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HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
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A friend of mine had an Avon version of that same bass back in the '70's.
I dare say @ICBM or @SteveRobinson will be along sooner or later with some sage advice!
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
Don't remember it being plywood, though that's really just based on my memory of its weight. Seemed like a decent enough instrument at the time.
Bit ordinary for you though H??
Use a stud extractor to remove the nut. Clean and grease the threads then try a new nut.
The pickups resemble Duncan SJB-3 Quarter Pound types. In the worst case scenario, those could be sold to recoup some of the cost involved in acquiring the Columbus.
In the last resort, you could gain access to the truss rod by separating the entire fingerboard and binding from the maple neck.
ICBM will probably inform us that the most valuable part of the entire instrument is the RIC style tone control knob.
Strip down a bit further...
https://i.imgur.com/JZuUqPT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/STQqWuy.jpg
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
It's a real shame about the mess around the bridge pickup, but it would at least be hidden by an original-style bridge cover. Other than that it doesn't actually look *too* bad.
The neck pickup volume pot also appears to have been replaced with a linear (B) one. It probably doesn't matter much though.
If the nut won't come loose with the neck back-bowed as much as you can and a pair of pliers, I would drill a hole cross-wise through it and use a bar to turn it, then a second hole if necessary and repeat. Then just fit a new nut.
lol
If it's a real one, you might not be far wrong given the prices RIC charge...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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https://i.imgur.com/lbCkzPj.jpg
As you can just about make out above, someone has already done it once!
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If you are going to that much trouble, it would be worth asking the rewinder to introduce a coil tap at approximately 70% of full wind. Ideally, this should be done to both pickups.
It would be simpler and more cost effective to simply replace the bridge position pickup altogether. I am tempted to suggest the Oil City Overkill. This and the ugliness around the bridge position pickup cavity could be disguised under an "ashtray" cover.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein