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

Hot Rats

Hot Rats

Jul 29, 2000
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#1
So, this just popped off the end of my truss rod...
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It went to this.....
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my Mayones BE Exotic.

I am pretty sure it's double expanding rod like this:
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and cannot be replaced without removing the fretboard.

Anybody have an idea what it might cost to have this done?
Can it be done?
Is the neck junk now?
Of coarse this happens today, of all days to not be able to contact the local distributor.

Well, Merry Christmas to all.


any thoughts? any at all? Even to tell me how screwed I am...........
 
#4
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.
 
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#6
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.
 
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#8
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 $$$'.
 
#9
No, not blaming Mayones.....I am the dumb bonehead that broke it. I can do a lot of stuff to basses and guitars but this is beyond my knowledge base. I got the contact info for the local distributor and will be contacting them and Mayones next week. Thanks for the replies, I am glad the consensus seems to be about $400 - $500.
 
#11
David Jayne said:
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.
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Huh? This is a job best left to a talented luthier. It's kinda a big deal.....
 
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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.
 
#16
JustForSport said:
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 $$$'.
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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..
 
#20
Dima B said:
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.
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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.
 

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