Bass Control
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Hey guys! I normally reside on the bass side, but today I get to join the side of the light! For Christmas this year I decided to buy my first Music Man guitar. I've owned about six or seven Music Man basses over the past five years, so I knew I wanted a Music Man guitar in my stable. I'm not a serious guitarist (I mostly like to noodle and play infrequently at church), so I was looking at used guitars. I found a used Sub 1 at a Guitar Center near Chicago. After figuring I had the money, I ordered the guitar and had the guitar shipped to me. I was told that the guitar had some neck wear, which is kind of what I was expecting from a used guitar.
When I got the guitar, the neck wear was much worse than I was expecting. There was some normal wear, but the rest of the neck appeared to have been exposed to heat. Some of the finish looked bubbled and melted. My brother and I determined that the previous owner may have tried to get a bump out of the wood, but forgot that water and heat doesn't work on a finished neck. So, I've sanded down the neck to remove the finish and will probably put a clear satin finish on it. I'm also looking at putting new pickups in the guitar as the stock pups sound too dark and bassy for me.
I will post pictures in a while.
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When I got the guitar, the neck wear was much worse than I was expecting. There was some normal wear, but the rest of the neck appeared to have been exposed to heat. Some of the finish looked bubbled and melted. My brother and I determined that the previous owner may have tried to get a bump out of the wood, but forgot that water and heat doesn't work on a finished neck. So, I've sanded down the neck to remove the finish and will probably put a clear satin finish on it. I'm also looking at putting new pickups in the guitar as the stock pups sound too dark and bassy for me.
I will post pictures in a while.
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) as they didn't suit me. I have an Evolution in the bridge and an Air Norton in the neck. For my Sub, a previous own sanded down the neck.. I finished the job and gave it the gunstock oil treatment.. Fantastic feel. Fixing can be fun! although it sucks to get something not as expected/misrepresented by the seller, big chain or not....
