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keep it or return it?

#21
Bassclef46 said:
thank you - so your advice was AWESOME. after loosening the strings and loosening the truss rod to what felt like "the middle" i gave it a nice massage. a few gentle flexes. Even loosening it was kind of difficult as i could feel it had more room to loosen but was just sticky. After that I checked relief again and since it was loosened it of course needed an adjustment. so tightened it up back to where i had it before, and was able to move beyond that point so it was tight again. I could then apply a bit more force and it would go moreif needed, but i didnt want to do that since i knew i was at my original tightness and beyond already. Relief was perfect and i still have more room to tighten as needed.

I had never encountered this issue until I bought my SB1 last year. It also has a duel action rod and has the exact same issue. G&L agreed to replace it if i need them to, but I will have to apply your advice to that bass as well and hopefully its just a sticky/new rod that needs some help.

Thank you again for the help. what a relief!
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I really, really torqued a neck once...multi-piece/ebony board, because it was waaaay off from being flat how I like it. This was the only time I've cranked a truss this much, and it was unfounded as to why I took that chance, but I managed to make it flat. It's taken a while, but the neck has been moving less and less, and my guess is that it's settling down more and more. The neck originally was flat with SUPER LIGHT strings, so it probably got freaked out with regular-gauge strings again. Overall, if they're a quality neck and truss, you can crank them, if need be, and they'll be able to handle it. Again, I don't recommend this as regular practice, just that you don't need to be overly cautious with modern instruments, especially with an Attitude 3. Those things are built like tanks.
 
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#23
I’ll say if it isn’t working for you return it. Or put it on the shop to check it.

And Yamaha in all divisions exceeds Six Sigma standards. While possible, the odds of a manufacturing defect are slight. They would not want a defective product in the field. Have it checked.
 
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A few more irrelevant comments (my specialty!).

Not uncommon for a new instrument to take a while to adjust to its new surroundings. And as you've found out, it's a somewhat different procedure for a double action truss rod.

I always add just a drop of some suitable wonder-lube (I prefer the firearms product Break-Free) to the nut on truss rods. JUST A DROP, OK?

This is a jen-u-wine MIJ Yamaha signature axe (made by MusiKraft, their best builders, who also do the JP's and the Nates), and I'm sure Yamaha Customer Service in Cali would be more than happy to walk you through any issues with this terrific axe; as noted above, these are their flagship basses.
 
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#28
I appreciate all the info. A few people sent pm to offer help. Very nice of them and everyone for offering some really good info. Somewhere down the line some kid who doesn’t know anything will have this issue and do a google search and find this thread and forum to solve their problem. Can’t complain about that.
 
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#29
Bassclef46 said:
I have a Yamaha Attitude 3 that has a truss rod that is as tight as it can tighten. Right now my neck relief is .010 and that is where i like it. It plays, sounds and feels great.
I am about 10 days past the 30 day return period but I did request a return.

My concern is that this is a very expensive bass and if the neck gets any upbow I wont be able to tighten the truss rod to reduce relief. I live in NE Ohio and we have 4 seasons here and with spring on the way the added humidity could cause the neck to backbow and force me to loosen the truss rod, ultimately negating this issue

I dont want to get stuck with a $2500 bass that has a neck I can not adjust. Yamaha does provide a lifetime warranty on the neck and body so I would assume they would replace the neck if needed.

Based on this would you return the bass for a full refund or would you wait and see if the humidity adds moisture to cause a backbow or run the risk of dry winter air next winter causing an upbow and a neck that can not be adjusted due to a fully tightened truss rod?
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As expensive bass with a non-functioning truss Rod is not an expensive bass. Don’t agree? See what you can get on the open market. Send it back.
 
#30
gln1955 said:
Love how a problem gets solved and people keep adding an irrelevant comment.
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I've always assumed it's because people jump on a thread at the last page posted, so miss the solution provided earlier on. I get that if the thread is up around 6,7 pages or more, but we're only at page two here.

Still, no harm done and as the OP said, all comments might be useful to a new member somewhere down the track.
 
#33
Bassclef46 said:
I have a Yamaha Attitude 3 that has a truss rod that is as tight as it can tighten. Right now my neck relief is .010 and that is where i like it. It plays, sounds and feels great.
I am about 10 days past the 30 day return period but I did request a return.

My concern is that this is a very expensive bass and if the neck gets any upbow I wont be able to tighten the truss rod to reduce relief. I live in NE Ohio and we have 4 seasons here and with spring on the way the added humidity could cause the neck to backbow and force me to loosen the truss rod, ultimately negating this issue

I dont want to get stuck with a $2500 bass that has a neck I can not adjust. Yamaha does provide a lifetime warranty on the neck and body so I would assume they would replace the neck if needed.

Based on this would you return the bass for a full refund or would you wait and see if the humidity adds moisture to cause a backbow or run the risk of dry winter air next winter causing an upbow and a neck that can not be adjusted due to a fully tightened truss rod?
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Anytime I see a post with this question, my answer is going to be RETURN IT, 100% of the time. If you are questioning your purchase, this means you're not 100% satisfied. So yeah... return it!
 

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