Members Darkstorm Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 With very good basses and guitars, I find theres still two times of yr to do truss rod check and possible small tweak. Around the first stirrings of summer heat and winter cold. Normally just a quarter turn or less as hot or cold weather starts making its appearance. How bout you, Same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 some basses I own require more attention than others, but it's usually twice a year for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 So which way do you turn your truss rod in late fall and then late spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 I don't really have to screw with my basses normally. We will se this year as I have a couple new additions. The G&L is solid as a rock and the Warwick seems to be the same. The only one I worry about is the Fender. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 With very good basses and guitars, I find theres still two times of yr to do truss rod check and possible small tweak. Around the first stirrings of summer heat and winter cold. Normally just a quarter turn or less as hot or cold weather starts making its appearance. How bout you, Same? I actually had to adjust the truss on my Jazz Bass and Jaguar guitar just the other day. The guitar just needed a small tweaking, but the bass took a little bit of work to get it just right. I also raised the action on the bass just a hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 My first bass is almost 5 years old, and I haven't had to adjust the truss rod once. My Ibanez EDC hasn't had anything done either. The fretless could use a little one, but it's not so bad so I'm not eager to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 Not a lot of seasonal differences here. All my basses have very stable necks as well. I tweak to taste but never to purposely counter any differences in humidity or temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 if it isnt broke..etc i do check my bow from time to time but dont get extremes enough to change the settings..not noticeably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markee Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 It really depends on climate more than anything. My basses haven't left the house in two years and they haven't needed any tweeking and I live in rainy Seattle. Had I been hauling them out to gigs I'm positive they would have needed attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 I'd say in general mine get 2 tweaks per year as well, but I usually do a little more than just that to keep them playing nice. The Modulus doesn't need anything...and that's even with drastic climate changes. It's as solid as a rock! I set it up when I change my string gauges...and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 Funny thing about my Washburn T24. I was adjusting it like you until last year when it seemed like it twisted or something. To get the strings to intonate properly I had to have the saddles back farther on the E and A. Then I just turned it back 1/4 turn. The neck has been straight, requiring no truss rod adjustment in more than a year. The action is low. I took it on a trip down south where it was 104 degrees outside and in the air conditioning at night. It never bothered the neck at all. Humidity...no change. I took it to Richmond VA this past weekend and left it in the car when it was 40 degrees overnight. No change. Me happy. I haven't had my Jack Casady long enough to see any trends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Westsailor Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 So which way do you turn your truss rod in late fall and then late spring? I believe the adage goes... 'Fall back in the fall and spring ahead in the spring' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 Around here it's the zero humidy of winter that takes it's toll. I've had a few issues with instruments, mainly being the fret edges sticking out with neck shrinkage over the winter. Going tomorrow to get a room humidifier for this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted October 23, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2007 Around here it's the zero humidy of winter that takes it's toll. I've had a few issues with instruments, mainly being the fret edges sticking out with neck shrinkage over the winter. Going tomorrow to get a room humidifier for this season... Your basses will be better off, but so will you. Get a hygrometer from Radio Shack and keep your house above 35%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zamfir Posted October 23, 2007 Members Share Posted October 23, 2007 One or two times a year, plus any adjustment for trying different strings at varying tensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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