WHAT HAS LIGHTER TENSION FLATS OR ROUNDS?

I have a bass that the trussrod is at max. it plays great just want it a little lower. the saddles are lowest as well. The bass has flats on it but sat for 30 years with them on. will rounds help ? I only nedd a little. The truss rod was all the way open whne I got it so i was able to take the bow out a lot by tightening it up. but it could use a quarter more turn but i dont want to break anything.
 
I have a bass that the trussrod is at max. it plays great just want it a little lower. the saddles are lowest as well. The bass has flats on it but sat for 30 years with them on. will rounds help ? I only nedd a little. The truss rod was all the way open whne I got it so i was able to take the bow out a lot by tightening it up. but it could use a quarter more turn but i dont want to break anything.
Depends what you get. I've played LaBella flats that were appropriately nicknamed bridge cables. I've also played TI Jazz Flats that played like string cheese.

Have you tried shimming?
 
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As far as your bass goes, ^this^ is a good place to start.
As for "how do you shimmy?" I used to do it like my sister Kate...:rolleyes:
As for the tension thing? Flat wounds vary from brand to brand (and gauge to gauge) just as rounds do. With few exceptions, most are pretty much within a pound or three of comparable rounds. What almost all of them are, though, is stiffer than most rounds (because of the flat outer wrap). Stiff is not the same as high tension - although you're fingers will think it is...
Will the credit card shim devalue your bass? Depends... what's the credit limit on the card? :whistle:
 
OP wants less relief he said. He wants to tighten the truss more. Shim the neck is not the full answer to his question. It takes care of only the action problem at the bridge.

He needs more adjustment of the rod as well.

Magic, you can find a washer, Fender sells them for this purpose, and remove the truss nut and place washers under the nut. That moves the nut back on the threads allowing more truss adjustment.