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Is this the end for Gill?

#21
Is it a dual action trussrod? Sometimes my Carvin's neck gets in the "in between" zone, and takes like a full turn to "catch" and go in the proper direction again (either to tighten or loosen). I was told this was normal.

I don't know if that's the case with Gill. It seems to me that you have nothing to lose by slowly continuing to tighten the rod to see if it makes a difference. BUT if I'm wrong, someone please say so. I don't want you to break the rod on misinformation from me.

To be clear, are you sure the truss rod and not just the wrench is turning (meaning the allen hole is too wide)? Are you sure the truss rod and not just the NUT is turning (meaning the threads on the inside are stripped)?
 
#23
I think he's tried everything with regards to trying to get the nut to re-thread. The change in his neck wasn't subtle, it was significant, which points to the truss rod breaking. Oh and FWIW, you should ALWAYS de-tune your strings when adjusting a truss rod.
 
#24
SC Bassboy said:
I think he's tried everything with regards to trying to get the nut to re-thread. The change in his neck wasn't subtle, it was significant, which points to the truss rod breaking. Oh and FWIW, you should ALWAYS de-tune your strings when adjusting a truss rod.
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I don't agree on that. I have several basses designed for truss rod adjustment at full tension.
 
#25
BurningSkies said:
I don't agree on that. I have several basses designed for truss rod adjustment at full tension.
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Really? I've never heard of that. It just seems intuitive to relieve stress from the neck if you are going to be adjusting the truss rod. The nut already has a lot of pressure on it without the 150+/- lbs string tension adds. Anyway, I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. :p
 
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SC Bassboy said:
Really? I've never heard of that. It just seems intuitive to relieve stress from the neck if you are going to be adjusting the truss rod. The nut already has a lot of pressure on it without the 150+/- lbs string tension adds. Anyway, I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. :p
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Yes, but a eighth of a turn or a quarter of a turn in one direction or another isn't really changing the neck tension that much.

Either way, you're going to tune your bass right after anyway, which takes care of the tension. In my experience small adjustments only pull you out of tune a few cents anyway, which isn't all that appreciable in terms of tension.
 

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