, releveled, and refretted. Its a pretty big job.

 

Yeah, it sucks that that happened. I'm glad you aren't blaming this on a Mayones QC issue, because it is simply a part failure. It was a weak spot in the threaded part of the steel rod the truss rod was made from. Have you contacted Mayones, he may do the job at a very minimal cost because it was a part failure on one of his basses.

 

$400-$500 is right on the money.

 

That's exactly why it's best to 'help' the neck to where it needs to go, and let the trussrod 'hold it'.
And when the nut comes to a stop, DON"T FORCE IT.
Those that say "just crank it" are usually in the bus of fixing/replacing them.
Some get lucky and never have a problem- good for them...so far.
For $400- $500 plus the playing time lost (and at Christmas, yet), it's better to be on the conservative, safe side (IMO).
Sure others will disagree, but bottom line, 'It's your bass, time, and $$$'.

 

Not that big a deal. Pop that fingerboard/nut off with hot knife, remove old rod, clean up neck and fingerboard, don't forget to install new rod and glue board/nut back on. Maybe clean up frets, done. Good news is it's not a painted finish.

 

Huh? This is a job best left to a talented luthier. It's kinda a big deal.....

 

That sucks, and it will cost you some, but it can most likely be restored so you can never even tell it happened. So cheer up and start looking for a luthier!

 

Double expanding truss rod can be replaced via a headstock in some cases.





I suppose the second option may be useful for you. It was covered by a new custom cover after.

 

I know a guy that can fix it without removing the fret board. He just fixed an old Gibson Les Paul Recording model bass of mine that had the same issue. He is a wizard. He lives in Wappinger Falls, N.Y. PM me with your location and I'll see if I can hook you up.

 

It all depends on how the rod channel was routed, and how tight the channel is. There is no way you would be able to remove a busted rod from one of my necks, because I rout a fairly tight truss rod channel.

 

Saying to adjust the rod until the neck is in proper relief is totally different than telling someone to go cranking away. I don't recall anybody on this forum recommending anyone to force a truss rod if it stopped turning..

 

I would absolutely take it to the original luthier.

 

Trying to quote and edit on mobil browser sucks @$$. Bye.

 

Angled headstocks that have a cavity for truss rod adjustment at the headstock end are inherently weak. This is due to removing material for the cavity. There simply isn't very much lumber left afterwards. Removing more wood from an angled headstock is an accident waiting to happen.

Not recommended.