Twisted neck

[FenderKid698]

About a month ago, i purchased a body on ebay and as a bonus or something like that the seller threw in a neck, but theres a problem its twisted. im 15 and i dont have a job so i dont got a lot of money so i was wondering if someone could help me fix this neck. ive got pictures i just dont know how to post them so i could send them to you in an email. thanks

[truerussian558]

http://www.photobucket.com for photos

the first thing to do (you dont need professional training to know), is to take off the strings so it doesnt screw up more, and then the more (very much more), knowledgeable repair experts can help

[litchfield]

Brian did a tutorian on the main site on how to fix that. Not a big issue at all.

[soapbarstrat]

Maybe that tutorial might work in a few cases, but for many other cases, it is more work, or a different kind of work, than what is needed.

Most twisting is slight enough that some careful fret-board re-leveling should get the job done. But if the twist is so bad that an unexperienced eye can easily see it, it sounds like a "basket case".

Even "basket cases" can sometimes be made to work with enough effort. Or with less effort if you are not so concerned with looks ( as in a cheap Cort bass I have that had a very twisted neck, but now plays fine (looks less than fine, tho) )

So, at the very least, you would have to deal with re-fretting, which is actually quite an issue.

I have yet to see this happen yet (except on purpose), but if a neck is twisted in a way that makes the treble side at the nut go lower than the "plane" of a typical straight neck, you could actually have a neck that plays better than normal by leaving it twisted that way (it would probably still fret-work, board leveling in some areas). Something like this : http://www.harmony-central.com/Events/WNAM...Lace/Helix.html