The only source of confusion maybe... It seems to imply that by adjusting the truss rod and looking down it, you'll see instant results. When we all know that it takes about a day for the "true" result to show.
Maybe?? oh and the typo on the sheet Leose=Loose.
:D:D
Merls
bassist4ever
06-20-2002, 10:48 PM
what was confusing is that i thought to get the "hump" in your neckyou had to tighten the neck and to get the dip in it you had to loosen!!!!
would not loosening the rodlet the the strings pull it the neck towards the bridge?????
arrghh.. damn confusing basses!
AllodoX
06-21-2002, 12:45 AM
Originally posted by natebass
I ain't seein nothin....
do you speak english too, by any chance ?
" I aint seen nothin " ... ...
" Aint " is short for " is not "
i'll take it that " nothin " means " nothing "
so you say " I is not seen nothing " ??
both " not " and " nothing " are words of denial..
double denial cancels out.
so... basicly what you are saying is " I is seen everything "
*** ? :confused:
ChaosGwar
06-21-2002, 01:39 AM
Originally posted by bassist4ever
what was confusing is that i thought to get the "hump" in your neck you had to tighten the neck and to get the dip in it you had to loosen!!!!
would not loosening the rod let the the strings pull it the neck towards the bridge?????
I found this site that might help explain how the truss rod works. It gives a better explaination than I can, so I edited my reply and cut it out. Just check out the site. ;)
Truss Rod (http://pages.zoom.co.uk/paul.hyland/trussrod1.htm)
lump
06-21-2002, 01:41 AM
Originally posted by AllodoX
do you speak english too, by any chance ?
Colloquially, apparently better than you. But that's what happens when you learn a language out of a book. ;)
Moving along...:rolleyes:
If you look at the diagram below, it says to tighten if bowed and loosen if humped, which gibes. On the other diagram, where it says to "Tighten for bow/Loosen for hump," what they're trying to say is "Tighten if you see that it is bowed/Loosen if you see it's all humpy and stuff."
Kinda confusing, but correct.
PhatBasstard
06-21-2002, 02:57 AM
Its correct. What they mean by "hump" is commonly refered to as "back-bow". Usually from a truss rod being too tight. So you would loosen (counter clockwise) the rod to (hopefully) relieve the "hump" and let the neck straighten and then "bow" slightly for relief. Be careful because your strings are going to go flat and when you tune up again its going to increase tension and create more "bow" in the neck where you may have to tighten (clockwise) the rod back up a bit to compensate.
AllodoX
06-21-2002, 04:37 AM
Originally posted by lump
Colloquially, apparently better than you. But that's what happens when you learn a language out of a book. ;)
You wish !
but, hey i aint livin' in no america ( * phew * ), so i don't haf to speak american correctly, BOY
;)
td1368
06-21-2002, 08:01 AM
ADX,
Proper American is " I ain't seen nothin, nohow." or "I ain't never seen nothin ..."
That makes it a triple negative therfore grammatically correct.;)
If you'd really like to mangle the English language Yous guys should come to Philadelphia some time.
bassist4ever
06-21-2002, 01:37 PM
Originally posted by lump
If you look at the diagram below, it says to tighten if bowed and loosen if humped, which gibes. On the other diagram, where it says to "Tighten for bow/Loosen for hump," what they're trying to say is "Tighten if you see that it is bowed/Loosen if you see it's all humpy and stuff."
Kinda confusing, but correct.
thanks for clearning that up dude... so i was right afterall!!! *grins*(i think i was anyways. my own little mind, my own little world)
