Recent content by Jivve

That sounds about right. And it’s perfectly fine of course, if you want lower action than the numbers being thrown around I suggest trying the method I described. @Alkaline1985 If you manage to get your frets leveled properly you can experiment away and you’ll soon find the perfect setting for...

@J Wilson & @scottfeldstein You are talking about basic setups. I’m talking about getting the absolute lowest action possible. There are two discovery processes involved, one is figuring out how straight the neck can be and the other is how low the saddles can be set. Assume the nut is perfect...

@scottfeldstein & @J Wilson now it gets interesting, thanks

Let’s hear the rationale for adjusting the relief first. How do you know how low you can set it? And of course that John guy can probably do it in his sleep, I meant no disrespect. But I really want someone to tell me something other than ”that’s the way it is”, so far that’s all I’m hearing...

Btw, I took out the feeler gauges, my relief is even less than yours. Closer to 5 thousands of an inch (0.13 mm). Hard to measure these small values exactly, even with feeler gauges. I stand by my superior way of getting super low action. You should try it, you will never go back to the archery...

:greedy: Common wisdom how to screw two screws. Sure, I get that people think they know how to do it right or whatever. Fact remains, saddles adjust string height, the truss rod doesn’t affect frets above 12ish. If you adjust saddles just enough to not buzz over 12th fret the truss rod will...

Haha, you obviously don’t have enough knowledge to discuss the subject of low action. The original question was ”how do I get lowest possible action”. I have the answer. You do not. Neither does the video you posted. Rock on :bassist:

I wouldn’t trust that guy to set up my main bass the way I want it :D It’s just wood and metal. You can basically only turn two screws, truss rod and saddle. To get the lowest possible action, level frets, lower saddles until buzzing at top frets, adjust truss rod until buzzing at low frets...

I’m chasing after the lowest action possible for my playing style. There’s no better way than what I described, to my knowledge that is :) 1. Level frets. 2. Find lowest possible settings without buzz. Any other way of doing it, using measurements or what not is just guessing. You either get...

Since you get buzzing around fret 11-13 I doubt the relief is causing it. When I set up basses and guitars I lower the saddles so it doesn’t buzz above the 12th fret. Then adjust the relief to avoid buzzing at 1-7ish frets. Exact measurements for relief is not important in my opinion. If the...

If you have the money and geographical opportunity you can ”PLEK” it. I did it with a guitar, was an ok experience. I have since learned how to level frets myself and gotten similar if not better results, action wise, taking off a lot more metal from the frets though. It’s a lot about who does...

You can get it lower, but sounds like you need to have the frets leveled. My fender has 1.5ish mm at 12 and 20. About the same relief as you, maybe a tad less. I have a pretty light touch when I play but I can dig in some without buzz.

Mooer Radar. Has HP and LP + 5 band fully parametric EQ. It’s also cheap. Not super fast for adjustments but you can have presets, switching between them is just turning the knob.

A cheap option for a nice EQ is Mooer Radar, 5 band fully parametric EQ + Hp and Lp. I only use it for the EQ, main function is cab sim. Got it used for 60 bucks. I was eyeing the EQ2 but the price is brutal in comparison.