Loosening Truss Rod

[LeonardoGarza]

While loosening my Geddy Lee truss rod, I reach a moment in which its all the way loose, and if I continue giving turns nothing happens, its like floating in the air with any tension but the bass was nicely adjust.

Does something happens if I leave the truss rod where even with my nails y can make it turn because it has nothing of pressure??? Or should I get back a half right turn so the truss rod is again tight?

[251]

Originally Posted by LeonardoGarza

While loosening my Geddy Lee truss rod, I reach a moment in which its all the way loose, and if I continue giving turns nothing happens, its like floating in the air with any tension but the bass was nicely adjust.

Does something happens if I leave the truss rod where even with my nails y can make it turn because it has nothing of pressure??? Or should I get back a half right turn so the truss rod is again tight?

It will vibrate when you play if you leave no tension.

Why did you release the tension?

[Benjamin Strange]

If there's no strings on the neck, then there's no problem with the truss rod being all the way loose. With strings on, it's probably pulling up like a son of a witch.

[Chasarms]

Originally Posted by 251

It will vibrate when you play if you leave no tension.

Why did you release the tension?

True. You want a little bit of tension on it to keep it from rattling.

I have a seen a few five/seven lam necks that will hold the right relief without the truss under tension, but I never seen a Fender neck in normal conditions behave that way.

[Ric5]

If you destring a bass for a long time then back off the rods. But you don't have to completely loosen them.

[LeonardoGarza]

Yes, the things was I go vacations 4 months, and my bass i leave it without one string, and just because of dont having one it bow in a rainbow way, so I have to loose it.

I did half a turn one day, and it still was rainbow bow,so the next day while trying the second quarter half, was already all the way loose, so I return just a little until it again remains on tension, but I think it really needs a little bit more of loosing because now it is " planar, plane, flat " I dont know the proper word for it.

So what should I do now that I cant loose it no more?

[PJSShearer]

I'd put the strings back on and tighten the truss rod back up!!. Leaving your Bass for 4 months won't do it any harm. I left my two basses for about 5 years without playing them and they came oput of the cases more or less in tune!!.