Ugh!!!! and on my #1 too

[David Sutkin]

Just noticed this !!!!

The favorite of my collection too

Warmoth neck (and headstock obviously)

I don’t often see this bass in the daylight hours so I can’t be sure how long she’s had this issue ..... But I do know it wasn’t there when I changed her strings about 2 months ago.

Anyone have any clue if this will get worse?

 

[Haans]

Why don't you take off the two top tuners and inspect the damage more closely? Take some pictures of that as well. I'm guessing there was a weakness there, possibly from when they made the holes for the tuners.

 

[petrus61]

Unless you forced those tuners to fit and those are stress cracks, someone dropped your bass face down and didn’t tell you, methinks.

 

[Axstar]

At a guess somebody tried to remove the bushing by driving it out from the back. This can cause wood to tear out like this.

 

[Rabidhamster]

If those slivers are loose you can super glue them in no worries, then it wont get worse. Super easy repair. If the missing wood is still in the case or in your floor somewhere, you can put that back too. Functionally should be no problem at all

 

[Bodeanly]

Was it new from Warmoth or were the tuners installed when you got the neck? I’ve seen this happen when an amateur makes the holes wider for larger bushings. Coughmecough.

But yeah, remove the two tuners and take some pics of the damage for us.

 

[Watchootognbout]

MOJO!!

 

[Richie Se7en]

Just noticed this !!!!


I don’t often see this bass in the daylight hours so I can’t be sure how long she’s had this issue ..... But I do know it wasn’t there when I changed her strings about 2 months ago.


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This is why I try to buy strictly male basses... they're usually more durable and don't bruise as easily.

 

[Pilgrim]

Agreed, looks like tuner bushings being driven out when they were tight. Should be repairable. Make sure to recover all wood and splinters when you remove the tuners.

I'd use Titebond for glue and wax paper over the splinters to clamp them clean and flat.

 

[micguy]

The force of the strings doesn’t put stress there in a direction that would cause damage where that damage is. Although it looks like your bass has suffered some sort of trauma, it shouldn’t get worse in normal use.

 

[Fender_Bender]

Something with those bushings looks fishy. The D bushing, for example, looks like it’s not seated flush with the headstock. Whether someone tried to force them into too tight a hole or if it took a fall I don’t know.

 

[David Sutkin]

Took a fall, drummer just fessed up ..... ugh.... Good call y’all.

I could leave it the way it is, or drop the strings take the bushings out and superglue them back in, or I could leave it the way it is and hope it doesn’t get worse.

What to do?

 

[Lammchop93]

I'd leave it. It's not gonna get worse.

 

[gln1955]

Took a fall, drummer just fessed up ..... ugh.... Good call y’all.

I could leave it the way it is, or drop the strings take the bushings out and superglue them back in, or I could leave it the way it is and hope it doesn’t get worse.

What to do?

Fire the drummer, of course.

 

[Fender_Bender]

Took a fall, drummer just fessed up ..... ugh.... Good call y’all.

I could leave it the way it is, or drop the strings take the bushings out and superglue them back in, or I could leave it the way it is and hope it doesn’t get worse.

What to do?

I doubt it will get worse or become a problem without further falls. If you take it all apart be careful with levering the bushings out if they are wedged in there in case of further chipping.

 

[Reedt2000]

Took a fall, drummer just fessed up ..... ugh.... Good call y’all.

I could leave it the way it is, or drop the strings take the bushings out and superglue them back in, or I could leave it the way it is and hope it doesn’t get worse.

What to do?

I'd take the tuning machines out to inspect for any other cracks or issues. If it's just the chips you really only have to try and repair if the cosmetic flaw is gonna bother you. I'd want to inspect to make sure that's all it is though, better safe than sorry...

Oh, and this

Fire the drummer, of course.

 

[David Sutkin]

Zero ***** for cosmetics, like an earlier poster said “mojo”

I just don’t want the wood to split or crack more against those weakness now. Most likely I’ll take them out and glue them back in.

Thanks for the advice all.

 

[Bassamatic]

Yeah - just leave it. It won't get worse - just a bummer. Come up with a good story if anyone asks.

 

[40Hz]

No advice to offer beyond I agree with supergluing the splinters back in and not surprised from the damage as shown that it was dropped. Been there. My condolences.

You definitely want to closely inspect the rest of your neck. When a JB I owned got dropped it had clearly visible damage up by the tuners. But what was less obvious and more serious were the cracks down by the neck joint once I pulled the neck plate. So be sure to check everything else out too.

Luck!

 

[Basshappi]

Agree, give the whole neck a through inspection.