setup

Folks, A bad shim and a reckless owner led to the bass developing a ramp at the neck. Any ideas as to how a ramp in the neck can be removed?...

Hello, I recently purchased an American Professional P bass. Lovely bass and plays great, but the person I bought it from obviously used the...

I recently purchased a set of medium Dunlop flatwounds (45-105). The G string has a case of fret buzz from the 3rd to the 6th frets. The rest of...

Hello, I just acquired a 2017 Fender American Professional Precision Bass. The setup was odd when I got it. I did the basic setup. The nut looks...

So I switched from medium Fender nickel-rounds (45, 65, 85 100) to Fender 9050L flats (45, 60, 80, 100) and now I have a lot of buzzing on the D...

Hi y'all, I'm venturing into setting up the bass myself. I've followed the steps outlined by these youtube video series perfectly [MEDIA] and so...

Good morning/afternoon everyone. I’m writing because I seem to be having an issue with one of my basses buzzing/dulling out above the 12th fret on...

Hey eveyone, I've got a Peterson Strobostomp HD arriving today and I'm excited to get all my instruments' intonation set more accurately, as I've...

Hey all, I have a Highway One P Bass and I am having an issue with fret buzz. I set the bass up and the neck relief is nearly perfect, (.015)....

Hello everyone! I recently bought an old DBX166A rack compressor and I need your help to properly hook up it to my current rig. I have an old 90s...

My 50s reissue P sounds and feels great. I currently have it setup with a relief which looks around 0.13/0.14 at 7th fret - checking with...

Thought it would be interesting to start a list of what string setups all the section players out there are using. List your current setup plus...

Just a few hours ago I was setting up my Cort P-Bass and I took the neck off because I had to add a shim to the neck, when I bolted the neck back...

Hi. This isn't specifically about an issue with a bass I own, but something bigger to Fender. I recently had a Jazzmaster in for a setup and when...

Hi all! I recently purchased an EBMM Stingray 5 string HH and I'm getting fret buzz all over the neck on all strings. The action is a bit higher...

Good day, I got a new set of strings a couple of weeks ago and i was able to intonate all of the strings except the A string. Bass: Ibanez...

Just got an Anima Nova soundpost put in my bass... and I was very hesitant to do so based on the fact that only a few people have done it. My...

I play metal/post hardcore like fir for a king or old-school thrice with an SR500 with 110-55 guage string's to drop C. I loosened the relief in...

Hi there. I’ve got a maple neck 1975 Fender Precision Bass that’s been in my possession since 1992. The issue I have is that while I can get the...

Hello can someone help me to setup my pedalboard i dont know witch one have to be first ..... Thank you

A recording of my bass setup via the line out of my amp and then into my sound interface, playing some original riffs I came up with, some of them...

Hope you all are having a great Sunday. I’m posting because I recently took one of my instruments to a luthier and whatever he used to clean it...

I'm considering setting up my ibanez gsr200 to bead tuning. I want to use the heaviest 4-strings from the exl165-5 set 65,85,105,135 as theyre the...

Hi, I purchased a EBMM USA SUB Stingray about a month ago, and although I adore its sound, after playing with it past the initial honeymoon...

So, I have taken the plunge after much research and questioning here to get a digital mixer. With that, I have also just picked up a wireless IEM...

Hello, I'm wondering if there is consensus on moving the bridge north or south to get different sound and whether this is detrimental from the...

My experience is mostly gathered as s guitar player during 40 years but also playing bass on/off. Recently focus has gone to bass playing. In...

Hi Rockers. Im kinda new into gear. And for my new band i have to get a Pedal chain. But im a noob when it comes to cables and stuff. My...

Hi all, So here's our dilemma. We are a five-piece metal band. We used to have a full X32 rig with IEMs for everyone, but we scrapped and sold it...

Hey guys, I know this is a common problem and it is mainly caused by the magnets of the pickup pulling too much on the string. I’m in a conflict...

Ok, I have to shim the Neck of my Bass. I need to raise the neck at 16 fret up to 1.5 - 2 mm. I found there are two ways for shimming the neck. 1-...

Hello. So, I'm planning to build a passive stingray, with a G&L style "OMG" mode switch and a Tonestyler, to get the clearest and liveliest tones...

I'm a bit bewildered by the EMG pickups and wiring. Is there a way to wire two EMG 35P4 pickups with three pot holes and a jack? I want to just...

Do you set the action, so you get string buzz when digging in hard, when using flats, or are you happy this type of strings usually delivers...

Neck-through 4 string bass. The lightest light gauge strings I could find, which is a new direction for me, very low string height/action, and all...

I'm looking for a solution (under $50) to combine a bass and a keybass into one output that will be sent to FOH. All while maintaining the signal...

Hey TBers, Recently moved out to SoCal from the East Coast, and I'm looking for a good, reliable bass repair shop to have my Sadowsky set up. I...

I've playing for a few decades and wanted to share something about string action that always bothers me when it is not correctly set up. It...

HELP! For a new project I need some advice. Recently our bassplayer quit and we decided to continue playing with only two guitarist and a drummer....

Thank you Talkbass, you guys are the best!:thumbsup: After reading all the 'do your own set-ups, it's not that hard' comments here, I finally...