Jem Neck

[Rocker1]

Where would i find one and how much would it cost (Ebony Fretboard)

[MattyB]

Richard Fay - banner above!

[Jemwielder]

There's some banners on this site for folks who make duplicate necks for jems and rgs. That's the closest you'd get without looking hi and low looking for someone with just a neck. Hope this helps.

[Mission1979]

Is it to replace a broken or worn one, or just for a project. Sims do custom stuff it expensive but they are fully custom good communcation too!

I tried them while putting a universe together!

[Rocker1]

Project

[JJEMMER777]

Did ya try evilbay???

[nickcoumbe]

Rich at ibanezrules.com sometimes has necks. He is always worth asking.

[Rich]

http://www.ibanezrules.com/necks.htm

[Rocker1]

woah $1000 for a DNA neck-


What does backbow mean, can it be fixed?

[Lefty Robb]

Originally Posted by Rich

http://www.ibanezrules.com/necks.htm

woah, bout time you got a list together

please elaborate on the whole backbow thing.

[Rich]

Tighten your truss rod a lot, you'll get the idea

They either need to be -

Put on a neck heater and trained, then put right on a guitar under tension to hold it.

or

Frets pulled and board planed.

I've been meaning to get these over to have my buddy train them on his neck heater but I just haven't gotten around to it. I've had him do several for me over the years, the last was a UV neck that's on that list and it was perfect when I got it back from him but I didn't put it under tension and within a couple months it was in backbow again, just not as much as it was the first time.

[Lefty Robb]

What causes backbow?

[j.arledge]

Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

What causes backbow?

well a neck is just a few peices of wood and wood can warp , twist or do other crazy things you wouln't except it to . plus lets say on average a guitar string takes 15 pounds of tension to tune to pitch well 6 times 15 is 90 pounds of tension on the neck . the truss rod could have been improperly set in the neck , or be broken .

most common cause i have seen though , is tempurature(sp?) change and pressure change . it is really warm one day and the next a front blows in and it is below freezing...... so on .

[Lefty Robb]

Originally Posted by j.arledge

well a neck is just a few peices of wood and wood can warp , twist or do other crazy things you wouln't except it to . plus lets say on average a guitar string takes 15 pounds of tension to tune to pitch well 6 times 15 is 90 pounds of tension on the neck . the truss rod could have been improperly set in the neck , or be broken .

most common cause i have seen though , is tempurature(sp?) change and pressure change . it is really warm one day and the next a front blows in and it is below freezing...... so on .

Yeah, I know all that, I should have been more detailed, what causes severe back bow thats bad enough not to be fixable by truss rod adjustments...

[Rich]

More than likely from sitting too long with a too tight truss. The wood takes a memory, or when it hot the fretboard slips a little, etc. Then it needs to be retrained the opposite way, usually just allowing the fretboard to slip back is enough.