truss

Admission - I know next to nothing about pickups and the electronics associated with them, but have done a LOT of soldering, amp and speaker repair, etc., and have a nodding acquaintance with schematics, DMM, oscilloscopes, etc. Ok.. the questions re/ the bass in the thread title, new to me as...

I picked up a fretted Peavey Grind5 a week or two ago for low coin, figuring it would force me to learn how to play frets, and have some fun learning to slap in the process. It plays pretty well.... but... After getting together with an absolute wizard-of-a-bass-player friend/colleague of mine...

Hey all, hoping for some help as I am a bit lost on how to feel about a potential bass I'm looking at. Noticed the truss rod (heel adjust) was sticking out a bit in pictures, and the seller was kind enough to pop the neck off. It seems the truss was almost fully loosened. When you tighten it...

Hi all, I have two Squier basses I'm working on, a CIC Affinity P from 2009 and a MIK Squier II (from '93 if I remember right). Both of them have truss rod nuts that are pretty well stripped and I'm looking to replace them. Both take a 4mm wrench. It looks like most Chinese models take a 5mm...

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Hi all, A stripped truss rod nut (outer hex, not the threads) is the only thing preventing me from playing (or selling) my Yamaha BB 3000MA. A 12-24 thread, with a 5/16" outer hex seems to be quite scarce, and I was hoping that someone here might have a source for one. I believe that any...

Does anyone know what size truss rod nut goes on old Fenders? I want to do the washer trick on my 67 Jazz. But, I'm neurotic and I want to buy a replacement truss rod nut "just in case." For instance, stew mac has these in 8-32" or 10-32". Is one of these correct? Slotted Truss Rod Nut for...

I know this has been asked about before but every thread i find about it is sending me places that don't seem to have one anymore. I've looked on the peavey site and didn't see one. I've looked on stewmac. People have said it's the same wrench Gibson uses but i can't find one on their site...

Okay, maybe I'm missing something definitive somewhere, but the more I search, I feel like the more confused I get.. Specifically, I'm trying to do a 30" scale with 24 frets... that puts me at 22.5" for the fingerboard length.. okay, so to me that sounds like I want something 20.5-21.5", or...

I am in the process of making my first necks and I am *really* nervous about the route depth for the rods... I am using home-roasted maple that is ~.68" thick before even shaping and I guess I'm just wondering how thin is too thin, even with a low profile truss rod? This is for a 28.5" scale...

So, I bought a really cheap Stagg bass guitar to mod it and before I started leveling frets, I realized the neck is bowed forwards when the truss rod is in relaxed state. I took it off a guitar 7 days ago, it's still bowed. What should I do about it? 1) Remove the frets and plane the...

So a few weeks ago I got a really great 1982 Greco PMB-800 - neck through. The truss rod was maxed out and the board still had a little bit too much relief. I should have left it alone though - it was pretty playable - but I was going to try the washer trick so I backed the nut off. (Even...

Regardless of having played for upwards of 30 years, from the very beginning, I have had this paralyzing fear of adjusting my own truss rod. Still to this day, you would think I was potentially setting off a grenade in my lap with one turn. So here is the story. I picked up a beautiful bass...

So I opened up my 4003 a bit ago after a move and discovered that the neck was bowed quite a bit, intonation off, fretbuzz, etc.... I took it to a local luthier and he said that my truss rods were frozen and there was nothing he could do. Is he right? Am I screwed? Or are there some secret...

Hi, a friend of mine gave me this vintage fretless bass. It looks and plays ok but need a proper setup. I was investigating the truss rod access hole and honestly I can't understand which kind of key I need. I've made a quick search both here and on Google and found inconsistent/contradictory...

Help, how can I get this out? It's an American fender deluxe neck.

Question for the luthiers. Depending on where one reads, there seems to be a couple schools of thought: First, I have read to adjust the truss a very small amount and then let the neck "settle" for up to 24 hours.. less break the neck or something Second, I've read that no settling is...

1976 Rickenbacker 4001 Truss rod cover. Excellent shape. $135 shipped

Hey guys I have this bass that's just amazing. I love it. But I would love to have a custom pickup guard. Specifically a abalone pick up guard and trust. To make my bass look amazing. Since carvin does not want to do this for me I am reaching out to Luther's to see who can pull this off. Please...

Hello, guys, i bought warwick corvette $$ rockbass 2013, i want to adjust the truss rod, but i dont have the truss rod tool, and i dont want to spend 25$ for warwick ones. So would be the 5mm tool with the ball okay, or do i need something different?

Which end do you recommend placing the truss rod adjustment on a neck thru bass? I'm planning a 5 piece maple and padauk neck with glued on cocobolo maple sandwich wings. I'm up in the air between traditional headstock access vs a spoke nut in the heel end. I appreciate any advice. Thanks

I'm not quite sure where I should post this so apologies in advance! I have a gig in China that will be through all of August and I'm planning on bringing my Mex Pbass for sure but I am on the fence about bringing my 4001Ricky. It is from 1973 and I got it for cheap because the neck is a little...

just scored a dirt cheap P bass copy over the weekend. gonna switch strings from what feels like Fender nickel light gauge, to D'Addario Chromes in 50-105. this will be the aggressive P bass with flats bass. I've never switched from rounds to flats on a bass, on my own. should I adjust truss...

Tell what will work on this beat up old girl. I can feel that the bolt or screw is movable, but I don't have anything that fits both it and the opening. :thumbsup:

Hi guys and gals Quick question.. I recently acquired a beautiful, fabulous Cort Artisan A5 Custom SP which is a superb bass in every respect. However, as this is the first neck through bass I have, I’m a little bamboozled about adjusting the truss rod. Do I just do it as a normal bolt on neck...

Looking for Help on how I can possibly fix my bass neck's action, my truss rod nut is stripped, and the action is a bit high, is it a good idea to loosen the truss rod and remove the nut? Thanks

So I bought one of these Barracuda Jazz bass copies and it sounds pretty great, the only thing is that the action is a bit high and the truss rod nut is absolutely stripped, I was wondering if any of you know what size it's supposed to be and if/where I can get a replacement truss rod nut...

Hey all, I've only recently become confident in adjusting a truss rod, and, naturally, become more attuned to paying attention to neck relief. Noticed today that a bass was buzzing and had lost some relief (I just got it about 3 weeks ago). The past week and the coming one have been/will be...

Hi guys lost the truss rod cover on my Fodera and trying to see if anyone had one they want sell, I know I can get them from Fodera direct but they too expensive figured I will try here first... Thx

Hey, I got a Fender Mexican Jazz Bass somewhat recently and noticed it needed a truss rod adjustment, but the allen wrench that came with it wouldn't fit. I've now tried 6 or 7 allen wrenches but none will fit. Before you ask, I have adjusted a truss rod before so I know how it works. Anyone...

Anyone out there familiar with ltd basses? I have an F-205 5-string and need to know the correct size wrench for my truss rod adjustments. Gracias!

it's said that extending the reach of the rod with washers may help overcome whatever is plaguing my V's bowed neck which may be maxed / stripped / ? / hopefully not broken, and with those few clues I'm asking those in the know here just how applicable this remedy may actually be and exactly how...

Hi I'm new to the forum. I just bought a new in the box Ibanez 305E 5-string bass on line, and I need to adjust it because all of the strings at the first fret buzz badly. I tried to adjust it at the bridge, but that didn't change it enough to stop it and it throws the fret gap off. I...

I continue the last build i started more than a year ago. I have made the truss rod canal 1-2mm deeper,so in the future if i need to take the truss rod out,will be easy,just pulling it from the front side. Is this good idea or bad? Maybe these 1-2mm of air will be more problem with the work of...

I have a question for all you truss rod gurus out there. I have my daily driver that have used for decades. It is a Fender P Fretless A/E that I bought back in '92. I have always used flats on it. Recently I put some LaBella Black Tapes on it and have LOVED it even more. The tension is...