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Old 02-17-2013, 10:20 AM
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Suitable allen wrench for P-bass with neck heel truss rod adjustment?

My P-bass truss rod adjustment is at the neck heel. There is a space to reach the truss rod without having to remove the neck, but it's too small for any of the Allen wrenches I have at home. Where can I find a suitable Allen wrench? The ones I see at the StewMac web site don't look like they could pull it off, but I could be mistaken. Thanks!
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Old 02-18-2013, 09:41 AM
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This works very well for my 2011 American Standard P--much better than the t handle wrench that came with the bass. I use the 3/16". Other guys make their own by cutting a 3/!6 allen wrench just past the bend.
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_ro...&xst=3&xsr=383
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Old 02-18-2013, 10:08 PM
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Other guys make their own by cutting a 3/16 allen wrench just past the bend.
that's what i did, with a few minutes of hacksawing, followed up by some cleanup on the belt sander; makes it easy to tweak the neck of my '96 american standard P.
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Old 02-19-2013, 09:15 AM
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You need this or something just like it:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acces...truss-rod-tool

All it is is a straight Allen tool with a ball end and torque grip.
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