Some great youtube vids all about setup!

punkinfantry · #1 10-16-2011, 12:35 PM

Cleaning Your Bass Guitar - YouTube

Cleaning Your Bass Electronics - YouTube

How to restring your bass guitar with John Carruthers - YouTube

Setting Up Your Bass Guitar: Adjusting The Truss Rod (Step 1 of 4) - YouTube

Setting Up Your Bass Guitar: Bridge Action Height Adjustment (Step 2 of 4) - YouTube

Setting Up Your Bass Guitar: Nut Action Height Adjustment (Step 3 of 4) - YouTube

Setting Up Your Bass Guitar: Intonation Adjustment (Step 4 of 4) - YouTube

These are all from John Carruthers for Elixir Strings. The first 20 seconds or so of each video are all the same, feel free to fast forward. I found them quite helpful. If you don't, flame away!

Dethrats · #2 10-16-2011, 12:44 PM

STICKY????

darkstorm · #3 10-16-2011, 07:20 PM

Good videos but I generally like a bit lower action then he uses.

miltong565 · #4 10-17-2011, 01:07 PM

i wached these earlier. now i just need to buy a ****load of tools to actually do the things.

sickest beast · #5 10-17-2011, 11:34 PM

i love how easy he makes all this look. 40+ years will do that i guess.

I have about 8 years and I still fumble around and swear like an idiot. I think these videos will help me a lot.

Thank you for posting these!

punkinfantry · #6 10-20-2011, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miltong565

i wached these earlier. now i just need to buy a ****load of tools to actually do the things.

I found a decent straightedge at Lowe's for ~3 bucks, and a great feeler guage set at the auto parts store for ~3 bucks!

Also a simple #2 pencil (well sharpened) is great for lubing up your nut slots/saddle grooves!

Muckaluck · #7 10-20-2011, 06:05 AM

What a veteran! I love how careful he is with the instrument in handling it back and forth. When I used to let the local long and mcquade do my setups, the guy would rip the bass out of the bag, drop it down on the wood table and then mess with it like he was fixing an old tractor.

This type of precision and care is refreshing to see.

sickest beast · #8 10-20-2011, 11:05 AM

I had read these steps to setting up the bass on multiple websites years ago, but it's never been explained as simply as this.

punkinfantry · #9 10-24-2011, 11:24 AM

BUMPS FOR THE BUMP GOD

ack · #10 10-24-2011, 11:37 AM

great videos. thanks for posting.