Maple neck for Asat/L2k

[lordnielson]

Not sure this is the right section for the topic, but I'm a newb so..

At some point I'd like to get a maple neck for my 1995 Asat bass. I've had a quick look in all the obvious places but nothing has turned up yet.
Did anyone here ever get one from G&L? How much would that be? Any special dealers who stock up on necks? (long shot, I know)

To be honest I'm not 100% certain that this bass is a keeper, but I'll probably modify to see if I can enhance some of the features I do like.

Cheers

[dub_junkie]

If none of the fellas here who play G&L can help,I'd mooch about the G&L bass forum at Talkbass or badassbassplayers and ask questions there, I believe one of the guys from G&L posts at BABP.

Failing that you could try the distributors here FCN Music or a retailer like peach ideas or Hartnoll guitars

I'm pretty sure that if you're looking for another neck you'll have to return the old one

cheers

[RichardH]

I think dub_junkie is right - you have to return the existing neck. They would also have to tool up to do a 3 bolt neck (they've moved over to 6 bolt for Asats now IIRC), so I think it would be very expensive.

You might find someone willing to do a neck swap, but frankly you're better off selling the bass you have and buying one with a maple neck, IMO.

[lordnielson]

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='146282' date='Feb 25 2008, 12:22 AM']If none of the fellas here who play G&L can help,I'd mooch about the G&L bass forum at Talkbass or badassbassplayers and ask questions there, I believe one of the guys from G&L posts at BABP.

Failing that you could try the distributors here FCN Music or a retailer like peach ideas or Hartnoll guitars

I'm pretty sure that if you're looking for another neck you'll have to return the old one

cheers[/quote]


[quote name='RichardH' post='146595' date='Feb 25 2008, 03:17 PM']I think dub_junkie is right - you have to return the existing neck. They would also have to tool up to do a 3 bolt neck (they've moved over to 6 bolt for Asats now IIRC), so I think it would be very expensive.

You might find someone willing to do a neck swap, but frankly you're better off selling the bass you have and buying one with a maple neck, IMO.[/quote]


Thanks for the links and the sound advice. You might be right on selling and getting a mapleneck one, only these G&L basses don't sell too well in Denmark (brand not very established) so it might require more patience than I have