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Old 06-07-2008, 07:39 AM
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My roomy has a squier P bass that I have benn messin with lately. (I have never had or really played a P style bass much)

Sitting mostly, I took it to practice the other night to see how it sounded in the mix and put a strap on it looked down at the neck & was surprised to see such a curve in the neck. It stays in tune and doesn't seem to have any dead spots in the neck. The action is a little high compaired to my basses but I have played worse.

Should I adjust the truss rod? if so how? I figure A squier is a good platform to learn on.
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Old 06-07-2008, 07:53 AM
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My roomy has a squier P bass that I have benn messin with lately. (I have never had or really played a P style bass much)

Sitting mostly, I took it to practice the other night to see how it sounded in the mix and put a strap on it looked down at the neck & was surprised to see such a curve in the neck. It stays in tune and doesn't seem to have any dead spots in the neck. The action is a little high compaired to my basses but I have played worse.

Should I adjust the truss rod? if so how? I figure A squier is a good platform to learn on.
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Old 06-07-2008, 08:19 AM
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If it isnt your bass, id ask before adjusting.

Also if it plays well enough, as the saying goes: 'if it aint broke, dont fix it'
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Old 06-07-2008, 08:44 AM
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If it isnt your bass, id ask before adjusting.

Also if it plays well enough, as the saying goes: 'if it aint broke, dont fix it'

He is cool with it. He doesn't really play. he started to & gave up quick.

I was kinda thinking that way, Just play it!
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Old 06-09-2008, 01:17 AM
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A squier P-bass we have at church has the same bow, but I notice you cannot get access to the truss rod without removing the neck or the sratchplate. How dumb is that? Do you have the same problem?

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Old 06-10-2008, 05:46 AM
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No, the allen key is up in the headstock on this one.
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