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Bass dis-assembly questions
- Thread starter DBFIU
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Yeah don't let anybody sell you any of that beluga crap.
Yore right, pots that work sound better.
Yore right, pots that work sound better.
Does anyone know the procedure for releasing tension on the truss rod, then returning the tross rod to the correct tension after I am ready to install? I just want to make sure that I know how to put the truss rod back in the original amount of tension if I need to.
The relief will tell you when it's right.
I do not agree that you need to do anything with the rod. If it were going to take years, then yes. A few weeks is nothing.
However, take the strings off. Count how many turns of the nut until it is loose. Do your project. Assemble the bass. String and tune it. Tighten the same number of turns, helping the rod by flexing the neck with your hands so the nut doesn't have to do all the work. You'll be in the same ballpark as when you began.
Then crack the Drozd guide and optimize the string nut so the first fret action is fantastic.
Then begin a full setup routine, in order, as prescribed in the setup guide mentioned above.
I do not agree that you need to do anything with the rod. If it were going to take years, then yes. A few weeks is nothing.
However, take the strings off. Count how many turns of the nut until it is loose. Do your project. Assemble the bass. String and tune it. Tighten the same number of turns, helping the rod by flexing the neck with your hands so the nut doesn't have to do all the work. You'll be in the same ballpark as when you began.
Then crack the Drozd guide and optimize the string nut so the first fret action is fantastic.
Then begin a full setup routine, in order, as prescribed in the setup guide mentioned above.
Never done this and I've had necks sit for months after removal. Granted they were all MIM Fender J necks but I've never relaxed the rod nut and have never had any problem with necks going wonky.
As for breakdown, this is the usual order I do it in. Strings first, PG/pups/controls, bridge, neck, strap buttons. Assemble in reverse order.
Make sure your neck screws pass through the body without having to turn or you will have problems getting your neck heel to sit flat in the body pocket. You don't want to wallow out the holes in the body, but if the neck screws won't go through the body without turning them you will need to open the holes until they will.
I usually lay the body face down then tap the screws down almost all the way into the holes then use a screw driver to reverse them out. Keep doing this until you can push them in and pull them out by hand and you will be OK.
I'm gonna start a new thread on this rebuild, its starting to get a little more involved then I wanted it to.
Originally I wanted to just replace the pots, now I'm going to re configure the pots for v/t/blend/cap select, add shielding and new wires, disassemble the bass, paint it, replace nut, new strings etc...
This is my first attempt at rebuilding a bass in any way, so I will have to take it slow. I am not new to crafting things with my hands, I have lots of hobbies including RC trucks and boats and helicopters, I can solder a thing or two. Electronics don't scare me, it's just the woodwork and the bass in general that is new to me.
Originally I wanted to just replace the pots, now I'm going to re configure the pots for v/t/blend/cap select, add shielding and new wires, disassemble the bass, paint it, replace nut, new strings etc...
This is my first attempt at rebuilding a bass in any way, so I will have to take it slow. I am not new to crafting things with my hands, I have lots of hobbies including RC trucks and boats and helicopters, I can solder a thing or two. Electronics don't scare me, it's just the woodwork and the bass in general that is new to me.
