jaylegroove
Well-known member
Hi folks,
OK, where do I start ?
About two months ago, I had to make a big decision.
My beloved Leila (SR5) had some serious trouble. Though carefully following the setup instructions, I had to notice that each time it would be well setup, two or three days later the neck would warp again, at a point where I had some dead notes on the upper end of the neck (first five frets close to the nut). This happen three times, in a ten days time lap.
I'm afraid the big variations we had here about weather played a part in that trouble, but I also think maybe something had gone wrong with the previous owner, since I already had more or less some equal trouble with it shortly after buying it. Unfortunately, Leila, born in 2003, and purchased used in 2007, was out of warranty, and I had no efficient and quick solution to have it repaired.
Leila is gone on June 20. I traded her in at a low price. I had to leave the shop with a brand new bass (didn't want to experience any kind of trouble again, and you probably won't see me buy anything used anymore). Due to the trade in, the price jump was too high for me at this time, and I left the shop with a non-EBMM bass (actually we're all mature enough to read I took a Fender Am Dlx J 5).
This means I'm currently EBMM-less.
Don't get me wrong. Money is coming back, and I'll probably get a new SR5 before the end of this year.
I'm sad, very sad, but I really had no other choice.
Back soon with good news.
Cheers folks !
OK, where do I start ?
About two months ago, I had to make a big decision.
My beloved Leila (SR5) had some serious trouble. Though carefully following the setup instructions, I had to notice that each time it would be well setup, two or three days later the neck would warp again, at a point where I had some dead notes on the upper end of the neck (first five frets close to the nut). This happen three times, in a ten days time lap.
I'm afraid the big variations we had here about weather played a part in that trouble, but I also think maybe something had gone wrong with the previous owner, since I already had more or less some equal trouble with it shortly after buying it. Unfortunately, Leila, born in 2003, and purchased used in 2007, was out of warranty, and I had no efficient and quick solution to have it repaired.
Leila is gone on June 20. I traded her in at a low price. I had to leave the shop with a brand new bass (didn't want to experience any kind of trouble again, and you probably won't see me buy anything used anymore). Due to the trade in, the price jump was too high for me at this time, and I left the shop with a non-EBMM bass (actually we're all mature enough to read I took a Fender Am Dlx J 5).
This means I'm currently EBMM-less.
Don't get me wrong. Money is coming back, and I'll probably get a new SR5 before the end of this year.
I'm sad, very sad, but I really had no other choice.
Back soon with good news.
Cheers folks !
