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Jazzmaster Neck Problem
Hey all, I have a customer that brought a mid 2000’s Gold Jazzmaster to get a suggestion on what to do to the neck of it.
On the Low E side of the neck it has about .08 relief, while the treble side is at .05 relief, and the truss rod is maxed out.
He has had several other well known luthiers in the area work on it, one of them tried a fret dress and a setup that only fixed it for about a month, and the other one heated the neck to add relief and it also fixed it for about a month.
Important note: When he bought it, it looked like it had sat in someone’s backseat for a while in the heat, then had been played while the laquer was soft as there is a jean imprint on the back of the guitar.
Any advice or suggestions on how I can fix the neck or what I should do is appreciated!
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4 Replies
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Have you put washers on the end of the rod ? If the nut is closed on one end, sometimes you can put washers on the end of the rod to get more pull.
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I’ll try that and see what happens. Thanks Ian!
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Let me know. It might just be dragging the anchor through the neck. If it works for a couple days and then you need to add more washers, you’ll need a more aggressive fix.
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One thing I try to remember with these types of problems is that lots of times anything short of removing the fingerboard and replacing the rod may not be a lasting fix. There’s no guarantee that it will stay fixed for any length of time.
Another solution might be to offer to order a new neck from Allparts and perform the fretwork, tuner installation, mount and setup services. You can get setup as a dealer and make a profit on the neck as well. Good luck on this repair, Randal.
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