First self setup: need help with truss rod adjustment

[Dan Bass]

Just finished my second Warmoth build and thought I'd attempt to do the final setup myself rather than take it in to a pro like I did the last one.

I watched this video by John Carruthers on adjusting the truss rod. Only problem is the rod is already as loose as it can go and I still don't have the .015 inch clearance between string and 7th fret. In fact, I don't have any clearance at all between string and 7th fret with capo on the first fret and string fretted at the body (15th fret in my case).

What do I need to do to resolve? Any help appreciated!

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[Dan Bass]

Just finished my second Warmoth build and thought I'd attempt to do the final setup myself rather than take it in to a pro like I did the last one.

I watched this video by John Carruthers on adjusting the truss rod. Only problem is the rod is already as loose as it can go and I still don't have the .015 inch clearance between string and 7th fret. In fact, I don't have any clearance at all between string and 7th fret with capo on the first fret and string fretted at the body (15th fret in my case).

What do I need to do to resolve? Any help appreciated!

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[Dan Bass]

Just finished my second Warmoth build and thought I'd attempt to do the final setup myself rather than take it in to a pro like I did the last one.

I watched this video by John Carruthers on adjusting the truss rod. Only problem is the rod is already as loose as it can go and I still don't have the .015 inch clearance between string and 7th fret. In fact, I don't have any clearance at all between string and 7th fret with capo on the first fret and string fretted at the body (15th fret in my case).

What do I need to do to resolve? Any help appreciated!

And this one , all these should totally help you, good luck.

 

[Ron Johnson]

The saddle heights and sometimes the nut have to be adjusted for string height. If the neck has to be very concave in order to have the string height you want, then you have to adjust the saddles and/or nut instead. I make the neck as straight as possible with the string tension, and then adjust the saddle height to my liking. If those two fail, you may have to file the nut.

Self adjustment is no big challenge, and I see people who you pay to setup as a scam. Setups are easy and whoever charges 50-100 bucks for them are a ripoff. I'd only pay someone for something like that if there was an issue with the bass beyond my current repair ability, such as a crack or broken truss rod.

 

[Hopkins]

And this one , all these should totally help you, good luck.
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That's not a great example of a Warmoth truss rod. They are a single/action double acting rod. They sit in a straight channel, not in a curved channel like a Fender style rod.

 

[lethargytartare]

Self adjustment is no big challenge, and I see people who you pay to setup as a scam. Setups are easy and whoever charges 50-100 bucks for them are a ripoff.

I think it's the maintenance every guitarist/bassist should learn so they can maintain their own instruments. And there are certainly guys who overcharge for their work. But that said, I don't think it rises to the level of a scam. There's enough art to it, and guys who are really good at it are able to achieve better results than most diyers. If you think about all the adjustments that can go into a good setup (nut slots, truss, neck angle, intonation, saddle height), and the fact that a good setup has to factor in the player himself/herself, getting a great setup can be a lot of work and can be well worth paying a pro!

 

[Dan Bass]

That's not a great example of a Warmoth truss rod. They are a single/action double acting rod. They sit in a straight channel, not in a curved channel like a Fender style rod.

Yes it is,The OP's title of the thread he started says "FIRST SELF SETUP: NEED HELP WITH TRUSS ROD AJUSTMENT". All the diagrams I showed him is a perfect example for him to get a general idea of what to do to any Bass guitar he owns.

 

[Hopkins]

Yes it is,The OP's title of the thread he started says "FIRST SELF SETUP: NEED HELP WITH TRUSS ROD AJUSTMENT". All the diagrams I showed him is a perfect example for him to get a general idea of what to do to any Bass guitar he owns.

Right, for all intents and purposes the adjustment is exactly the same. But mechanically a Warmoth truss rod works differently than a Fender style rod.

 

[Dan Bass]

Right, for all intents and purposes the adjustment is exactly the same. But mechanically a Warmoth truss rod works differently than a Fender style rod.

Yes i know that, and by now i'm sure the OP knows this too.Well I think that everybody here has helped the OP enough to where he should by now be able to get his neck adjusted the right way that he wants it. And if he lived next door to me, I would have already fixed it for him and showed him how to do it so he would now know how to do it himself.

 

[RedHotFuzz]

As an update to this thread for historical purposes: I sent the neck back to Warmoth for inspection and they deemed it defective (insufficient relief). They are building me a new neck. Kudos for their excellent customer service.