1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!

[johnallg]

John, I'm thinking the bass side of the neck won't flatten out due to more material being removed on that side for the inlays. What strings are you using? Thomastok-Infeld makes a set of flats with less than 140 lbs of tension. Original Maxima strings might be good also. Didn't you buy a set recently?

With previous correspondence and also a thread here, I believe John's problem is soft maple at the body end and the acorn nut/washer pulling into the neck. The more he tightened, it would be straight for a day or so then have the slight bow again and the rod is really showing past the truss nut.

[johnallg]

Oh Andy......... Sigh...... I love the guard - the curve along the edge is right.

[leftybass]

Well, my case queen '68 is in much better shape than Gary's...No horseshoe either. What am I bid for fair wood?

I just strung up mine with some TI's (thanks again John!) and the neck is happier than ever...

One of my faves..!!!

[Ric N. Backer]

Well, my case queen '68 is in much better shape than Gary's...No horseshoe either. What am I bid for fair wood?

I just strung up mine with some TI's (thanks again John!) and the neck is happier than ever...

Another Rickengem!

[heinpete]

Well...Although the work wasn't done by the same person and the inlays might not be the same material...I had this bass converted from small inlays to full width, and I notice no change in neck stability. It was also routed for 1/2" pickup spacing.

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It's neck was rock solid in the 27 years before the conversion, and remains rock solid in the 3 years since the conversion.

I hope the same will apply to my bass, been converted the same way by Paul W. Though, I have to get it back first and string it with some challenging set.

[teeder]

What am I bid for fair wood?

I bid two Burgs!

[wints]

What am I bid for fair wood?

I bid two Burgs!

Don't forget the cheese, s'rooms and a whole lot of fries!

[teeder]