Er....help....I think I've truss rod issues.

[3cred]

Hi, I'd really appreciate some help from any fellow bassists.

i've got a Warwick corvette standard 5 string. I converted from Low B strings to high C. I didn't change the action and it all settled rather nicely but, when amplified, the high C and G were quiet so, I set about changing my action, lowering the saddles on the high C and G and putting them to the back of the bridge and raised the saddles on the E,A and D and put them to the front. Anyway long story short, they all now have the same volume when amplified.

However....

Now the bass is out of tune with itself above the tweleth or thriteenth fret. I do some things playing two strings together, one open and the other fretted high up, effectively playing two C's or G's or whatever and its out of tune. Is this likely to be a truss rod thing or have i iretrievably fooked my bass and need professional help?????? I had an acoustic guitar years ago with a similar problem and I seem to remember it being solved with a few turns of the truss rod, is that how i go about fixing this.

Again any help would and will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

[jmercer91]

google intonation

[Murder_Worship]

you need to intonate it via the bridge saddles. move em back more if its sharp, move it forward if it's flat.

[CapnSev]

It has zero to do with your truss rod.

Your bass needs to be intonated.

Watch this: http://www.ehow.com/video_4396347_ad...ss-guitar.html

EDIT: ^ Ignore this guys horrid tone.

[3cred]

Cheers guys, intonation it is then.


(walks away fairly sheepish realising I were about to all manner of unholy sh@t to my poor baby)