DarkHeart Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) I asked a question on the repair section and among my friends about replacing the truss rod in a Fender neck (previous owner had snapped the nut off), too much hassle was the cry, especially as it`s a bound neck.....bugger! So here I am with a Fender Vintera 70`s Jazz bass in Inca Silver, the body is truly immaculate, anyway I tried several reputable websites including Fenders own and no new Fender neck of the same spec are available. I turned my attention to Northwest Guitars, they did a very similar bound and block neck but with rosewood rather than pau ferro and a bone nut rather than synthetic, get in my basket! These necks are now also out of stock as it happens so i bought mine just in time. I contacted a mate of mine who does refinishes and set ups and got him to refinish the neck in the correct tint and also apply the decals (yes I know its not a genuine Fender neck but the rest of the bass is so thats my argument) anyway I picked the bass up from him yesterday and oh my what a pretty thing she is, I think it`s a keeper despite the relatively low output of the pickups (im used to either humbuckers or active or both) the neck feels every bit as nice as the original in the hand and it just looks lovely, all this for a swap for a cheapy bitsa, definitely my score of 2020! Edited October 3, 2020 by DarkHeart Blurred photo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 So you even recreated your Serial number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: So you even recreated your Serial number? Yeah, Ive got all the paperwork for it so thought why not and I`ve still got the original neck which if I ever sell it will be included free. Edited October 3, 2020 by DarkHeart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Lovely bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdLib-3 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Lovely bass, that silver finish is very striking. Is that a picture of Jet from Gladiators on the wall in the background? 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, EdLib-3 said: Lovely bass, that silver finish is very striking. Is that a picture of Jet from Gladiators on the wall in the background? 🤪 Haha no it`s Victoria from the WWE, the wife was into it when we met so we compromised with signed pics! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Handsome bass, enjoy ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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