[Bobsaget]

hi i have bought this bass from a fellow in sweden who has ripped out the trussrod and furnished of the gibson logo and on the trussrod cover and also defretted it.

The serial no is 400261, i can really work out when and where its from using the database. can some one help me with that?

this has black singlecoils aswell, is that rare or just an exeption?

and also im wondering if some one has a trussrod,trussrod cover or a new neck for this bass, i totally love the sound and the shape and tone of it, but i just want too get it fixed.

any tips or ideas?



the only thing i want is too restore this bass too its complete glory cause ive been looking for one of these basses for 5-6years, and sure i got this cheap for 300$ atleast i think its cheap.

the body is in awesome condition.
any help would be appriciated!
thanx!
Robin from Sweden[/img]

[doom]

You got it from that guy in Falköping I guess? I live close to Falköping so I almost bought that one. Would'nt it be possible to buy a Gibson style trussrod from GMF and then have someone steam off the fretboard and have it replaced. Then a refretjob and its done. The trussrod cover may be tricky. I'd settle for a blank cover until maybe with a bit of luck something pops up on Ebay. Did'nt you have it out for sale also recently?

The serial nr would indicate an early example ie '75, but the black cover pickups did'nt turn up until later, perhaps '78-''79 so it's tricky. Maybe it's a parts bass with a '75 neck and '79 electronics? It could be possible that the neck was missing to begin with and someone bought that defretted neck to use but discovered the trussrod was malfunctioning and never got around to fixing it.

[Bobsaget]

maybe, havent checked out gmf, even though im on there everyday;)
i have a friend who can fix the trussrod for me.
shit, i saw a cover for trussrod over on ebay and even contacted him about it. why didnt i buy it...damn cheapskank...

well i have it for sale at its current condition, but if i can fix this id looove this bass, been looking for it 5-6years
how much would it cost too refret it?

and is it a common thing that the grabbers have two switches?


yeah probably something like that
thanx for answering!

question in swedish too doom:

är "ådringen" något att oroasig över på halsen?
vore träligt o göra allt jobb och sen så knäcks halsen, en trummis sa att det kan vara lite känsligt, men kanske inte nån fara?

[doom]

The G3's has one pickup switch and I can't say if it's common to install an additional switch but I don't think so. With (ådring) grain pattern I guess you mean what appears to be a crack on the back of neck near the headstock? The trussrod on yours has probably experienced some severe stress from an improper adjustment. The trussrod probably pushed on the back of its routing causing this crack. When the fretboard is off I believe you can try to fill the crack from both sides with epoxy or maybe even regular wood glue. Since the crack goes in the length direction I don't think it will be so much to worry about once glued and you have a proper working trussrod installed.

I'm not sure about the cost to do a refret job but I think 1500 SEK and up. Lars Arvidsson at GNU charges 1950 SEK for a refret job. Are'nt there a lot of skilled people at "Planket" who do great jobs on a hobby basis and maybe you can get away cheaper that way?

Good luck on your quest to get that baby back to its past beauty.

[Bobsaget]

ok, thanx for all the info and the time

but where can i get a trussrod to this baby, or what "dimension" should i be looking for?!
Have a good one
//Robin

[jules]

Hi Robin,

What exactly is wrong with the truss rod? Just the tip, or something worse?

If its just the tip it can be fixed.... if not......

I'd wait for a neck to come up on ebay - maybe part of a beaten up grabber. I got a neck plus machine heads and trc for $200 earlier this year - which I considered a little expensive, but I still went for it.

I doubt you'd get a new truss rod put in for less than that.

For example just today I saw a G1 with a buy it now of $399

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-GIBSON-G...QQcmdZViewItem

went almost immediately - but if you got that, swapped necks, you could probably make most of your money back, selling the rest as a project bass. You might even make a profit, if you got lucky!

[doom]

There are Gibson style trussrods for sale at GMF but I assume they are too short to fit a bass. If it's just the threads then maybe you can rethread it.

[Bobsaget]

the thing is that the trussrod is completly missing.
and i need a substitute rod and if ill find one, doesnt have too be a grabber, just something that has the same measures, and i can get it fixed through a friend.
and ill do the refretting later on.

[Bobsaget]

would the trussrod work if i take it from a epiphone ripper copy?
or am i just messing up

[jules]

truss rods are not expensive in themselves

I'm fairly sure this is what you need

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_ro...Truss_Rod.html

just $10

The expense comes with all the work - if you have a luthier friend then you are lucky. Certainly not worth removing one from elsewhere - that will just increase the workload!