JoeBoyd Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) Hi all. I have a Encore P Bass (from sometime around 2004). It has high sentimental value and I want to make it playable again. It was stored by a friend of mine for a few years and sadly the metal parts including Truss rod have rusted. So I need to replace the neck however it seems to have a heel of around 60mm. So looking for any advice around this, is it worth buying official fender and sanding the body? Should I buy a squier/Harley Benton and take neck from that and fit it? I know financially it doesn't make sense but doing it anyway! Edited March 17 by JoeBoyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBoyd Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Hi all. I have a Encore P Bass (from sometime around 2004). It has high sentimental value and I want to make it playable again. It was stored by a friend of mine for a few years and sadly the metal parts including Truss rod have rusted. So I need to replace the neck however it seems to have a heel of around 60mm. So looking for any advice around this, is it worth buying official fender and sanding the body? Should I buy a squier/Harley Benton and take neck from that and fit it? I know financially it doesn't make sense but doing it anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Why not see if the truss rod can be replaced by a local luthier/tech? I doubt the work would cost more than buying a brand new Fender neck and it would mean you wouldn't need to sand the heel down to fit the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBoyd Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 1 minute ago, gjones said: Why not see if the truss rod can be replaced by a local luthier/tech? I doubt the work would cost more than buying a brand new Fender neck and it would mean you wouldn't need to sand the heel down to fit the body. Yeah it was a thought but I live in rural Finland now. No luthier anywhere near and they would charge an arm, two legs and my first born over here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) Welcome to the forum Joe. I put a Yamaha neck on an Encore body. A bit of fettling and careful repositioning of the bridge helped make a fun instrument. Edited March 17 by SpondonBassed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Loads of Encore P on the bay and faceache... swap the neck best budget route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBoyd Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said: Loads of Encore P on the bay and faceache... swap the neck best budget route. I'm in Finland and none here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) 22 hours ago, JoeBoyd said: Hi all. I have a Encore P Bass (from sometime around 2004). It has high sentimental value and I want to make it playable again. It was stored by a friend of mine for a few years and sadly the metal parts including Truss rod have rusted. So I need to replace the neck however it seems to have a heel of around 60mm. So looking for any advice around this, is it worth buying official fender and sanding the body? Should I buy a squier/Harley Benton and take neck from that and fit it? I know financially it doesn't make sense but doing it anyway! Seems like a tricky one! Is it necessary to replace the truss rod? Is it that badly corroded? Secondly, if my aim was to keep the bass as original as possible, I would look at replacing the truss only. If there’s nobody near you that could do it, you could attempt it yourself if you’re handy with that kind of thing. Buying a new neck is likely to require some fettling when it comes to attaching it to the body, perhaps light modification such as removing a small portion by sanding from the heel of the neck or the neck pocket of the body, however it should never require a lot of material to be removed. You’re very unlikely to find a new neck for sale from Encore by itself, but you could buy a donor and take the neck from it. We can’t choose for you. There are no rules. If you want to stick a Fender neck on it, have at it. If not, there’s at least two other decent options. Swapping the neck itself is not a complicated or difficult job. edit to add - how do you know the truss rod is rusty if you haven’t had the fretboard off to check? Edited March 18 by MiltyG565 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 You can pick up Encore basses very cheaply a lot of the time, I would be on the lookout for one, and just have the neck of that, instead of trying to save the current one, assuming that the truss rod is shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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