action

[OuTsIdEr_LP]

I own 3 guitars. An Ibanez SG something or other. An Ibanez SRX595 and a Cort Artisan B4.

I got the Cort on saturday and I love playing it. The action is soooo nice.

Why can't my Ibanez basses be like this? I compared the them and found that the Ibanez has a slight bend in the neck.

Does slapping get affected by the action ?

[Al Heeley]

Maybe you can improve the Ibanez action by a small turn of the truss rod to take the bend out of it?
Slap needs a little height - too low action and the percussion of the strings hitting the frets will be less

[Nick Kay]

Read the sticky at the top of this forum, the one that claims to answer all truss rod and action questions. It's in all caps, it's hard to miss. After a few adjustments, all of your axes will be playing better than you could imagine.

[OuTsIdEr_LP]

I've read that sticky. How do I know what to use ? I like the low action, but I also like the high action.

Any tips?

[dj150888]

Try a compromise....medium action. Simply put, without being condescending, you can't have both. Compromise or make a decision