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Originally Posted by JLS  It sounds like you need more relief in the neck.Try incrementally loosening the trussrod. |
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Originally Posted by jallenbass Most basses that are new out of the box benefit from a setup by a qualified guitar technician. |
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Unless you are fairly experienced with adjusting your own guitars, you might want to spend the $40 or so for a pro setup like jallenbass suggests.
Otherwise, you can definitely try loosening the trussrod like JLS suggests. Counter-clockwise turns will loosen the rod. Before you loosen the rod though, measure the relief on the neck:
1) Press down the first and 17th frets at the same time (or capo the first and press down the 17th)
2) Measure the distance between the bottom of the E string and the top of the 7th fret (use a ruler with 1/32" divisions or a feeler gauge)
3) Repeat for the G string
(My apologies if you already know how to do this, not trying to be presumptuous about your abilities here...)
The majority of basses need about .010" to .015" of relief. If you have less than that, go ahead and loosen the rod about 1/8 of a turn, let it sit for 12 - 48 hours, then check the relief again. Repeat until you get about .010 - .015" of relief. If the bass still buzzes after that, you might want to take it to a tech.
Good luck!!
