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You might (and it is a big might) get lucky (it will be a lot of luck) with the truss rod. Depending on how it has been installed and the type, some dual action rods can be pulled out and a new one pushed in. Try gripping the truss adjuster with some small nosed pliers and see if it will pull out. In my bass and cbg build I have tried by judicious routing to ensure the truss rod can be pulled out in the event of a breakage. A good luthier should be able to get the fingerboard off, plane the twist out (or other suitable fixes), replace the rod and re-affix the fingerboard for not too much money. Good luck with it, you have my sympathy, you might imagine how P***d I was when I broke the fingerboard on my G&L L1505 with the truss rod compressing the wood inside the neck.

Worst case scenario, get a replacement neck made. I can highly recommend Jon Shuker, there are many good luthiers about.

^ as above I seem to make most basses sound pretty much the same. Not sure what I do to them.... When I get to the volume needed to deal with play with a drummer any tone subtleties (real or perceived) with different bridges (or even £ vs £££ basses) are lost.

Just need to purchase the upgraded recordings. All the bass tracks have been digitally enhanced to himass bridge sound rather than BBOT bridge sound.

No idea how to fix it. Why not state where you are located in your sig. On this forum you have every chance that someone lives near to you and may be willing to help. At this short notice I would borrow (buy cheaply) another amp for the gig. Can you go through the pa system? if so use some form of DI box? - plenty of pedals etc about that will do this cheaply e.g. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Behringer-BDI21-V-Tone-Bass-Preamp/6LV?origin=product-ads&gclid=CjwKCAiAxMLvBRBNEiwAKhr-nGbKu9STsEB9lf49014ynlw8pt8J4MrQ_kPzBsJNkDy3dicY3LBFxxoCXr0QAvD_BwE I always carry a Sansamp as a backup for the 'failsafe' scenario. Good luck with the gig.

I managed to get the truss rod to lift and snap the fingerboard on my G&L 5er (older single action rod, not an uncommon problem apparently). Repaired by Jon with a dual action rod, better quality fingerboard, outstandingly good stainless frets and an almost unnoticeable repair. Outstanding workmanship (better than it left the USA with) and the bill was unbelievably low.

Bought some strings from Marc. Excellent communication and rapid arrival. Thanks.

And another pedal (tuner) despatched from the Travis trove. Excellent communication, packaged to survive and rapid arrival. The B string on my 5er can now be tuned. Many thanks.

Why? I have no other words on this one.

Reading the link, Rikki must be very very good. Too good for me to be in a band with (on so many levels). One can only wish him and the band well.

Bought a pickguard from Simon, well packed and arrived quickly. All hassle free, many thanks. Deal with confidence.

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£686 GBP - bargain compared to an original Hiwatt (which I had in my youth). Hope you find the Tour 700 you are looking for.

Pretty much what I would say about my Gibson SG bass. I did fit Hipshot tuners to cure the neck dive.

Bit far from Mid Wales to offer a 'try it out'. You are however in the land of the sensibly priced used Weber Mywatt

Aria spirit PE bass, bought on this very forum. No pics at the moment but google "Aria spirit PE bass" and it is the blue one. Seriously well built, nice and light, superb balance - no neck dive, active electronics. With a 32" scale length it should be a 'killer' but lacks 'bite and aggression' compared to my other basses.

I have two (go figure..) Peavey Tour 700s. Indestructible, not too heavy, not Class D and reliable. (500W into 8 Ohms is useful) Tone is good for what I want, I can get some 'valvey' grit / distortion (think Andy Fraser on the Free Live cd). Graphic is good, the cosmos is a waste of time for me. Where are you based?