alignment

This might be a silly question and I'm finding it hard to put into the proper words, but why do some basses appear to have their strings running diagonally up and down a neck or closer to one side of the neck? Or maybe this is a better way to describe what I'm seeing - I've seen some basses...

Hi everyone, I changed the strings of a fender jazz bass american standard 2013 but when I put them I notice that they are not alignment with the pickups poles. Do I have to change it on the saddle to correct this? Also, what is the correct string spacing for this bass? Hope anyone can...

Long story short: I bought a 5 string bass kit which came w/some bogus pickups so I ordered some Seymour Duncan SJ5 pickups. I ended up 3d printing two adapters which would allow the pickups to fit snug into the bass and look aesthetically pleasing. What I didn't realize is the distance of the...

Several months ago, I started getting really frustrated with the sound I was getting from my bass. I had previously dialed in a Yamahiko and Ischell combination. Rooms I used to sound good in, I was now struggling with nasal sounds that I had to notch out. I had also been messing with strings...

Hi folks, I just assembled a frankenbass out of various Warmoth and Fender parts. First pic is it mostly finished, with tape holding in the electronics while I wait for pickguard screws. Only thing I went a bit cheap on is the neck, which is now giving me problems. Came with way too much...

I was looking closely at my Krutz UB today and noticed that at the bottom of the fingerboard, the strings aren't centered across the fingerboard. Is this normal or should the bridge be adjusted so they lay centered? Thanks! Rick

Last month, my wife, the 2 dogs and I moved to a new home. The day before the move I packed all of my basses into the hard cases and gig bags (a couple of which are double bags) that I have and transported them to the new home myself. They were placed in my new media/music room and remained in...

Salut, On my moded Geddy Lee bass, the E string is not very well aligned with the pickups polepieces, especially for the musicman style pickup. I noticed this E string lacks of attack, of high end with this pickup. Neither the other strings nor the same E strings on the jazz pickups have this...

I am making a body for a 5 string bass neck and I am wondering how to properly align the bridge with the neck

So I've read the many posts about combining speaker sizes and ohms and vertically stacked speaker arrangements. I have a slightly different take on the setup though. I have a vertical 215 cabinet (4 ohm) and a 210 cabinet (8 ohm). Right now I run either cab one at a time through a 2 channel...

The G string looks a bit strange to me.

Hey guys, quick question for you. I posted about this bass before on another issue, but long story short this was my first bass and when I bought it already had a lot of mods including a new bridge, a fretless chandler neck, and a bartolini pickup (it is an old 70's fender). I decided to make...

Would someone be kind enough to point me to the right kind (size, material, etc.) of hammer to deal with bridges that are starting to pull over towards the neck side? This happens often enough, and several of my students rent their basses from me - it would be a good thing to be able to do...

Hey, folks! I introduced you this bass in some older thread yet, where we talked about the beat basses. This is one of those cheapest jazz bass copies made in China, finished in sunburst, and thought for beginners with a tad budget: It has enough things to realize oneself at first sight...

Greetings Luthiers. I have a 50th anniversary American Jazz Bass. I just noticed that the frets do not appear to be on a level plane with the neck. (I would say they don't appear to be perpendicular to the edge of the fingerboard, but that wouldn't make sense because the edge of the...

I don't know why I never noticed this before, but the strings on my Skyline 44-51 seem to be off center, at least on the nut end of the neck. The neck bolts and bridge screws are tight, and I've never loosened them. Suggestions?

This is my first build. I'm attaching ultralites to a Warmoth asymmetrical headstock. I've eyeballed the positions of the tuners, but how would you measure and align the little screw holes for screwing down the tuners so it looks right on the other side? The distances wouldn't all be the...

I didn't know where to put this sorry Is there a way to fix this alignment problem? In this picture all 4 latches are closed but there's still this gap here: Here's back near the hinges; Any help is greatly appreciated

I took apart my parts bass (no-name alder P body, Squier J rosewood/maple neck) for cleaning a couple of days ago, and threw it back together last night, but now my E string is very close to the edge of the fretboard (~1mm at the heel) and the g-string in quite far away (~8mm at the heel). The...