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08-10-2011, 01:04 AM
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08-11-2011, 09:27 AM
| | | | It's great video for a basic understanding of how a trussrod operates.
That guy sure said the word "guess" a few too many times in context to knowing when the neck is in proper form.
Oh and I could be way off base here but shouldn't the neck be adjusted with all of the strings tuned to pitch?
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08-11-2011, 09:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | Actually, if tightening, it's "easier on the neck" to have the strings loosened a bit, or to put some back pressure on the neck to help the truss rod tighten.
Often/Most of the time it's fine... but it helps, and people like to fret and worry about the necks of their instruments. :-) |
08-11-2011, 09:38 AM
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08-11-2011, 10:28 AM
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Bass Technician, Club Bass - Toronto | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto Canada | | | I agree. Carruthers is doing it properly. But just remember that the actual measurements he uses are a reasonable average. Your playing style may require different amounts.
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08-11-2011, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Midwest | | | Good casual video. That was a very likable fella too.
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08-11-2011, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mambo4  | Very useful link, thanks. |
08-11-2011, 12:33 PM
|  | I'm just a cover of a real bassist | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: 6.7 m (22 ft) below sea level | | | I like people who try to teach. There's one thing, however, which should be sayed: The truss rod is not being screwed into the neck. It is being tightened. |
08-11-2011, 12:49 PM
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08-11-2011, 01:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mountain South | | | The bass music in the original vid is enough to make me wanna dig out my eardrums with a teaspoon.....not to mention he spent 7.5 minutes to show you, if it is front bowed, tighten the truss rod, if it is back bowed, loosen the truss rod.
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08-11-2011, 09:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia | | | Check out the Galazio Frudua clips on YouTube for setups. He's very informative.
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08-12-2011, 07:41 AM
|  | <---Shinola Shite--^ | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by stflbn Actually, if tightening, it's "easier on the neck" to have the strings loosened a bit. | Lakland Bass Setup With Carl Pedigo (Part 1 of 2) - YouTube
Here's a Youtube vid of the Lakland head tech Carl Pedigo doing it at pitch. I think I would go with his advice so you can actually determine what is happening with each adjustment. Carl doesn't say "I guess" in his vids, he knows. He also doesn't adjust a bass sitting on the floor, leaning against a couch.
If you want instruction, try typing a brand name of a bass in your Youtube search, lots of companies have vids of qualified persons adjusting instruments. 
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08-12-2011, 08:05 AM
| | <---Shinola Shite--^ | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by stanknuckle Check out the Galazio Frudua clips on YouTube for setups. He's very informative. | Absolutely, but being an English speaking Canadian, I prefer advice from guys named CARL!  
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08-12-2011, 09:19 PM
| | | | Prob the most uninformative vid on truss rods Ive ever seen actually.
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08-12-2011, 11:10 PM
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08-17-2011, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Turnaround I agree. Carruthers is doing it properly. But just remember that the actual measurements he uses are a reasonable average. Your playing style may require different amounts. | Second that.
Opinions may differ, but I have followed Carruthers step by step on my basses and they sure play well now! Some needed a bit more adjustment than others, but even a little adjustment here and there made positive difference.
I know a lot of us are unsure of how to do a setup properly and Carruthers' videos could maybe be made as a sticky. They are very informative and easy to understand. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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