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Total scam mate, I had someone try to do it to me with a car I was selling about 5 years ago. I thought I'd go along with it just to confirm my suspicions, after all I wasn't going to lose anything. They send you a very authentic looking business cheque which of course is fraudulent. I told my bank everything when I deposited the cheque and they confirmed it.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='559593' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:11 PM']Not run into this before. Sounds like maybe: 1) The truss rod nut is wound so far in, it's compressing into the wood when under tension. Further tension from strings compresses wood even more - neck bows. Could try dropping a couple of washers in to act as spacers between the nut and the end of the truss rod channel. 2) The rod nut screw threads are stripped / stripping - just enough to let you tighten it yet still let the neck pull back under tension. Faint possibility - the neck securing screws are slightly pulling out of the neck, allowing it to pull upwards? Even the proverbial 'thickness of a bit of card' would be enough - akin to front shimming the neck? Worth establishing that your screwholes are tight. Either way, it's most likely a truss rod issue and shimming probably won't help. No offence intended, but if you can't diagnose the problem yourself, you probably can't fix it yourself. A trip to a luthier would probably be cheaper than a new neck. Good luck.[/quote] Thanks I'll try the washers trick. From what I believe it's cheaper to replace the neck than to replace the truss rod due to the amount of work involved. It's not an expensive guitar or my main guitar so I'll probably stick a 50 - 80 quid neck on if I can't solve it. I'm pretty sure a luthier would cost more than that to fix it.

[quote name='rslaing' post='559535' date='Aug 3 2009, 07:14 PM']Which is why you need to take it to someone who is a specialist and knows what they are doing? It wasn't meant as a criticism. It needs to go to an expert. Then you can take his advice and either have it fixed or take his advice on the best way forward[/quote] No criticism taken, it just wasn't a very helpful answer that you gave me. It's easy enough for me to think of that myself :-) I'm looking for someone on here that's possibly come across this problem before and how it was rectified, after all it's what this site is for, sharing information etc. There are a lot of experts on this site that might be able to help instead of me waiting until Saturday at the earliest to get my guitar to a music shop. In a nutshell with no string tension the truss rod works fine, under string tension the neck won't straighten, it's as if the truss rod has weakened and isn't strong enough to resist the tension of the strings. I have put it into negative bow before attaching it back to the body and it still bows too much when the strings are tuned. If it means a new truss rod it means a new neck. That is the cheaper option. Simple

[quote name='rslaing' post='559490' date='Aug 3 2009, 06:29 PM']Take it to somebody who knows what they are doing...............[/quote] I know what I'm doing except I've never come across this problem before and I have had a lot of guitars (over 100)come and go. I've never come across this problem before. "Take it to somebody who knows what they are doing..............." doesn't really fall into the simple fix or new neck category which was my original question but thanks for trying.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='559410' date='Aug 3 2009, 05:00 PM']I've never heard of a truss rod 'slipping' like this. You could try a thin card shim between the neck and the bass in the neck pocket, tucked towards the bridge end of the pocket. It might give the trussrod a hand? It's what I'd do anyway and may be worth a try before more drastic repair action is taken. Peter[/quote] I have done this and it makes the Bass playable for me but I would like the action a bit lower and can't do this without the neck straightening a bit. It seems strange that it works fine when there's no tension from the strings but is too weak to resist the tension when it's applied.

My truss rod seems to be slipping, if that's the right word. It works fine when the neck is off the guitar and it bows the neck both ways when I adjust the screw but when it's on the guitar, no matter what I do it bows too much and the action is too high. When I adjust the nut the neck straightens for a bit then bows again. Is there a simple fix or explanation for this or should I get a new neck ? I would rather fix it as I really like this guitar. Any info would be greatly appreciated. [attachment=30191:03082009667.jpg]

I stupidly thought about getting rid of my TE 4x10 cab mainly because of its weight and because it doesn't fit into the boot of my car (bmw 5 series old shape V reg) which surprised me. I just know I'm going to struggle to find that tone again so I'm changing my car. Going for a Honda CRV which should do the job :-)

[quote name='Musky' post='558293' date='Aug 2 2009, 10:04 AM']Errr... I reckon £120 might be a bit more realistic[/quote] Yes if you can find one, and err the £2000 remark was a joke

[quote name='coconi_fan' post='558288' date='Aug 2 2009, 09:50 AM']Last week a friend gave me her bass but I accidently dropped it and damaged it beyond repair so what I wanted is find what sort of bass it is and where I can buy an exact replacement she has gone to America so is as yet she doesn't know it's damaged Here's an image before it was damaged [attachment=30095:047_ROCKINGHAM.jpg] If it helps it has DeArmond and Pilot write on it. I really don't wish to tell her I've broken it so if I can find a replacement it would be much appreciated[/quote] Oh dear mate, I hope your loaded, that's about £2000 worth of bass

Here's mine :-) [attachment=30080:01_39_1_prev.jpg]

[quote name='TGEvans' post='557663' date='Aug 1 2009, 11:21 AM']thanks guys.where is the best place to get one of the peterson tuers?and would you reccomend the rack ones or the pedal ones?t[/quote] I've got a rack mounted Korg DTR1000 and it does the job for me. I prefer rack mounted as it's one less thing on the floor to trip over.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='551183' date='Jul 25 2009, 03:58 PM']Here ye go. How do you like the new look? [attachment=29564:25072009007.jpg][attachment=29565:25072009008.jpg][attachment=29566:25072009009.jp g][attachment=29567:25072009010.jpg][attachment=29568:25072009011.jpg] I've modded the original body and neck and pimped it out in Surf Green - the only other original parts used are the neck screws. I'm against the decals theoretically but I think there are enough [i][b]homages[/b][/i] to the original Coaster so as not to be pulling the wool over anyones eyes so (although at the end of the day it's probably put together better than any Fender) I thought f*** it why not. I'm getting dragged out to the shops just now but I'll list the changes and hardware later. I'll try and get some better pics up too as the sun's out in Aberdeen again and these are way overexposed and you can't get a right good look at the purty Surf Green. Cheers[/quote] Is this the same guitar as the OP ? Bloody hell, great job !!!!!

[quote name='pete.young' post='551479' date='Jul 25 2009, 11:18 PM']Just recieved this response to an offer to pay cash on collection. Looking on the bright side, it's always a pleasure not to deal with people like this! "Hi mate, the bottom line is I wouldn't. Invariably it would be a winning bid followed by you coming to collect the system and trying to offer a lower fee than was bid. I know that I because I WOULD DO THE SAME!"[/quote] Is the listing still live, if so we can all go on and bug him with questions

Just had a listen Zoe and it sounds great. You've got a really nice tone going there as well with your setup.

I'm looking at joining a new band, covers or original, I'm not too bothered as I enjoy doing both. Tired of Diva's and drunks and looking for a new challenge.

A bit off track but managing to hear your Bass on stage is absolutely brilliant. I borrowed a guys setup as we were playing a few songs between a set, it was our guitarists missus 40th and his other band and he wanted to do a few songs with us as well. The Bassist went through the PA only and I've got to say I was lost and playing by memory. I couldn't hear my Bass at all. How he manages like that I'll never know. I always have a problem with our singer/guitarist telling me to turn my bass down. This mainly stems from the fact that he plays his acoustic guitar through the PA and therefore his sound is always in front of him and he kept saying he couldn't hear himself. I could hardly ever hear my Bass because of this. We eventually got a monitor and on Friday night I turned the volume up on the monitor for his guitar and vocals only and therefore got to hear (and feel ) my Bass the way it should be. Trace Elliot AH250 and TE 4x10 cab. Nothing major but it sounded awesome, I got a few good comments about it.

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='542750' date='Jul 16 2009, 11:20 PM']Nice one! Hard to really tell from the pic but it looks in good condition! I've got one of these, mine was originally the same colour but it got refinished in vintage white back in the mid 80s and the original p/up was replaced by a DiMarzio. The build quality is superb, almost on a par with the original Tokai range imho. I think the model name is the MB-0101 (Jon will probably correct me on this!). If you ever want to sell it, get in touch, be nice to have another one! Nick[/quote] Thanks for that, by the sounds of things it might well be a keeper