Dropping the bridge

[robbov219]

Hey everyone! I was just wondering if any one's got any experience with physically making the route for the bridge deeper so that it sits in the body a little bit?
I've had this bass for a while now but the action is just a fraction too high for my liking and all of my saddles are already as low as they can go :/
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated

 

[packhowitzer]

what kind of bass is it? if it has a bolt-on neck, the less invasive method would be adding a neck shim. it raises the fingerboard slightly relative to the body, so you can in effect get the strings closer to the frets without taking a router to your body.

I'm sure there are many here more qualified than me to explain the finer details of what's involved. good luck.

 

[Bassamatic]

Yes - You just add a small shim at the bottom of the neck, it tilts the neck back, and you get a lot lower action. The shim can be one or 2 thicknesses of a business card about 1/2" strip the width of the neck pocket.

 

[96tbird]

Shim it.

 

[robbov219]

thanks everyone! i've never heard of a shim before but that seems like a far better and easier way of getting a lower action. Much appreciated