Members Rowka Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 However, this wonderful instrument is still playable. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110084168619&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JanVanHove Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Broken truss rod in a neck trough? that's gotta be an expensive repair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Banta Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Broken truss rod in a neck trough? that's gotta be an expensive repair! Depends on the design. Replacing broken truss rods in a Ric is not difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Broken truss rod in a neck trough? that's gotta be an expensive repair! yea really. Why would someone even want to be bothered with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 yea really. Why would someone even want to be bothered with that? If it was cheap enough, an aspiring repair person might want to take it as a "learner" project. But it isn't cheap enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 And yet the bids are up to almost $200... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRoll Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 How easily is a truss rod on a bolt on replaced? My 90 Fender Prodigy allen nut to adjust the rod is now on the verge of being stripped, and tough to turn at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Fug Fugly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 The location is Milwaukee, WI... I wonder if I know the guy selling it. 'course... considering all the retard techs that the stores around here hire... could be anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 I'd think Carvin could offer some technical support on repairing the truss rod. It would be fun if you could get it for cheap and build some luthiering skills, but $200 is a bit too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 I'd think Carvin could offer some technical support on repairing the truss rod.It would be fun if you could get it for cheap and build some luthiering skills, but $200 is a bit too much. Don't count on that, Carvin doesn't do truss rod repairs. At all. The ONLY thing they will do is a total bass rebuild using the preexisting hardware. Trust me. When my Carvins' rod nut snapped I didn't find one quote from any techs/builders for less than $800. If I had a bolt on at least the option of replacing the whole neck would be there, but a neck through is all but a throw away, because IF you can get an acceptable repair, and that will take a VERY good and experienced tech, then the bass is trash. I'd avoid that one like the plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rootdogg Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 I had a Carvin LB-76. The rod nut snapped on mine as well. I stripped it of the hardware and tossed it. Neck through with serious truss problems is damn near impossible to fix. Finding a skilled luthier who can remove the fretboard, re truss it, and get the fretboard back on without warping it in the process is not an easy task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 How easily is a truss rod on a bolt on replaced?My 90 Fender Prodigy allen nut to adjust the rod is now on the verge of being stripped, and tough to turn at times. StewMac has a new kit for repairing stripped truss rods, looks like it would work. Won't help that broken one for squat, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kungpow Posted February 12, 2007 Members Share Posted February 12, 2007 If thats the same bass Im thinking of I almost bid on that thing. It looked like a sweet bass. I called Carvin about a busted truss rod on an AC40 and they quoted me $350 to $400 to rebuild it. I feel your pain. If it wasnt a dual action truss rod you could possibly use the truss rod rescue kit but according to a tech I just spoke to at Carvin it wont work on your truss rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members no-logic Posted February 12, 2007 Members Share Posted February 12, 2007 The location is Milwaukee, WI... I wonder if I know the guy selling it. 'course... considering all the retard techs that the stores around here hire... could be anyone. It's Record Head on Greenfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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