action adjustment

Hello all! A couple months ago, I bought this MIJ Fender PJ-555FL. It's basically a fretless PJ. As far as I've been able to dig around (and according to the serial number), it was made in 1986 or 1987. It's actually in great shape for its age and, after a setup, it's very fun to play...

Hi. I have a MTD Kingston Heir 4-string bass with 3-band active EQ and J + MM pickups. I've had it for a number of years, but sadly has been sitting in a case unplayed. So may very well have stock round wound strings on it, unsure. But wanting to get it setup and start playing it again. What I...

Hello everyone, I have an Ibanez EHB 1005f (The fretless 5 string model they sell) and have had it since the summer (maybe july or so). A couple months after I got it, I decided to set it up with lower action to get that mwah sound. It was great. The fingerboard was basically flat, the action...

I have a Godin A5 fretless. I've owned this bass for almost 6 years, and the action has been pretty low for most of the time I've owned it. But now it has very high action (around 8/64s") and very little relief on the bass side (.08") after a minor truss rod adjustment. I did the ping test, and...

Got a second hand SR1305. B string action is very high, even though saddle is already bottomed. What can I do? - action is about 3mm+ at 24th fret - Neck is perfectly straight, <1mm in the middle when fretting 1st and last frets - When fretting 17-20th fret, action on 24th fret is still very...

I’m setting up an Ibanez SR 690 (MIJ 2000). The truss rod adjusts fine, I’m measuring .010 at the 8th fret E. The action won’t go below .145 (Measured at the 12th fret E with first fret clamped). I’d like to see at most .0938 (6/64). Does this call for shimming the neck, or are there other...

I am trying to tune my 4 string to BEAD and before going out and buying new strings and messing with the nut, I wanted to just try down tuning. It's got a heavy gauge .110 strings set. The strings are floppy and I get significant fret buzz when I play the low C. Other than that it sounds ok but...

I can’t believe I’m just noticing this… but none the less I’ve never had to do this. Why would someone do this? Is it something I should undo or leave alone? anything in particular I should be looking for or analyzing in regards to the neck? ps. This is an Ibanez Ashula.

Hey everyone, would love some opinions on this. Recently I changed my strings on my short scale Serek bass. The new strings completely changed the action, and so after various saddle turns/truss rod adjustments, I am finding that the height from the 1st fret to the 12th fret is perfect, but the...

Anyone know what size allen wrench is needed to adjust action on a Mike Lull bridge? I have a few allen wrenches that are very close, but none seem to quite work. Thank you!!

I like my action to be medium-high since I like to really dig in.But I’ve been wondering if my action is just to high even for my style of playing. Images attached below.

Been playing for only a couple years. Still a beginner so please forgive me if I'm stating something obvious, but I could not find this info on TB or elsewhere. I think I figured something out about bass setup that isn't explicitly mentioned and I'd like the next beginner to get to a solution...

Hi It’s my first time adjusting the truss rod so I’m sorry if this seems like a stupid question,i tightened the truss word like 1/2 and i ser no changes,do i have to wait or something like that ? Greetings:)

This is my first post; I hope I haven’t missed anything as I searched through the forums. I recently purchased a Lakland DJ5 and the setup / action is remarkably low, which I enjoy, however this bass is incredibly telegraphic, meaning so sensitive. I’ve adjusted my touch to be precise and more...

Hi guys, I’ll try to be precise about the issue and the measurements. The issue: buzzing from 8th-7th fret. The action is high. current measurements . relief. 0.4 mm. (when it was 1 it still buzzed) Action 12th fret :E 2.6. G 2.5 Action 1st fret: E 1. G 0.6 (a little high) Action 17th...

I just got this bass last week and began to work on it. Are these necks known to be particularly difficult to dial in? I do all of my own setup using the jerzeydrozd guide, the youtube vids in another link in this subforum. I also have zero issues with any of my basses using a reasonable amount...

Hello! I’ve been playing bass for a little less than a year now and I need some help with a new bass I have acquired a couple months ago. I need to know if and how to adjust the action on my Höfner Ignition bass. I have attached some pictures below and wonder if it’s good just the way it is or...

This is about all I need. Plus a tuner and a few Allen wrenches. Wish I knew this 30 years ago!

I did my own set up on my Washburn. I used their factory settings. Now according to the spec sheet. When it was set up at the factory standard tuning. It came with 105-45 strings 7/64 on #4 5/64 #1. Now I put 110-55 on it. Inset string height to their specifications. Now since I use the larger...

Hey, I want to lower the action on my bass so I could slap and play easier. I have a Yamaha and the action is really high. Any recommended videos on how to step by step lower the action? thanks

First post here! I picked up an Ibanez SR500 second hand, but absolutely immaculate. I'd heard all the great reviews and it was a great deal. The action seemed pretty high when I got it, so I did a complete set-up (truss rod, saddle-height, intonation) and dropped the action to the low level I...

Hey everyone, so I'm looking after a friend's 5 string bass which has a Wilkinson bridge on it. I couldn't see any sort of model number on it, but from some image searching I'm guessing it's some form of 3D bridge. I'm trying to adjust the action, but I'm having trouble with one of the screws...

Yesterday I shimmed the neck pocket of my de-fretted Squier VM TB with a Stew Mac .5 degree angled shim. The bridge was bottomed out and I wanted the strings a little lower, so shimming seemed the right answer. While it did fix the issue of the bridge being bottomed out, I now have “dead spots”...

I have a new Yamaha bb404 bass and I want to set it up. My question is that I play in 2 bands with 2 different tunings. One in E flat standard tuning and one in C standard tuning. Would it be possible to set the action so that I can play both sets live with no fret buzzing With the difference in...

A week ago I got my action of my MIJ Fender Vintera 60's Jass Bass professionally lowered. At the time I was using roundwound strings and I believed the action to be way to high. The man at the repair shop lowered the action to my liking and I thought the action to be perfect. Yesterday I...