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Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:46 pm
by johnallg
aceonbass wrote: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.
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:49 pm
by johnallg
Oh Andy......... Sigh...... I love the guard - the curve along the edge is right.
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:09 pm
by leftybass
wints wrote: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..!!!
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:44 pm
by Ric N. Backer
wints wrote: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!
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:21 am
by heinpete
rickaddict wrote: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.
http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg
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.
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:06 am
by teeder
What am I bid for fair wood?
I bid two Burgs!
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:02 pm
by wints
teeder wrote:What am I bid for fair wood?
I bid two Burgs!
Don't forget the cheese, s'rooms and a whole lot of fries!
Re: 1968 4001 - My Ship Has Arrived - And More!
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:37 pm
by teeder
