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10-02-2010, 02:56 PM
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I bought a new Fender CS P-bass in 2008. When I changed the strings the first time I discovered the truss was nearly maxed, and had just enough left to allow me to string it up with some LaBella 760FL flats.
I contacted Fender's customer service right away. They assured me the bass has a lifetime warranty since I'm the original owner and they approved my luthier as someone who could inspect it for me. Since he got the action where I wanted it I decided to keep it for the time being. But he also confirmed it is now maxed and I'm concerned that even though the action is fine now, over time, that could change and I'd be unable to further adjust the neck.
I was considering just going with even lighter guage strings, TI flats, so as to perhaps be able to back off the truss and give me some room to play should the neck ever move in the future. But I'm also thinking I shouldn't even have to be thinking about this problem with a new bass, much less a custom shop instrument.
So now I'm leaning towards sending it back to Fender for a new neck, but wanted to see if anyone here on TB had any thoughts or opinions and wanted to weigh in. I'd appreciate your input.
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10-02-2010, 03:13 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | | I would put the highest tension strings I could find on it and get it so you can't adjust it enough. As long as it can be adjusted to hold a set up Fender will say it is good but if it is maxed and out of tolerances they have to repair it. Or you could milk it for a long time but it will be sent back someday.
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10-02-2010, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hdracer  I would put the highest tension strings I could find on it and get it so you can't adjust it enough. As long as it can be adjusted to hold a set up Fender will say it is good but if it is maxed and out of tolerances they have to repair it. Or you could milk it for a long time but it will be sent back someday. | I actually did that initially. I had LaBella 760FS flats and couldn't get the action low enough so to put on the lighter set (760FLs) and the action laid down ... for now ... 
When you say it "will be sent back someday" that's my concern.
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10-02-2010, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Florida, in the U.S.A. | | | meh, put a washer on it and crank it down.
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10-02-2010, 03:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Flint, Michigan | | | Why not just send it back and get a new neck? Do you have some sort of attachment to it? No offense, but this seems like a no-brainer to me. If you're paying for a brand new CS, you really shouldn't have to worry about this sort of thing. |
10-02-2010, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RFord04 Why not just send it back and get a new neck? Do you have some sort of attachment to it? No offense, but this seems like a no-brainer to me. If you're paying for a brand new CS, you really shouldn't have to worry about this sort of thing. | Yeah that's what I'm inclined to do. Thanks.
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10-02-2010, 03:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma, Az | | | If you can get a new neck, I'd say go for it. Dan Erlewine (famous guitar repair guy, or at least, as famous as guitar repair guys get) says to put washers on it and continue to crank if you're looking to keep the current neck, though.
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10-03-2010, 07:44 AM
| | | | Send it back for replacement. Maxed truss rod means it prob wont be able to fix neck relief later if you go to heavier gauge then light.
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