Help! JP6 broken truss rod / neck replacement

[ventilo35]

Hi, two questions about MM JP6 truss rod and neck... following the unfortunate discovery of a broken truss rod on my beloved 2001 mystic dream JP6 I'm investigating several options.

1. does anybody know how the truss rod anchor is made inside the neck? Is it a threaded metal piece, that would make it manageable to unscrew the remaining part of the truss rod?
2. would a Sterling JP60 neck fit in place of the original MM neck? From online pictures it looks like it is the same heel shape, same bolt pattern, but...

Thanks - Ven

 

[mantrarock]

Don’t know where you are located, but MM will (usually) sell you a new neck, but you have to mail the old one. You can probably email support to explore that option.

 

[ventilo35]

Thanks, sure, I contacted customer support, production team should tell if it is possible. But I'm investigating other options because I fear the price and two way shipping, plus taxes, will be too much (I'm in Europe)

 

[Sweat]

Pretty sure there is a video out there showing TR installation but I doubt a Sterling neck would work, contact EBMM CS

 

[DrKev]

Thanks, sure, I contacted customer support, production team should tell if it is possible. But I'm investigating other options because I fear the price and two way shipping, plus taxes, will be too much (I'm in Europe)

Yes, the prices for a new neck will make your eyes water and your hair turn gray. The cost for a luthier to remove the fretboard and replace the trussrod will be *a LOT* less. And I'm pretty sure Sterling by Music man necks are slightly different in dimension and won't be satisfactory.