Negative effects of having a neck with no/little relief?

[bassist 4 life]

Okay, i love how my bass feels when i basically have this much : ' relief on it. Now, as long as the string moves while i am checking my relief (the whole 15th fret first fret deal) then my neck is straight and i dont have backbow right? I heard that having backbow can cause your frets to loosen up and pop up over time, dont want that to happen yeah :/.

[nemo]

Don't worry about any damage caused by too little relief. Loosening of frets and popping them out is a nonsense IMO.

The worst thing that can happen is a serious buzzing during playing.

A good setup guide is here.

[bassist 4 life]

thanks =D!

[BillyRay]

Just wanted to point out the other articles in the sticky section of this forum. The Gary Willis method used to be include there but has since been pulled ???

[krrt]

In a recent thread, a number of knowledgeable TBers questioned the value of the Gary Willis method and suggested it be un-stickied. The moderator agreed, and *poof*. A quick search failed to find the exact thread (perhaps it was in Luthier's Corner?).

edit: Here it is - just took my bass apart to look at the truss rod, what is this?!

[bassist 4 life]

hey thats my thread :P
lol, theres a good set up tutorial on www.tunemybass.com though.

so no negative effects aside from fretbuzz right?

[BuffaloBass]

I hope not, I set mine to be *just* flat, or *just give a hint* of relief, depending on the bass.

Newer player ( like my sons) dont prefer it that way, too hard for them, so I have the P bass setup with relief, ala Fender. I hate it.

[steve4765630]

My necks are very straight with barely any relief. Most guy that play my basses say that the action is too low, but for me I like my strings to work with me, not against me.