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I have a Harley Benton jazz fretless as a backup to another jazz fretless with rosewood board (£100 is hard to pass up), strung with TI jazz...
Hey, I recently purchased a Kay KB-1 1968 short-scale bass on reverb and I was wondering why the tension or the strings, (primarily on the E...
Edit: I solved this problem. See post #17 for more information On my first build I used and LMI double action truss rod (Truss Rod, double...
Regular tuning 34" scale Gauge E - 105 A - 75 D - 60 G - 40 Height at bridge: E - around 1,4 mms. A - " " D - " " G - "...
I have a 2015 rickenbacker 4003 bass new the bridge is as low as it can go the neck is straight but my action is still a bit too high. Will a...
I brought one of these the other day and I'm having a couple of issues. Firstly there's a lot of buzz on the low e string mainly around the 5th...
Used Bass Day I haven't owned a P/J for a while, and this one was cheap & is really light, so... [img] 7 lbs. 15.7 oz. (3.621 kg) BTW, the LTD...
I like my action pretty low and I also like some vintage style basses that require the neck to come off when I need to access the truss rod....
I have a stingray bass and my string is set by my E string being the highest, my A string is a tiny bit lower than my E string but almost equal...
I recently bought a neck to put on a loaded body I've had for years. I put the neck on and everything came together well enough. I got it set up...
Hi everybody, i'm pretty new in this forum (As an user, as a reader i had been reading posts since who knows...) my name is Gustavo and i'm from...
I recently took a replacement MIM neck off my sunburst jazz bass for use on a new project so I bought a new MIM P Bass neck from STRATosphere to...
There are two acknowledged ways to measure nut action: 1) Space between the open string and the top of the 1st fret - quite understandable, you...
Hey all, Can't seem to find 100% step by step info on this anywhere, even Warwick's official YT channel, so her goes: When dealing with the...
Is there any way to have low action with no or minimal fret buzz? It seems like it doesnt really work for me
I currently own a Yamaha RBX170 bass, and I'm thinking of upgrading to a P bass. I've tried out several Fender ones - standard, american standard,...
The fretwork on all my basses is good enough that I can lower the action to approximately 1/16" (1.6 mm) measured at the 17th fret. I usually aim...
Hello - I picked up an Affinity J bass at a pawn shop last week. My main bass is a P bass Lyte which has a tempermental active preamp; it would...
It's been a real bummer for me since Bass Northwest closed their doors last year, but it was a good reason to make the 10 mile drive to Mike...
I changed my action after a setup because the repair guy told me that my bass was set on low action and there were little buzzes on the lower...
What are some pros and cons of high and low action?
When I adjust the string height on the bridge, does that affect the tone of the bass?
Cannot believe it, my old buddy Tony dug up these pics of me (we were a power trio in L.A.) playing my beloved eggplant-glo Ric 4001 at some...
I'm almost ready to put in my pre-order on one of these as I think it would fit my needs very well. Anyone had a chance to see one at NAMM or...
Hey guys, I built a DIY bass from eBay just for fun. Its Ibanez SR body style, 5 string. Everything is complete but the action is ridiculously...
I was adjusting the action of the G string of my Fender Deluxe Jazz V today. As I lowered the action, all of a sudden, distortion and radio...
I am considering buying a Fretless Carvin AC-40 but can't find one to try out. Carvin says the action at the 24th fret is 5/64 inch, which is...
Hi guys, Well, after a whole month or 2 of fiddling around with all kinds of strings, I decided I will stay with gut strings as no other string...
Hey, guys. I have Yamaha RBX 170 and distance between 24th fret (not the fingerboard) and strings is about 0,5 cm. I remember increasing action in...
Anybody know what strings and gauge Dave of Dorje uses? i've noticed he gets pretty usable fretbuzz but also plays with quite a heavy hand to get...
Hello TalkBass, I recently (just before Christmas) got myself an NS Design CR-5 Radius. A major step up for me, as I just graduated college and...
Can't seem to find this anywhere... Cort Action Junior Shortscale 4 string bass....nut width... If you have one please enlighten me ...thanks...
Hey guys...just putting it out there ...Whats your favourite double action truss rod 25 Inch Double Action Bass Truss Rod | Allparts.com...
So I'm think of Larping and I wanted to see if there is anyone on TB with some information on how to get started. I'm a complete noob at this so...
Hey guys! Here's a video of me playing with my Ibanez SR500. It's a very comfortable bass, with an amazing tone. In this video I'm playing an...
I just raised my action and adjusted the neck. Bottom line is the action is definitely higher than where it was at which was pretty low (there...
Probably a stupid question, but when I bought my Jazz bass, the action was even throughout. Now, the action is ok, up to the 12th fret. Where it's...
For all the pick players, how do you have your bass setup? I play pretty softly using fingerstyle so I usually have pretty low action on most of...
So I love this bass a lot. But maybe not $3 to $500 a lot. First the truss rod nut got stripped. My fault or a techs fault when I paid for a...
I am retired now and taking up the bass again. My forty year old Rick 4001 needed the strings changed after 20 years of the same ones. After the...
I have fret buzz on one of my basses that occurs only on the 11th fret on the A string. No buzz on any of the other strings on the 11th fret which...
