Hi,
I purchased a EBMM USA SUB Stingray about a month ago, and although I adore its sound, after playing with it past the initial honeymoon stages I've noticed this thing has come with its own plethora of set-up quirks.
The most obvious is that the neck seems to move far more often than any other basses I've ever own. I will come home from work one day and find the action ever so slightly higher than I initially had it set. Mind you, the difference is arguably incredibly minute, but its apparent enough for me to want to give the truss rod a slight 1/8th of a turn to appease the change in string height.
For clarity, I personally like a pretty low action, and thus my necks tend to be pretty darn straight with only a smidge of relief.
Again, I want to stress I'm very barely adjusting it, and I've set up many basses myself before so I know I'm not killing the neck via giving it a backbow or whatnot. Its not the amount of turning I'm doing that I'm concerned about, but the frequency of me doing it, as I will get to here.
Recently, living in the progressively warmer, humid, summers of Iowa, this has become more of a bi-weekly thing I've noticed. Previously any other bass I've own (none of which were Ernie balls, so I'm unsure if this is just the nature of these instruments) I've had to adjust the action at most perhaps one every 3 to 4 months.
For more factors, EBMM Sub basses (such as mine) most came in jet matte black bodies, and came with painted black(as opposed to natural finished) necks and headstocks as well. My gut tells me the amount of black perhaps causes it to attract more heat and humidity somehow? But again, this is just me being unsure and mulling over possible things.
Another factor worth mentioning is that I also do have this bass strung with some higher tension flatwounds.
Ultimately my question is this issue I'm noticing worth worrying about? Or is it one of the quirks I kinda just have to deal with and adjust to as needed?
For further clarification, I've had this bass dropped off at a tech before to do a little setup, cleaning and fret leveling, and I heard nothing out of the ordinary wrong with the bass when I got it back.
I purchased a EBMM USA SUB Stingray about a month ago, and although I adore its sound, after playing with it past the initial honeymoon stages I've noticed this thing has come with its own plethora of set-up quirks.
The most obvious is that the neck seems to move far more often than any other basses I've ever own. I will come home from work one day and find the action ever so slightly higher than I initially had it set. Mind you, the difference is arguably incredibly minute, but its apparent enough for me to want to give the truss rod a slight 1/8th of a turn to appease the change in string height.
For clarity, I personally like a pretty low action, and thus my necks tend to be pretty darn straight with only a smidge of relief.
Again, I want to stress I'm very barely adjusting it, and I've set up many basses myself before so I know I'm not killing the neck via giving it a backbow or whatnot. Its not the amount of turning I'm doing that I'm concerned about, but the frequency of me doing it, as I will get to here.
Recently, living in the progressively warmer, humid, summers of Iowa, this has become more of a bi-weekly thing I've noticed. Previously any other bass I've own (none of which were Ernie balls, so I'm unsure if this is just the nature of these instruments) I've had to adjust the action at most perhaps one every 3 to 4 months.
For more factors, EBMM Sub basses (such as mine) most came in jet matte black bodies, and came with painted black(as opposed to natural finished) necks and headstocks as well. My gut tells me the amount of black perhaps causes it to attract more heat and humidity somehow? But again, this is just me being unsure and mulling over possible things.
Another factor worth mentioning is that I also do have this bass strung with some higher tension flatwounds.
Ultimately my question is this issue I'm noticing worth worrying about? Or is it one of the quirks I kinda just have to deal with and adjust to as needed?
For further clarification, I've had this bass dropped off at a tech before to do a little setup, cleaning and fret leveling, and I heard nothing out of the ordinary wrong with the bass when I got it back.
