hope I posted this in the right place first time on this forum.
Hey guys. I have a crappy no name bass. Have had is for about 3 years have only actually been playing for about a year.
Got a problem tho that I didn't realize until I just picked up a new acoustic bass. The neck on my electric is warped so the higher(pitch) I get on the fret board the farther away the strings are from the fretboard. Noticed this because the acoustic bass has a neck that is in the right place
which makes it so much more comfortable and easy to play and now I can't go back to playing my electric because I have to press the strings down so far to play.
I have adjusted the rod in the neck in both directions. Loosening it makes the strings go farther so I know thats not the solution. I have tightened it to the point that the neck is in the position is where it should be nice and straight. But that only adds a new problem the strings are where they are supposed to be but now I can't play opens without horrible fret buzz off the first fret. Thus having no choice to set it back where it was that way its at least playable.
So I have come to the conclusion that the neck is physically warped to a point where adjustments can't set it right.
Does anybody have any idea of anything I can do to fix this problem.
Other minor(or major) details: I just had the nut replaced on it because it got knocked over onto the floor and it cracked so my E wouldn't sit in while playing. The new nut seems a bit lower than the stock one and may contribute to the fact that when the neck is set properly the open note buzz.
Any ideas for a self fix would be great the guys at the music shop who put in the new nut said that the neck needed to be set but said they would charge $70 + strings. I declined this thinking that all they were gonna do was use an Allan wrench and turn the rod like i have done multiple times now. So i don't see what they could do would be different. Should I let them have a go at it maybe they know some thing I don't or have the proper skill to humidify the wood and bend the wood if that need be.
Any answers appreciated.
