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My Fender ticked me off so...
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An older Korean instrument is my main bass. I don't equate Asian with cheap. But a $300 bass is a $300 bass.
G&L Asat Semi hollow in trans orange. I though it would be the coolest, most versatile, and most unique bass ever. Took me about two weeks to admit to myself that I hated how it felt, sounded, and balanced. Looking back, I knew it within 2 minutes of playing it...
Maybe you just don't like Fender as much as you think you do. You probably subconsciously love the Ray but don't want to admit it. Sell your Fender and buy an American Stingray. You'll likely love it much more than the cheap SUB model.
Why not just order a replacement neck from Warmoth or Moses? The whole point of the Fender design philosophy s interchangeable parts that can be maintained by average musicians with very basic tools.
Is your first thought to buy a whole new car when you get a flat tire?
Sorry if I am way off base here, but I see you're in WI. One thing I hate about living in the midwest is the constant struggle with neck tension according to the humidity/ lack of humidity, especially during the winter months. Do you keep your basses in a controlled environment? Constant 50%-ish humidity?
I almost never have to adjust the truss rod on my AV Precision bass (except, perhaps, if switching to different strings), but I too find the inaccessibility of the truss rod annoying, especially compared to newer Fender designs which are so easy to adjust.
If I had to adjust the truss rod frequently, I can easily imagine growing weary of that game and moving on to a different bass. If that's how you proceed, hopefully you can sell it to someone who, for whatever reason, be it environmental or otherwise, does not need to adjust the truss rod much. I imagine it's a very enjoyable instrument in other respects!
If I had to adjust the truss rod frequently, I can easily imagine growing weary of that game and moving on to a different bass. If that's how you proceed, hopefully you can sell it to someone who, for whatever reason, be it environmental or otherwise, does not need to adjust the truss rod much. I imagine it's a very enjoyable instrument in other respects!
What are you doing to the truss rod to address the back bow? You can only go "so loose" so a back bow is a difficult if not impossible thing to fix with a Fender truss rod tweak.
If this is your only complaint about the bass, get a new neck ($$) or send yours to warpedneck.com to have it fixed. No more than 100 clams and you're done.
You'd be hard-pressed to get a cheap bass for that amount.
If this is your only complaint about the bass, get a new neck ($$) or send yours to warpedneck.com to have it fixed. No more than 100 clams and you're done.
You'd be hard-pressed to get a cheap bass for that amount.
Hmm..
You should be able to remove the pickguard and use a screwdriver to adjust that without taking the neck off. I've done it on my 50s Road Worn P plenty of times.
If you still can't get it you could try a neck shim, but that affects your bridge saddle heights.
Fender makes the new Elite series with the truss rod adjustment wheel like on the Sub.
Fender makes their MIM line (which is great, check out the Deluxe PJ at GC or MusicianFriend) with headstock accessible truss rods. I couldn't find a flaw with the last 2 MIM basses I owned, they're excellent quality. The hardware is upgradeable easy enough you can bring it closer to MIA features (not all the way, but closer).
Anyway. You might also consider switching to G&L. They're Leo Fender instruments, they have a similar feel and sound (or just similar innovative styles), but the truss rod is at the headstock.
for the first time in my life i have 3 basses with stable necks and i gotta tell you it's awesome
83 L2000, 2011 sb-2, and the 94 LB100
83 L2000, 2011 sb-2, and the 94 LB100
To heck with vintage authenticity, Fender should just build all of their basses with the truss rod adjustment wheel at the heel. As far as I am concerned, that's the best feature of the American Dimension basses.
Just a thought: you could keep your AVRI P bass and move to the driest inhabited continent on earth... Australia!
Their Elite series (replacement for the American Deluxe series) has them.
The way Fender works, I wouldn't be surprised if they have that feature on their non-vintage basses in 5-10 years. They tend to trickle down improvements to the cheaper lines over time.
For example, Fender MIM Standards now have similar pickups to what the Fender MIA line had in the 90s and early 2000s.
It's true that some of my cheapest instruments are extremely stable and virtually never require adjustments. At the same time, my most expensive Mike Lull and Rickenbacker basses are very reactive to changes in the weather and require constant adjustments.
Both my G&Ls necks have been stable for well over a year. G&L knows what they're doing. They make an excellent product.
Seems like my Cirrus only wants to sound good with BRAND NEW strings on it. The D & G strings don't cut through the mix
like a J-Bass would either. So yes, my dream bass is a little disappointing.
like a J-Bass would either. So yes, my dream bass is a little disappointing.
It could just be the angle of the photo, but the treble side of your neck pick up looks a bit lower than the bass side. If so, and subject to how you have your action set, that could be affecting the relative volume of these strings. Nice looking instrument, anyway.
