Trus Rod care !!!

Captain Freedom · #1 08-25-2003, 01:15 PM

I'm pretty good at care & Maintanence of my bass's.
Is there any kind of care i could do for the ol' Trus Rod.
like removing it greaseing it up & putting it back in..Or spraying WD 40 down the hole or something...For optimal tweaking performance...
Or are these things tabboo .

Tritone · #2 08-26-2003, 02:27 AM

I read somewhere...once...that it was recommended to lubricate them with graphite once a year, but it seems to me that doing so would be a good way to destroy a perfectly good neck.

Captain Freedom · #3 08-26-2003, 06:38 AM

I know that when you change your strings. you should take a pencil, and color the slots where the strings go. The graphite act as a lubricant. The strings tune better and stuff

Zon Bass · #4 08-26-2003, 06:59 AM

There is nohing you can really do. It would be impossible to remove the trussrod without takin off the fingerboard.

lonote49 · #5 08-26-2003, 07:59 AM

On my basses where the truss rods adjust at the headstock, I spray a shot of WD-40 into the truss rod channel every now and then. It hasn't hurt anything yet and the adjustments seem to be a little easier to make.