songofthewind

Gah! Not a Volvo, a Volto! Stupid spellcheck. Although I fancy a Volvo, the one The Saint drove.

Just took delivery of a Zoom B3n and a Volvo from Brian. Super easy to deal with, fast delivery and everything ticketty-boo. Thank you Brian, you are a gentleman!

My Bass Collection Blockhead fretless.

Ah, yes, I can see from enlarging the pix that the joint is open. If it was mine, I would risk gently prying the joint further open with something thin and sharp, and squeezing in some Titebond or similar, and then clamp it up good and tight. It's not an expensive bass, so probably not worth spending too much money on fixing it.

That looks like a scarf joint, not a crack. Are the two halves separating?

They did indeed tell me there was a list of freelance repair people. I asked earlier if anyone had used recommended Roland/Boss repairers. No replies yet. Below are some gut shots. I twas tiny and fiddly in there, but I managed to get the wee motherboard off and flipped over to see the wiring connections. The wires are TINY! It was also a bugger to get the thing back together.

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I think it is non-viable to cut and tidy the wires, and then re-solder. There are ten tiny wires in there, some covered and some bare. I think the best solution would be to replace the whole wire. It's not like the motherboard is fried or something like that.

Thanks very much for that. I didn't realise the case was actively a threat to the headphones. And I am very careful with my kit. I have gingerly opened up the earpiece, and I count TEN separate wires coming out of the rubber sheath! There are six or seven processor chips on the little motherboard. The actual solder connecting for the wires are in a neat and easily accessible row on the underside of the motherboard. I'm a little surprised and annoyed that Roland's response was to say they did not think they were repairable, when it looks to me like they could be. Plus I think the likelihood of pinching the cable in the case is a design fault. I will continue to investigate this. Anyone else care to chip in?

Hi folks. I hope someone can advise. I put my fabulous Waza Air Bass headphones in their fancy case last night. all carefully folded. This morning, one of the little wire to one of the headphones is cut halfway through. This must be a result of folding them and accidentally trapping the wire against one of the adjustable metal brackets. Sound now only comes from one earpiece, along with a loud static hiss. To say I am bummed is an understatement. I wrote to Boss/Roland, who say that they are afraid it may not be fixable, but to contact one of their recommended freelance maintenance guys. Has anyone used and would recommend any of their suggested repairers? Or does anyone know someone who might be able to help? I am tempted to dismantle the buggers myself, but i know I can quite capable of royally screwing this up. Anyone got any wise words/suggestions?

Aw, crap.

Have you contacted them and shown them pictures?

I thought at first this was an issue with a bolt on (but not glued) style neck joint, which is found on many good quality acoustic guitars today. However, Maton say all their acoustics have a dovetail joint, and I'm not able to find any images of a Mason neck joint. Looking closely at the pictures, there appears to be an uneven separation of the heel at the bottom, as if a glued joint has split and left fragments stuck to the body. In a bolt on configuration, there would be no glue required. Therefore, I am inclined to suggest that the neck requires a reset. I'm basing what I am saying on extensive experience of dealing with neck resets on several Tacoma bolt on neck guitars, and obviously others may have something different to say. I had the great pleasure of unlimited access to Tommy Emanuel's famous Mouse guitar for several days, and it was absolutely wonderful, and beautifully made. This is not my experience of other Maton guitars.