About string action of Neck-Thru Bass

[Dirk Diggler]

Another option would be to route and mount the bridge into the top wood, slight routing would do it.

 

[J Wilson]

First person that came to mind playing an almost dead-straight neck:

JE had more than a few custom commissions built by Alembic, all to the same action supplied by his tech: Dead-straight neck than back off just the slightest amount, with the strings virtually sitting on the frets. Once finished and adjusted to those numbers, unplayable by anyone but John, who (with a certain amount of string clank as he preferred) would just FLY on them. Pictured here with one of his 'Boris the Spyder'-themed Series Exploiters. Note the notes inlaid in the fingerboard, the V headstock, and the inlaid brass Spider web in the upper aft horn behind his right arm. These were also unique in that they had individual quick-change single tailpieces behind the Alembic bridge. Master volume and pickup selector/standby rotary on the front lower horn, and cutaway all the way a bit past the last fret.

 

[Loring]

Yeah. Are you sure that neck is straight? It's hard to believe that the geometry could be that far off!

The fact that there hasn’t been a follow up post makes me believe the neck was not actually straight…

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The fact that there hasn’t been a follow up post makes me believe the neck was not actually straight…

I still don't understand the emphasis on straight necks. I've never had a guitar or bass with a straight neck after a good set up. I'm sure it happens, but it's not the point.

 

[Loring]

I still don't understand the emphasis on straight necks. I've never had a guitar or bass with a straight neck after a good set up. I'm sure it happens, but it's not the point.

If it setup properly - it won’t be straight - it’ll have about a business card or a pick width of relief. The OP said it was straight yet has a very very high action!