peavey foundation fretless action issues

fishsticks · #1 11-05-2009, 06:57 AM

i cant seem to get my 80's foundation to a playable setup. i got it off of craigslist for 100 bones. i have tried to adjust the truss rod(tighten) to pull some off the bow out of the neck but the nut seems pretty tight and the threads are sticking up about a cm above the nut. this bass also has a neck tilt adjuster at the heal but while that does bring the strings closer to the fretboard the upper "frets" become unusable and buzz. i am pretty sure the issue is my truss rod needs tightening to pull a little more bow out of the neck. what do you guys think? i will post some pics if it helps...

bassmanrocke · #2 11-05-2009, 07:20 AM

I had a similar issue with a Patriot neck. I took it to a friend who is a luthier. He had me remove the nut and lube it with trumpet/trombone slide grease. I then put several washers on to act as spacers and replaced the nut. We then clamped the neck into backbow and tightened the trussrod. It was not difficult, but I would suggest getting some pro help.

flyman · #3 11-05-2009, 08:14 AM

I have a foundation fretless as well. You should probably remove most of the relief, then adjust the neck tilt until you get close to what you want action-wise. If the upper positions still buzz badly (mine does), you're probably looking at having the neck planed. That's what a local luthier told me I was going to have to do. If you decide to take it to someone (which I recommend), have them take a look at the depth of the nut channels. The guy I went to said he thought they weren't deep enough on the Foundation, making fingering on the lower part of the neck harder than it needs to be.

Regards,
Bob

MNAirHead · #4 11-05-2009, 10:30 AM

I'd bring it in for a $10 neck adjustment from a luthier

fishsticks · #5 11-10-2009, 11:42 AM

ok so i did a little research(thanks to the search function) and have decided that my truss rod is maxed out and needs either some washers or a spacer. So i ordered some truss spacers from stu mac and will attepmt to set her up again once they arrive.

I will have a few extra spacers since they come in packs of four. i have a buddy that could probably use one of them, but do any of you TBers want a truss spacer?

PM me and we can work something out. i am thinking you mail me a self addressed and stamp envelope and i will send you a spacer back.....

fishsticks · #6 11-12-2009, 02:19 PM

I got those truss spacers in and they seem to working. of course i will know for sure in a couple days once the neck has had time to settle so i can tighten it up some more. but i just undid the truss nut all the way off slid one of these truss spacers from stew mac on and then redid the truss nut.