Recent content by Lizarddan

Have you checked that everything on the bass is tightened? Tuning peg heads, the tuning post, input jack bolt, etc? Sometimes strings with such a low frequency can really cause a rattle in loose parts. Just something to try.

Good job! Looks fantastic!

There's nothing wrong with basswood. It's resonant and has good musical properties. Regardless, the pickups/nut/bridge kind of take the majority of tonality. Plus, I wouldn't accept the opinions of others on what wood they prefer, since it's totally personal and in a blind test they...

In an already tightened truss rod, a quarter turn is a substantial amount of force being added to a neck. Not only that, the effects of turning the truss rod aren't immediate, as wood needs time to settle and form. Using a bit of patience will get you the best mileage from your guitar and...

Because it's a single action trussrod. It relies on string tension for forebow. Only dual action truss rods will give resistance going both ways. Common practice among guitar repair shops is to loosen a single action rod completely, lubricate/clean the nut, then tighten until resistance is...

Thanks so much guys :) I am using fender's recommended string setup height as a guideline Invalid Link Removed I'll let you guys know how it goes :). Realistically I'm probably going to want it a little bit higher, I have a feeling the URSA will have some buzz at that height.

Did you check this against the neck itself with a notched straight edge, with a regular straight edge, or is it severe enough to be able to eyeball it? Pics?

Ok, so per your suggestion E would be 0.0938 A would maybe be 0.087 D possibly 0.082 G would be 0.0781 Of course those numbers would be annoying to measure with any confidence, but is that the sort of height decay you had in mind?

First post :). I just bought an SX Ursa4 RN 3TS (Rondo took the product listing down recently) that's coming in monday. Looks like a jaguar, 34" scale, seems like a decent first bass. I've played guitar for 8 years and I generally adjust action by feel, since I know what sounds right on a...