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Help. Everyone says its so easy, I must be the worst strings changer...

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ctmullins said:
Great explanation here: Witness Points: The Pictorial
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Ok. I have read it, byt find it hard to understand, a lot of new words... but I really need to set them. Thecstrings b4 were much higer from the neck. Now thery are too close, and still buzzing, espicaly the three first frets on the e string but not only. I cant pay at the moment for a decent set up, because My Fender jazz special who went to the doctor is costing me a lot ( but thats what I wanted) so... i there a simple explanation with pics, about what I can do in order tobe able to play this bass until I get the other one back? I just need to practice, and its very hard like this. I just want to say that b4 I changed strings the guitar was tuned really well and now... not so.. (and its more than the new strings getting out of tune, is something with the octavs... idk....
 
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If your new strings are lighter than your old ones, then you may need to adjust the relief (bend) in the neck to fix the buzzing.

All of this and more is covered pretty well over in Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]. None of it is really difficult, but some people are uncomfortable doing it themselves. If you don’t want to try it yourself, perhaps there’s a bass player friend who could help?
 
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It may seem silly to some, but any more these days with every phone having a good camera, I take pictures of pretty much everything I take apart beforehand! Some times that can be a great help! You never know when you'll find it handy, but it happens often.
 
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OogieWaWa said:
It may seem silly to some, but any more these days with every phone having a good camera, I take pictures of pretty much everything I take apart beforehand! Some times that can be a great help! You never know when you'll find it handy, but it happens often.
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ONly silly to those who needed a beforehand picture and failed to take it. :roflmao:
 
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Mmmm... my friends live far awa
ctmullins said:
If your new strings are lighter than your old ones, then you may need to adjust the relief (bend) in the neck to fix the buzzing.

All of this and more is covered pretty well over in Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]. None of it is really difficult, but some people are uncomfortable doing it themselves. If you don’t want to try it yourself, perhaps there’s a bass player friend who could help?
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Unfortunately, My freinds live far away.
 
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OogieWaWa said:
I meant to imply that everybody probably should take a lot of pictures before any project with the technology we have today. I might have not said it clearly. If you had pictures of the old strings first it might have made replacing them easier.
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Well, the only thing Mark said in his video regarding old strings, is to throw them right away to avoid confusion or stepping on them barefoot. I guess he should fly here and fix it for me
 
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ctmullins said:
If your new strings are lighter than your old ones, then you may need to adjust the relief (bend) in the neck to fix the buzzing.

All of this and more is covered pretty well over in Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]. None of it is really difficult, but some people are uncomfortable doing it themselves. If you don’t want to try it yourself, perhaps there’s a bass player friend who could help?
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Please can you be more specific? Somthing more focused on what I have to do now.. ? Thanks
 
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ctmullins said:
See that little piece of plastic on your headstock? Remove it. Underneath you will find the truss rod adjusting nut. Turn it counterclockwise a little bit.
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Ok. First of all its very hard to turn, I have tried oposite to the clock, it was so hard that i not sure if i turnit abit or the key just slided.. for some reason i think it got worse. Im afraid to touch it again today but it seems like turning oposit to clock tighten and not teliefe... maybe its just old. Idk
(I only wanted to practice the bass, and what a mess.)
But I have to put it aside now, and see what I do tomorrow, as my impolsive teper I can destroy the poor old girl :(
Or give me some other screws to try and turn. Ugh.
 
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Ok. First of all its very hard to turn, I have tried oposite to the clock, it was so hard that i not sure if i turnit abit or the key just slided.. for some reason i think it got worse. Im afraid to touch it again today but it seems like turning oposit to clock tighten and not teliefe... maybe its just old. Idk
(I only wanted to practice the bass, and what a mess.)
But I have to put it aside now, and see what I do tomorrow, as my impolsive teper I can destroy the poor old girl :(
Or give me some other screws to try and turn. Ugh.
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It’s regrettable that some told you to start adjusting the truss rod when you’re obviously in over your head there (no offence intended). Let it sit overnight and see how she settles in. Get back to us then with a picture of how high the strings are over the 12th fret. We can advise you on the next step then.
 
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