Truss rod adjustment and bridge.

[_Cthulhu_]

Well the weather has changed.. and everytime it does the neck on one of my basses wants to bow.. This year it's my Aria ZZB.

Normally I take em to a buddy of mine to do the work.. But I think it's time I started doing this on my own.

I've been reading up on adjusting the rod and so on. But the question I've never really asked.. Just how much of a gap should there be between the strings going up and down the neck.. I play with a slight bow, not a flatty.. and I've never really thought about this before..

Can anyone give me some input?

Edit. Also with the gap.. I know it's pretty small on an electric.. but I couldn't find any info on basses.. I know our big fat strings get a lot more vibrations ..

[Nick Ioannucci]

go to fender.com and check out their setuo guide, i believe they say something like .012 from the top of the 8th fret. i get it to around there, and then i play all the way up the fretboard and if it doesnt buzz anywhere i leave it alone, if it buzzes everywhere i raise the strings. if it buzzes in the first few frets i loosen the truss rod, and if it buzzes higher than the 12th fret i tighten it. theresa sticky with a link to garry willis's sight which has all of the above information in it.

[_Cthulhu_]

Thanks. I've been working with the buzzing and just kinda gauging it from there. Trying to get that perfect balance is tricky... I shall work on it..!

[Nick Ioannucci]

just dont turn the truss rod too much when youre doing the fine adhustment. some say no more than a quarter turn a day but i dont go by that, i let it sit maybe an hour and then come back to it, you can do it however you feel comfortable.