Members fannedfretbass Posted March 2, 2009 Members Share Posted March 2, 2009 i restrung my bass. its buzzing like crazy. ive never adjusted the trussrod on a bass with 2 trussrods. how do i do it? adjust both the same? will the neck twist? whats the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 More info is needed. What kind of bass? Did you go from heavy to light strings? Is there a bow in the neck? Your girlfriends measurements and a photograph? How old is your bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 i restrung my bass. its buzzing like crazy. ive never adjusted the trussrod on a bass with 2 trussrods. how do i do it? adjust both the same? will the neck twist? whats the deal? The neck will twist if you're adjusting the rods opposite to one another, but as long as you do it equally on both rods and you go in small increments, you should be fine. Check the FAQ section for Kindness' setup thread, or wait for him to post in this thread, he's usually all over this {censored}. He might be eating or taking a dump right now, I dunno.C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 its an ibanez sr506 yes i dont think so, if so not one thats so bad its easily noticable i dont know the bass is 2 yrs old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 She's cute. Much too cute for a dude with a bass that has 2 truss rods. C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 She's cute. Much too cute for a dude with a bass that has 2 truss rods. C7 Agreed. Your only options are to send the bass to me and the GF to C7's house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Agreed. Your only options are to send the bass to me and the GF to C7's house. If he sends you the bass, he won't own a 2 truss rod bass anymore. C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 Check the FAQ section for Kindness' setup thread, or wait for him to post in this thread, he's usually all over this {censored}. He might be eating or taking a dump right now, I dunno. C7 I was fixing a bunch of people's broken {censored}, including my own. Now, before I go take a dump and then eat (I'm also going to shower and brush my teeth, since I know you care C7), look at my setup thread. Read the section on setting relief about 17 times. It appears most people read it but don't pay attention so they don't understand how to know when they have the correct amount of relief. Then, with a dual rod system, go slowly. Test both sides of the board. Try to keep the relief even. Remember to bad mouth any idiots that use dual truss rods on normal sized necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 arite i turned both a quarter turn clock wise and raised the action alittle bit, still buzzing. nipple shot to whoever gives me a solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 arite i turned both a quarter turn clock wise and raised the action alittle bit, still buzzing. nipple shot to whoever gives me a solution I've already given you a solution, but I'll pass on the nipple shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 If Kindness fixes you up with his setup thread, the nipple shot is forum property. We've been through this kind of thing before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 that last reply was before i read the thread, ill go read it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 If Kindness fixes you up with his setup thread, the nipple shot is forum property. We've been through this kind of thing before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Kindness: I just read your setup advice, great stuff - very concise and informative HOWEVER Some basses (I'm mainly thinking of older Fenders here - I'm sure there are others though) require the neck to be removed before one can adjust the relief, which obviously means that there won't be string tension on the neck when this is done. What procedure would you recommend or what advice would you give in this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 Kindness: I just read your setup advice, great stuff - very concise and informative HOWEVER Some basses (I'm mainly thinking of older Fenders here - I'm sure there are others though) require the neck to be removed before one can adjust the relief, which obviously means that there won't be string tension on the neck when this is done. What procedure would you recommend or what advice would you give in this situation? It's a pain, but there is no difference in how you do it. You check it to make sure the buzzing is even up and down the neck. If it isn't, you remove the neck and adjust the relief accordingly. Then you string it back up and test it again. On and on until you get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 i do not play an old fender, lets stay on target here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's a pain, but there is no difference in how you do it. You check it to make sure the buzzing is even up and down the neck. If it isn't, you remove the neck and adjust the relief accordingly. Then you string it back up and test it again. On and on until you get it right. Cool, thanks - I was hoping there might be some shortcut, but trial and error it is then. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 kindness your an artisan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perrydabassman Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 (is bowing to Kindness as he reads this thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fannedfretbass Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 cant find nipple pic, i found school girl though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Campbell Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 It's a pain, but there is no difference in how you do it. You check it to make sure the buzzing is even up and down the neck. If it isn't, you remove the neck and adjust the relief accordingly. Then you string it back up and test it again. On and on until you get it right. Several years ago I watched the Fender dealer in Vancouver adjust the truss in my Geddy Lee Jazz when I took it in - it had a maxxed out truss rod (in the earlier ones this wasn't an uncommon issue).He detuned the strings, and loosened the bolts, lifting up on the neck until he had enough access. Is taking the neck off completely too extreme? Also, by the way, Kindness, I read the setup tutorial... thank you so much!I did both my Jazz basses following your steps. The relief was too much on one, and too little on the other, and now there's a noticeable improvement. What are your thoughts on loosening the strings before doing the truss adjustment? Is string tension ever an issue with the adjustment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 What are your thoughts on loosening the strings before doing the truss adjustment? Is string tension ever an issue with the adjustment? String tension is an issue for the measurement process. It can also be an issue if you are tightening the truss rod since the string tension is acting against the truss rod (loosening the rod the tension assists the neck movement). I have no problem with tightening a truss rod under normal string tension in most cases, but giving each string just a bit of slack can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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