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My 800RB is old, I bought it used in 1994. The side panel screws are on the top and bottom. It sounds like newer amps have a different screw configuration. So I got this kit: Gallien-Krueger Rack Kit for 800RB | Musician's Friend It looks like I'll be drilling holes in the side panel to...

With your advice and help from a luthier, I fixed the problem. I'll describe it here in case someone reads the thread later on. I took the bass to a luthier and he tightened the truss rod as far as it would go. He told me that the neck was still too flexible to resist the tension of the heavy...

Thank you to everyone for this incredible education. You showed me a few problems with the way I was approaching this adjustment. I didn't set the witness points. I checked the neck relief last night and the neck is being bowed significantly by the greater tension of the heavy flatwounds. I did...

Yes, the springs are fully compressed. Also, I think the saddles ride in some grooves and they have reached the back of the groove. Since the fretted note is still significantly sharp, I don't think another 16th or 8th inch is going to help much. Good point about raising the action making the...

My strings have thread wrap on the ball end (also the tuner end). Yes, I pulled the saddle adjustment so far back that the ball-end thread wrap is extending past the saddle. Thanks to all for the advice. This is really helpful! Peter

Hi. I have an Ibanez SR 4 string from about 1993. I love the bass and I used to feel like it was almost always in great tune. Recently, I switched from medium-gauge (50-105) roundwound to heavy-gauge (50-110) flatwound strings. Lately, the bass hasn't sounded like it was as perfectly in tune...