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Old 03-13-2009, 01:21 PM
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Default g-3 replacement neck?

i just bought a G-3 but has the trustrod broken. i want to know if anyone is selling a g-3 or g-1 neck or tell me what would be an option to replace it with?
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Old 03-13-2009, 01:35 PM
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Default Re: g-3 replacement neck?

Ah that's bad luck. Did you know if was going to be broken? Sorry, I don't have a spare neck.

You could get the truss rod fixed, hence keeping the original serial number.
They'll need to remove the fretboard, and put a new rod in.

Is it just a snapped-off tip? If so, you can remove some of the wood (theres a tool to do this) or get it done by a pro... to reveal just enough of the remaining truss rod to still work. This isn't ideal, as it removes the bit of wood that the bottom truss rod cover screw goes into. But you'll get the rod working again - might do you until a new neck comes up on ebay.

Let me know if you want more details of this method.
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