I'm not sure if I already asked this, but...
I while back I convinced some one to give me their cheapish Ibanez 5 string bass. It has a broken truss rod, probably because at some point someone was a moron.
Okay, so here is the question: Do I have to remove the fret board or can I just remove the sunk stripe on the back. It is a fender style neck with a rosewood fretboard, and I just think it would be easier to remove the skunk stripe. Am I wrong?