My Nightmare Repair Story (Everything Went Wrong)

Have you ever had a home renovation or car repair where literally everything that could go wrong... went wrong? This is the guitar version of that story.

In this episode of Ask Zac, I lay out the wild saga of my 1993 Jerry Jones Longhorn 6-String Bass. I fell in love with this copper-burst beauty on Reverb, bought it with overconfident assumptions, and quickly discovered a non-adjustable neck with severe relief. What started as a simple heat-press attempt spiraled into one of the most radical luthier surgeries I've ever seen, involving sawed-off fingerboards, flying sparks, rosewood splines, and neck-shaping help from Brad Paisley.

It was a nightmare repair that tested my patience and budget, but at the end of the day, it came out a fantastic, playable studio monster.

Timestamps
0:00 – Intro: The Repair Where Everything Went Wrong

1:52 – Sponsor Shoutout & Thanks

2:08 – My History with Jerry Jones Guitars

4:31 – Finding the 1993 Copper Burst Longhorn Bass

5:33 – The Non-Adjustable Truss Rod Problem

7:17 – Attempt #1: Heat Pressing the Neck (Failed)

8:54 – Taking it to a Master Luthier in Detroit

10:06 – Sawing Off the Fingerboard & Epoxy Disaster

11:02 – Planing the Neck Core (Sparks Flying!)

12:04 – Adding Rosewood & Rebuilding the Neck Spine

12:55 – Finishing Touches & Brad Paisley's Neck Shaping

14:09 – Lessons Learned: Buyer Beware of Fixed Truss Rods!

15:57 – Was It Worth It? "Zac's Folly" Reborn

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