I'm new to adjusting my saddles and I need help.

lifeless gamer · #1 11-05-2009, 07:48 PM

I'm trying to lower the action on my bass and I think I have the truss rod set like I need it, or maybe not, we'll see. Anyway the action on my bass gets higher as you go up the neck. I haven't played a ton of basses so honestly I don't know if that's normal. I figure if I lower the saddles though it will even the action out. I know counterclockwise turns are supposed to lower the saddle but it's at the point where the screw is sticking a few mm out of it's spot and the action isn't changing. Am I not supposed to turn them that far? Should I just tighten the truss rod more? The thing with that is my E string buzzes kind of annoyingly if it's any tighter.
So, advice? If it matters I'm tuned EADGC

K-ALEMAN · #2 11-05-2009, 07:53 PM

What brand of Bass are we talking about here?

lifeless gamer · #3 11-05-2009, 07:56 PM

schecter damien 5 bass. I like it and it plays well, but I just want to lower the action more.

Pilgrim · #4 11-05-2009, 08:16 PM

And have you read through the forum stickies walking you through setup procedure? I think your question will be answered there - you might need a neck shim, but perhaps not if you go through a setup in the right sequence.

superhand · #5 11-05-2009, 08:19 PM

I'm not sure I completely understand the question, but if you can't get the action any lower by adjusting the saddles, you might need to shim the neck. Here is a nice article on setup that might be helpful:http://www.fender.com/support/basses.php

slybass3000 · #6 11-05-2009, 09:43 PM

Try to do a search and understand how to work the truss-rod and the strings's height.

If you don't understand how to do it ,go see a professional and check how he does it,

Sly

JLS · #7 11-06-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lifeless gamer

I'm trying to lower the action on my bass and I think I have the truss rod set like I need it, or maybe not, we'll see. Anyway the action on my bass gets higher as you go up the neck. I haven't played a ton of basses so honestly I don't know if that's normal. I figure if I lower the saddles though it will even the action out. I know counterclockwise turns are supposed to lower the saddle but it's at the point where the screw is sticking a few mm out of it's spot and the action isn't changing. Am I not supposed to turn them that far? Should I just tighten the truss rod more? The thing with that is my E string buzzes kind of annoyingly if it's any tighter.
So, advice? If it matters I'm tuned EADGC

Please, please, please read the stickies. You are completely in the dark, here.