Discussion in 'Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]' started by grass132456, Feb 23, 2013. Bass Bench: Shh! We need to consider the elasticity of the different regions between bridge and nut. Not a good feeling. After watching many videos, I followed the advice given in one of them to try to repair the neck. Let’s assume that like most players, you’re looking for a comfortable setup that plays well with very low action. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:100%;} To say the least, the truss rod does not work too well. Next comes the upper range of the fretboard with either a neck pocket for a bolt-on, or the thicker part of a neck-through or glued-in build. There are many ways to determine the right amount of "bow" for your neck. Okay, you’re as good as done. And we can now return to that initial question of straight versus curved: After following this two-step procedure, it’s very, very likely the neck will not be straight, but rather slightly bowed forward. Join The Good Vibe Zone today, and hangout with the nicest bass community in the world :) Slight Bow Up in Neck on 5-String RB Vette??? When loosened, the truss rod relieves the pressure adding relief (up-bow). This tiny amount of curvature keeps strings from buzzing against fret tops, particularly when chorded. All in one maple neck and fretboard you have to pull the frets and replane the neck to be straight and even a slight amount of relief. The neck bends upwards (called up-bow), or it can be straight, or it can bend backwards (called back-bow). We’ll also assume we’re talking about an instrument with evenly leveled frets and a correctly cut nut, and the intonation has been adjusted. To use the interactive features of StudyBass, please enable javascript. So, a little relief is needed for them to not hit the frets. (Or the strings buzz only as much as you are willing to accept when fretting up there.) As it is tightened, it exerts more pressure on the neck forcing it to bend backward in the opposite direction of the string tension. In the specific case of my Greco bass, the bow in the first 6 frets was very important, too much to solve the problem with a simple truss-rod adjustment.. The bass strings put many pounds of tension on the neck of your bass guitar. The truss rod is a metal rod inside the neck of your bass. Strings vibrate in an elliptical pattern. report violation, StudyBass is a registered trademark of Leading Tone Media, LLC. Privacy Policy | Changes in humidity and the relentless pull of the strings affect the neck’s curvature, so to control this shifting we can anticipate having to periodically tweak the truss rod. This means that the number of remaining parameters for a good setup is rather small. First, adjust the bridge so the strings don’t buzz against the highest frets—the ones right above the neck-body joint—when you play in this region. A guitar neck may look flat at first glance, but a closer inspection will reveal that most necks have a slight forward bow or relief to them. This tiny amount of curvature keeps strings from buzzing against fret tops, particularly when chorded. (See picture.) In the absence of instructions from your manufacturer, use the following: This transitional area is rather substantial, so here string tension won’t have much of an effect, if any, which explains why truss rods offering headstock access typically don’t reach into that area. Hi all, I have a USA G&L L2000 that has a slight neck bow. For a perfect setup, do we want to have our bass neck straight or curved? A guitar neck may look flat at first glance, but a closer inspection will reveal that most necks have a slight forward bow or relief to them. 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