LHBASSIST wrote:
Nice looking bass. Some of you know, I'm a repairman and luthier. 50 years now. A few years ago, I purchased one of those EDEN necks. Chinese made. It was $39.00 bucks, on Ebay. I really didn't expect too much. And I was not let down by what I learned. I figured I'd make some cheap beaters out of parts..not to make bank, but to provide a decent instrument for beginners and pros a bit down on their luck- yeah, that happens. Anyway.. I was impressed with much of the finish work, nicely tinted, well fitting fingerboard, good inlay work. The neck proved totally unsuitable. The rod worked, but poor engineering made it adjust the neck to points that actually created problems. That bass might play well.. but I'm just sharing my own experience with the EDEN brand- NOT to be confused with the original EDEN, which used to be what Edenhaus called their high quality American made necks.
I built 3 basses using Eden necks and never had any problems such as that, but that was 10 years or more ago, The only issues I had was the heal dimensions weren't compatible with Fender or Fender licensed bodies without modification. and you could feel the edges of the fret edges on the maple boards. More noticeable in the winter. The rosewood board didn't have that problem. I still own that one. Occasionally I've had to make slight adjustment to the truss seasonally . Other than that it's been fine. The other two I owned about 7 years so I don't know how they may have held up. I might have gotten lucky, but possibly the quality control may have been better earlier on. Something to consider.
