DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Oh carp, how'd that happen?
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Stephen Piper
Veteran
- Location
- Romney Marsh, Kent
Some pva wood glue and a clamp should see it back working. It's how I glued the neck back on my SG (copy) after the kids fell on it playing chase. Not a pretty repair but it worked. I also rebuilt a headstock with a scarf joint in a similar place to that crack.
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
Gravity! I had my back turned so not quite sure how :-(
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Damn...
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Aye, wood glue and clamp should do a good structural job. Might need further work to refinish it afterwards.
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
I shall take it to a professional luthier when the lockdown is over. Might as well get the job done properly as an equivalent guitar would be c£800. Likely to be six months though, based on today's news. I might have to get something else in the meantime anyway...
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Luthier definitely best idea.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Damn and blast, missed it 
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I'd go for the fix myself: try not to open the crack anymore, work the glue as deep into the crack as you can (using guitar strings as pushers), clamp it, wipe off any glue that squashes out (more than once), leave for a few days. Job done. You'll be playing it again by Sunday.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Oh well... I would have posted it earlier but it was a last minute discovery.Damn and blast, missed it
If I were to win I would probably choose a bass for my prize. I had Clubland on last night and there were several EDM tracks with interesting bass lines that were simple enough that I am sure that I could play them.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Dragged out the kit today.
Amp and speaker to remind me what it looks like and how titchy it is.
That's the edge of a fairly standard coffee table to its left!
Case...And inside...
Much-modified Mexican Fender Precision Bass
With a Jazz neck on it.
Just like a project bike, modified by me, for me.
The only original bits left are the body, bridge and knobs.
And after an hour or so's playing, it's staying out of the cupboard!
Amp and speaker to remind me what it looks like and how titchy it is.
That's the edge of a fairly standard coffee table to its left!
Case...And inside...
Much-modified Mexican Fender Precision Bass
With a Jazz neck on it.
Just like a project bike, modified by me, for me.
The only original bits left are the body, bridge and knobs.
And after an hour or so's playing, it's staying out of the cupboard!
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Ridiculously, the bag of cables and microphones is twice the weight of the rig!
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Nice PB. I'm undecided if I prefer the Jazz neck or the chunkier 42mm necks. Lots more alternating between the two required!
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
I dislike the Jazz body and pickups. I'd still have a 42mm neck if my arthritic hands could cope...
This neck is the economy version of the American Standard neck, matt finish. Still has carbon fibre reinforcement, though.
