kets Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Looking for some help please folks. I have a '77 Musicman Sabre with maple neck/Rosewood, however it has a warped neck. It's been like that for some time, but I'd like to get the action lower which I can't do. I've seen the graphite replacement's, which are pretty dear (Wish I'd seen the link to the one on ebay sooner) but no one seems to do wooden replacements, probably to do with licensing. 1. Does anyone know of any aftermarket wooden replacment necks? 2. or has anyone adapted a P-bass neck to fit-The dimensions appears similar? Or Allparts does replacement necks with blank headstocks, which could be shaped into a Musicman shape. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Strangely enough, I've never seen anyone selling MM wooden necks, either. I'm sure someone will come along with an answer, but in the meantime, all I can come up with is the expensive (but by all accounts excellent) Status-Graphite option, or buying a cheap used OLP and retro fitting the neck from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 it might be possible to make the current neck playable by removing the frets and levelling the fingerboard then re-fretting - not a cheap option though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kets Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 [quote name='Paul_C' post='652065' date='Nov 11 2009, 10:17 PM']it might be possible to make the current neck playable by removing the frets and levelling the fingerboard then re-fretting - not a cheap option though[/quote] Yep, I Kinda thought that. I guy I took it to a years ago who diagnosed the warped neck and hinted that repair would be neither cheap, easy or even effective. I've just put up with it and played it anyway, but it's got quite a high action which I'd like to remedy. It seems to be warped between the third and fifth frets and as a result you need to have the action really high to stop the buzzing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I have a spare 3 bolt MM maple f/b neck from a '78 Stingray in great nick although the truss rod needs replacing. Paul_C offered to do it once for 40 quid. I probably don't need it anymore since I had the current neck on my Stingray dressed and refretted. I paid quite a bit for it (120 quid) because they're so uncommon and I'd looking for that plus shipping from NZ. Alternatively there's a graphite jobbie from Status too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I managed to bodge an OLP neck to fit on my musicman SUB bass body, proper bodge, but it fits, just. Also i think the reason you don't see any musicman style necks made is because EBMM have a very proactive (for want of a better word) legal team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 [quote name='kets' post='652184' date='Nov 12 2009, 01:03 AM']Yep, I Kinda thought that. I guy I took it to a years ago who diagnosed the warped neck and hinted that repair would be neither cheap, easy or even effective. I've just put up with it and played it anyway, but it's got quite a high action which I'd like to remedy. It seems to be warped between the third and fifth frets and as a result you need to have the action really high to stop the buzzing.[/quote] Take it to a reputable local repairer and get a quote - it might not be too bad if it's a very small area that's high. It might be possible to just remove a couple of frets and lower the offending section, but without being able to take measurements it's impossible to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Or take it to local (or other) reputable luthier and get them to make you a neck to fit the body. That way you still have the original (for 'collectable' value!) but also a proper working neck for playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kets Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks for the thoughts so far guys, given me something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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