Is there a way of fixing?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by v1paul, Aug 1, 2009.

  1. v1paul

    v1paul

    Apr 9, 2009
    The neck on my Squier P bass sort of wobbles from side to side. I tried to take a couple of photos to show what I'm talking about but they aren't that good. Does anybody have any solutions to this problem?
     

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  2. jworrellbass

    jworrellbass Commercial User

    May 17, 2009
    Colorado Springs CO
    Owner, builder: jworrellbass
    Have you tightened the bolts on the neck to body?
     
  3. v1paul

    v1paul

    Apr 9, 2009
    I was gonna but they seemed really tight already and I didn't wanna do any damage
     
  4. wildhorse

    wildhorse

    Mar 15, 2009
    If the screws are tight there is no way it should wobble... Take screw driver and see if you can give it an 1/8th turn at a time... If the screws are already seated into the neck plate a 1/4 turn should do it. If it still wobbles you may need to take off the neck and fill the wood and then screw the screws back in. Tighten the screws in an X pattern right top left bottom, left top right bottom.
     
  5. wvbass

    wvbass Supporting Member

    Mar 1, 2004
    West Virginia
    In my experience, if there's a gap in the pocket, the neck can move. So, most fenders can have this problem. Tightening the bolts helps, but it can still move.

    I watched a Billy Sheehan video once and got some tips here. I've put a fender bass face down with the neck joint on a phone book, stood on the bass (one foot on either side of the neck plate, and tightened the neck bolts as tight as I could. I've also jammed razor bladed in the gap in the neck pocket so the neck can't move.

    I don't recommend doing this, because you could damage your bass. But I've done it on a couple basses and it solved this problem.
     
  6. jworrellbass

    jworrellbass Commercial User

    May 17, 2009
    Colorado Springs CO
    Owner, builder: jworrellbass
    Instead of doing that, get a good wooden clamp or a large clamp with rubber over the metal ends. Take off your strings, take out your bolts, make sure the neck is all the way in the pocket and clamp it. Put your bolts back in and tighten in a criss-cross patern a little at a time until its tight.