This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums

VIEW FULL LIVE VERSION : Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]



  1. Truss rod rattle?
  2. Coating a fretted rosewood board?
  3. Quick question concerning MIM Fender bridges
  4. Ibanez SRX 470 Set-Up
  5. Replacing a 24 fret neck with a 21?
  6. Neck issue or bridge saddle issue?
  7. Squier Standard Jazz bridge questions
  8. Tobias Growler 4 Bridge Replacement
  9. Home Remedies for cleaning fretboard and hardware?
  10. Recommend a luthier...
  11. Bridge width
  12. PROJECT: SUB Stingray neck refinish
  13. String buzz on my Stingray; should I remove factory shim?
  14. marcus miller volume issue please help
  15. Hardware (Tuners and Bridge) For New Fender 70's Precision Bass (MIJ)
  16. Bad intonation across the fingerborad...
  17. Weird Random Fret Buzz
  18. P-Bass problem
  19. Fender Jaguar w/ BAII
  20. Saddle Years Question
  21. Humidity?
  22. Help with Ibanez GSR200FM
  23. Any idea about these Tuning Machines
  24. Cleaning a poly satin finished maple fretboard
  25. Repair for my high end bass, Seeking the wisdom of the TB community
  26. My first question :)
  27. frets buzzing
  28. Good place in London for a setup?
  29. Schaller Strap Locks
  30. Affinity Squier tuners replacement?
  31. Help me choose new tuning keys for a fretless acoustic
  32. NBD! Just scored a 1985 Ibanez rb650
  33. Warwick (or other?) Straplocks
  34. Dunlop Straplock broke lol
  35. Low profile aftermarket bridges?
  36. All weather bass
  37. Fender Jazz truss rod rusted in place
  38. Yamaha BB424 Pickguard
  39. Schaller deluxe lite tuner part
  40. Help with affinity p bass tuners
  41. Modifying my Fender Jazz Bass MIM (pickups, bridge, and all the innards)
  42. Prepping a body for natural finish
  43. Frets for 1971 Jazz Bass
  44. Warwick Neck Issue
  45. One Note Sounds Off
  46. New ESP Surveyor 415 bass fixes & modifications
  47. Strange Sound on Open E
  48. Help! I need info on bass construction for Rockschool
  49. Dead Spot on 16th fret?
  50. Epiphone Thunderbird bridge: Changing to a Badass
  51. neck bow on a peavey fury
  52. jazz neck on p bass
  53. Tuners Pull Away From Headstock...
  54. HELP WITH BASS
  55. I designed a "String Spacing Rule" and thought I'd share...
  56. Five string tune-o-matic bridge?
  57. restringing
  58. MTD Z5 setup question
  59. G+L Bass Case
  60. Tuners for Short Scale neck
  61. Weird buzz.
  62. Setup issue?
  63. Bronco Bass Pickguard
  64. What wood is this ?
  65. Rust
  66. Low E string 7th fret on notes sound muddy.
  67. Pickup height problem?
  68. Ibanez RB650 - First refinishing project
  69. How Hard Will This Be To Pull Off?
  70. Tone problems in the upper register.
  71. Warmoth Slim Taper Neck & Neck Woods
  72. Removing the finish from the back of a neck
  73. strange sound from my bass
  74. Gotoh 201 - Shim or replace saddles?
  75. TO PAU FERRO OR NOT TO PAU FERRO?
  76. Setup places in Toronto?
  77. Anyone in the US doung a "chrome" finish? ( like the "Warwick Chromes"
  78. Loose Strap Button
  79. Fret Size - what are the pros and cons?
  80. Vintage Japanese Tuner Bushings?
  81. pot shaft size help ibanez sr5000e prestige
  82. What does "Fretwork" mean?
  83. Schaller straplock screws
  84. Reality Check on String Height
  85. For lowest action, setup with low tension strings?
  86. Ibanez BTB Conversion
  87. Pre Slotted nut for Gender Geddy Lee Jazz
  88. Neck sits too high in pocket! Options?
  89. While replacing my bass strings, the nut fell off.
  90. Budget Radiused Sanding Blocks?
  91. Looking for a setup person in Grand Rapids, MI area
  92. pic of ABM headless bridge?
  93. Cleaning Hardware
  94. Set up now or later ?
  95. Repair a decapitated tuner
  96. When ordering a new neck...
  97. Im afraid to set up my bass to different strings
  98. new Hipshot D style bridge
  99. Warwick Corvette Std Set-Up
  100. Tapewound buzz and action on my Harmony H-22
  101. Getting rid of a dead spot...
  102. New method for removing bridge cover from 4003?
  103. Replacement bridge for Squier Jazz
  104. Parts to modify with.....
  105. string action - how low is low?
  106. Paint a Pickguard?
  107. Drilling more holes in Hipshot vintage bridge?
  108. 5-string vs 4- saddle 'barrels' question...
  109. Graphtech tusk nut for fender jazz
  110. Luthier for Tobias in Princeton NJ Area
  111. witness point
  112. Squier Affinity J Bass Mods - Smooth Round, Jazz tone the goal
  113. How much lighter could I make my Modulus by changing hardware?
  114. Maintaining my Washburn Custom Shop basses
  115. Squier VM Precision - what pickguard?
  116. how to enlarge nut grooves correctly/accurately?
  117. Suggestions for a "Not so" Badass II setup
  118. Squier 50s Precision bridge cover
  119. New Bridges for Fender Jazz Bass Help
  120. 97/98 Fender Custom Jazz Bass Pickguard Replacement
  121. so I've bought a 2nd hand fretless bass....
  122. Buying a new bridge
  123. Monorail bridge on BTB replacement.
  124. Ebay Jazz bass body
  125. Dead Spot Cause/Removal
  126. Silly question from noob (toothpicks)
  127. Badass bridges back in stock
  128. vibrating cables
  129. Vampire bass repair/mod
  130. Is Goof-Off paint friendly?
  131. floppy ringing sound when i hit my open A string only on MIM Fender Jazz
  132. Bass Tune
  133. Is this a lethal crack?
  134. OLP Stingray copy - dead sounding.
  135. Proper Care for Bubinga
  136. Thinner (lighter) strings = lower action?
  137. Down Tuning
  138. Babicz Full Contact Bass Bridge-$69.99!
  139. cheap bridges?
  140. Pickguard for P/J Bass
  141. Leo Quan Badass Bridges back in stock?
  142. Bridge for Squier TB
  143. Left handed tuners
  144. my fender jazz bass knob came out
  145. Esp viper 104 action too high
  146. Fret buzz when releasing fingers from frets
  147. Single fret buzz
  148. New bridge: This look good to anyone?
  149. Neck and pup replacement on P-Bass opinions please?
  150. custom one-off necks for $50? (gtr/baritone only)
  151. Issues (potentially) with Peavey G Bass truss rod
  152. Cheap, decent, lightweight Fender-style tuning keys?
  153. extra harmonic
  154. recommended finishes for my spalted maple top p bass!
  155. Possible Fenderitis
  156. Tiniest knobs for standard pots?
  157. Fretless action question for MIM J-bass
  158. Sanding before oil finish
  159. Badass pre-slotted bridge string spacing options (4-string model)
  160. Chrome Pitting?
  161. Flight case foam replacement
  162. Why does this happen with machine head? and what can I do to fix it
  163. Tuning Help D:
  164. natural wear and tear on a poly finish
  165. Fret Buzz
  166. cleaning the back of the neck.
  167. What bridge - 2005 Fender Jazz Bass V MIM
  168. Kahler Tremolo!
  169. How to add Fender-style racing stripes.
  170. Loose Tuner?
  171. G-String runoff ( Fender Jazz 24V)
  172. www.bassmute.com
  173. Replacement Gibson Grabber bridge? (Baddass or similar?)
  174. Bridge Replacement for a Squier MB-5
  175. Is there a pre-cut 5-string nut, 10mm spacing?
  176. 75 Jazz Bass with fret buzz...Help!
  177. STRAP problem!
  178. Saddle Up!...Action!
  179. new tuners for a Zon bass?
  180. Dunlop Fender fret size?
  181. Warwick beeswax
  182. EUREKA! IT WORKS! (GS Axe content)
  183. Who invented the truss rod?
  184. J bass neck
  185. Tuners for my Cirrus?
  186. SOurce for this Nut
  187. acoustic bass buzzing
  188. MIM Precision pickup adjustment
  189. Fender High Mass Vintage Bridge
  190. NEw Hipshot tuners on Jazz American?
  191. Help finding pickguard for 93 MIJ Jazz - 60's Reissue
  192. Oil Finish Restoration
  193. So LED fret markers?....
  194. Major Clicking problem!!
  195. Guitar parts resource
  196. How do you install tuners with guide holes?
  197. Removing neck and shipping vs. flying
  198. Adjusting Action: Truss Rod or Saddles?
  199. Is shiming dangerous?
  200. Slight repair - jack input for warwick rockbass
  201. Nut radius discrepancy.
  202. LED Light removal
  203. Chrome Pickup Covers For 5 String?
  204. Radius gauges
  205. Pickup unsprung?? how to
  206. Who can make me a pickguard?
  207. Chipped my bass, How much to repair
  208. Rattly strings
  209. Titanium saddles
  210. Bridge Screws
  211. Epiphone EB1 pole/stand?
  212. set up help in Dallas
  213. Kramer Pickguard- Where can I get one?
  214. Best strap button location for sharp horn
  215. String action
  216. Ibanez ATK Problem
  217. Straplock problem
  218. Babicz vs ksm foundation?
  219. Heavy Head?
  220. Impossible intonation???
  221. Taking neck off bass for several weeks: how much should you loosen the truss rod?
  222. Tuners for Gibson LP Triumph
  223. Tuning head repair
  224. Fretwire dimensions help?
  225. Warwick Rockbass Corvette $$ Nut
  226. Fender Jazz Bass sound issue. help!
  227. Truss Rod
  228. Never admitted this in public before, but its time to come out of the closet...
  229. Odd fret buzz
  230. Pickguard
  231. Thunderbird Strap Button Madness!
  232. Squier VM Clicking
  233. The rarity of Leo Quan bridges
  234. Hipshot ultralite question
  235. Problems with Fender Bridge
  236. Hipshot double stop detuner problem
  237. Did my first setup..... any suggestions?
  238. How to do a proper set-up... Great vid!
  239. What to shim with?
  240. Economy 4 string bass bridge
  241. 4 of 5 bridge screws. Safe?
  242. Seeing your fret markers on stage?
  243. Foam tubing for guitar stand padding
  244. Free used black jb single ply pickguard
  245. Have to buy a new neck??
  246. Big time screw-up! Broken truss rod on my Washburn Status 1000!
  247. Houston setups.
  248. Bass Restoration
  249. Geddy lee jazz frustrations
  250. Getting lower action