truss rod adjustment

What in the world is happening here? I traded a 2008 Warwick $$ Corvette for a 2000-ish Warwick Corvette Fretless. It’s a pretty bass but has a bit of a bow. No big deal, just adjust the truss rod. And this is what I found under the cover. Anyone ever seen such a thing? I brought it to a...

Hi, first time posting here. I'm restringing my EHB1005MS bass for the first time since I bought it and after putting the B string on, the first three frets have incredibly bad fret buzz, with the first fret not even playing a note. This wasn't an issue before restringing and I don't know what...

Hi, I just purchased a 84 japan Squier Pbass (A series). It came pretty well adjusted, with a correct relief. When changing strings I tested the truss rod and discovered that the truss rod nut was tightened to its maximum. That worried me, because I won't be able to reduce the relief if some...

Hello everyone, I am trying to find the right size truss rod wrench to adjust my neck. I tried reaching out to Michael Kelly to get an answer. If anyone can shed some light on this, I would greatly appreciate it. I have tried 4mm-5.5mm (nothing works) Element Bass: Click Here

I currently have Labella 760FS installed on a bass, but I'm changing them out for a GHS M3050 set. From what I can find the M3050 set has a total tension of roughly 184 lbs, but I can't find anything on that specific Labella set. I'm assuming I'm going to have to loosen the truss rod a little...

What truss wrench fits in here without removing the neck?

VM model I apologize as this has been asked a billion times before. I know how to adjust the relief, action etc... I cannot get this truss straight. Took off the neck... loosened rod completely, clamped neck and it was basically straight. The next day I set it up and, long story short, I...

Can anyone help identify the correct tool to adjust the truss rod on a Roscoe SKB 5. I've gone through all the common tools for set-up on other basses but have nothing that fits the Roscoe. Any help, tips, or clues would be greatly appreciated.

So a friend of mine bought one of these for his son for Christmas: He said in the store the action was high so Sam Ash "set it up" for him... Whoever did it must have zero clue about what that means, cause the neck has significant back bow (anti-relief) and the strings are WAY too low, it...

I really tried everything within a normal setup can possibly do. -Tried the next things so if you have another idea please be kind and share. -Neck Relief -Checked frets level with a fret rocker -Higher action -Lowered the pickups since magnets are supposed to be super strong and cause the...

Hey All, So I have an American Ultra P that I just bought new. Absolutely love the bass, but I'm afraid to make any truss rod adjustments. I have inserted the T-handle 3/16 wrench that it comes with, but I tried to turn it lightly and it doesn't want to tighten. I am afraid of...

Hey, all. I've had a great Stambaugh fretless 5 since 2018, I haven't had to do much setup on it. Recently, after playing another fretless, I finally realized I had some room for some lower action/relief in the neck. I've done all my setups on all of my basses (including my Wal), so I'm pretty...

Hi all, I got ahold of some cheap beat up basses I wanted to fix up for fun and give away as starter basses. Started with cleaning and truss adjustments, figured if I can't do that they're next to worthless After getting some rust off with WD-40 I noticed that while the nut isn't stripped at...

I recently bought a 5 strings neck-thru (35" scale,24 frets maple neck with laurel fretboard) Jackson bass online. The Jackson website said it has dual action truss rod. When I bought it, i noticed that it had been in his package (and probably in warehouse) since 2018. The bass had banana bow...

I have been setting up basses and their inferior smaller siblings :) for 16 years and have never come across this issue. I purchased and received a brand-new Fender Precision Professional II (dark night) and am having issues with the neck straightness. It seems either there is an issue with the...

A couple weeks ago I took my Squier VM 70's Jazz Bass to a luthier so he could set it up for me (I can make the basic adjustments by myself, but the bass also needed some fret leveling / polishing), and he said that when he was adjusting the neck relief, he wasn't able to tighten the truss rod...

I just got this bass last week and began to work on it. Are these necks known to be particularly difficult to dial in? I do all of my own setup using the jerzeydrozd guide, the youtube vids in another link in this subforum. I also have zero issues with any of my basses using a reasonable amount...

Does anyone know specifically what tool needs to be used to adjust the trust rod on a Jay Terser P bass

Im having alot of issues with my new Music Man HH stingray bass, because no matter what adjustments i do, i even raised the nut with a piece of credit card, the 4th string always has this annoying buzz on every fret i press! The action is already super high, i cannot raise the saddle anymore or...

So, my truss rod nut is maxed out on my Classic 60's Fender Jazz Bass. The neck is still a bit bowed, and would need some washers + lubrication (I'm planning on using vaseline) to function properly. I have never done this operation before, so I have one question: Is it ok to remove the neck...

I took the plunge and sprung for a set to TI flats, and a day into my experience, I have good news and bad news. The Good: they really are all that. The tone on my 73 P is now That Tone. And they're not even broken in yet. So consider me a convert. The Bad: the neck is straight as an arrow...

I have a Sire Marcus Miller M2 5 strings since about an year, very satisfied, but still haven't found a comfortable setup. From the beginning I did it by myself (truss rod, action, intonation... I know how to). Truss rod setup follows the credit-card-8thfret rule, but I cannot lower down action...

The action on my bass is awful... you could park a bus under there and all my tools are getting dusty at work. Looking to order an allen key/wrench to adjust the truss rodd but I don't know what mm it is, anyone know? Cheers

I gotta 2018 Ric 4003 that I bought brand new late winter 2018. Winter 18/19 it needed a little minor tightening of the truss rods and the a hair of loosening spring 2019. FF to now and the rods need a little tightening. It seems a little tougher and slower reacting to the adjustments this year...

Last year I bought a set of socket drivers with screwdriver handles to adjust the truss rods on my Ric 4003. I read the Ric brand wrench isn’t that great but is there another L-shaped wrench that lotta you guys use? The screw driver style driver I got is hard to get any torque and Kinda hard to...

I bought a brand new Ric 4003 last year in the early spring. These New England seasons have certainly had their impact on the neck and I’ve had to adjust the truss rods a couple times to fight changes in action. I was just curious is there other than trying to turn both truss rods the same...

I’ve got a 2014 American Standard P-bass that I bought brand new in 2014. As the cold weather approaches I’ve noticed my action starting to get slightly higher. It’s nothing too drastic. Probably could not adjust it and it would be fine. It’s just a hair noticeable by the 7th fret but mostly...

hello all, I have a Fender Geddy Lee jazz bass MIM Normally most basses have the truss rod adjustment at the top, but mine is at the bottom. It seems I have to remove the neck to access itc but Im always hesitant on these things so needed some advice It is a maple fretboard and neck, pics will come

Truss rod needs a little adjustment me on my 2014 Fender American Standard P-bass. It’s got the little notch cutout in on the pickguard. Am I supposed to use a one of those octal tipped Allen wrenches or Just take the neck off the body and tighten it with a regular Allen? How do you guys do it?