How to change the action of my bass

MrGotBass · #1 08-10-2009, 01:59 PM

Quite simply, I don't know how to do it. For Christmas last year I got an Ibanez bass starter kit, and while its definitely not a great bass, it gets the certainly gets the job done. I was just wondering how to change the action because, if I understand correctly, that can change the sound that the guitar produces, as the tone knob isn't too flexable with its sound.

PBass101 · #2 08-10-2009, 02:01 PM

You can scream at it until it plays and sounds exactly the way you want it to.

Or take it to a professional technician for a pro setup. I'd do that.

Noonan768 · #3 08-10-2009, 02:25 PM

If you know someone capable.. or think you can do it. You can take a little of the bend out of the truss rod and lower the saddles on the bridge. But watch out with going too far and getting buzz.

dmusic148 · #4 08-10-2009, 02:28 PM

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Davecg2 · #5 08-10-2009, 02:31 PM

Here's an awesome article o found on guitar centers website that explains exactly how to adjust a music man bass. you might want to find the suggested specs for your instrument, but this will at least take all the mystery out of setup. I setup my sterling using this guide and it sounds and plays great. im personally not a fan of "eye sighting" neck relief, i use a feeler gauge (same thing you use to measure spark plug gaps for a car) to verify mine to .010. with the right tools theres no reason to eyeball it, that said im no expert so i could be wrong.

http://gc.guitarcenter.com/basses/mu...ment_setup.pdf