Neck blanks on FleaBay

[gweimer]

Well, I decided to take a chance on one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260221147066&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=016

Looking ahead to my next long-term project.  I've got a fair amount of parts collected, and I thought this might not be bad for a neck.  Anyone familiar with the seller?  He has a lot items that he's listing as being from the old Kalamazoo warehouse.

[Barklessdog]

He is selling a stash of original Gibson parts from Kalamazoo. Many here have bought stuff from him. He's a decent guy.

[OldManC]

I've been tempted to pick up one of those, but one thing that's made me hesitate it that he says it's for a 34" scale bass, yet also says it'll fit a Triumph. I'd love to know what you find once it arrives.

[gweimer]

I can tell you what I get, but it may be a long time before a bass grows from it.  He's got 9 left, and there are some measurements written on masking tape in the photos.

[drbassman]

I've bought 2 so far from him for future projects. Looks the a Triumph but is definitely 34" scale.   Anything else you'd like to know?    I bought a set of 70: TB covers and rings too. Good prices, nice seller.

[godofthunder]

I bought Tbird pup covers from him, super nice guy to deal with.

[ramone57]

I also bought a few things from him.  good communication and pretty fast shipping I thought.   he doesn't always know what he's got but can anybody really fault him for that?  he's selling old Gibson parts after all.

[EvilLordJuju]

Yep, ditto to all the above. Great ebayer. I bought two of those necks... they are quite roughly done - the volutes are very angular, and the headstock has room for trimming.

These are ripper/rd necks rather than triumph

[Bass VI]

 I've bought a ton of stuff from them, very nice to work with. My Ripper/G3 has one of these necks on it (34" scale ) I don't know if the were Ripper or long scale EB necks, three piece maple, truss rods installed, volute. What are you thinking of building?








Cheers,

S.

[gweimer]

Very nice.  I was thinking of a Les Paul bass project, but really haven't gone too far with it.  I may find a use for the Warwick bridge after all, although I also have a Schaller A-460 that needs a home eventually.  I may even mull over a Dark Star project.

How much work did you need to do to the neck to finish it?

[Bass VI]

How much work did you need to do to the neck to finish it?

They are rough machine cut and the volute is squared off ( see Jules' comment ), but I found they are not terribly difficult to get into shape. Having the truss rods installed is a big plus, as the rest of the shaping is mostly "artistic". 

Happy Carving!

S.

[uwe]

It can't be a Triumph for the simple reason that it is not mahogany even if the scale were right.

[doombass]

Most likely they are longscale EB, Ripper, RD necks.

[Barklessdog]

For $60 how can you go wrong ?

[uwe]

No, you can't, just bought two!