jonsparrow91 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) Free to a home willing to repair it. Perfectly functioning and in good nick aside from the truss rod is completely stripped. These basses cost less than the repair so really this would be for someone who can do it themselves. s Supplied without strings or case, collection from Horsham only (I'm not that generous). Edited June 16, 2023 by jonsparrow91 pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Is the truss rod completely jammed in? ie: is it a fretboard off job? Would be a perfect base for a project I have in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 @Richard R... we've told you about those 'electric bass banjo' ideas of yours before... but if you must! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsparrow91 Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 9 hours ago, Richard R said: Is the truss rod completely jammed in? ie: is it a fretboard off job? Would be a perfect base for a project I have in mind. Currently it'll be fine if you're looking at a similar tension to a EADGC set being dropped down to BEADG (floppy). I've added a picture of the current state to the original post. It might be usable if you jam a rubber band in it but whatever metal they were using for it was just liquifying as I was turning it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 I would tune it EADGC, so the tension would be higher. I'll have a think about how I would repair or extract it and let you know. My in-laws aren't far from Horsham so it would give me a reason to visit them too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 If the Hex is rounded... you can try a Torx (Star Shape) driver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 PM heading your way @jonsparrow91. I'm hoping it is just the truss rod nut that is knackered, not the rod itself. In which case I have a cunning plan to remove and replace in situ. If it's more than that, then I will be learning about major neck surgery over the summer. Which is also good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsparrow91 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 Bagsied pending collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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