Hello everyone. I recently bought a second hand Squier VM PJ bass and noticed a slight twist on the neck. So far i don´t think it´s such a huge problem and several other people have told me that it´s not a huge twist and I shouldn´t be worried about it much but I´am pretty paranoid about it and want to hear your opinion. I´m sorry about the low quality pics but i used my mobile phone camera and I have nothing better avaliable.
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That second picture makes it look like a slight twist, but twisted necks have all sorts of problems, mainly really bad buzzing in certain areas of the neck. Do you have any buzz going on?
Take the picture from the other end and post it. In this picture you have already posted you can see the difference in the nut height. In the first picture look at the gap between the nut and the first fret, if the neck was twisted like that along its length it would be a 30 degree twist.
Nuts aren't cut symmetrical and may give the impression of a twist even when straight. The reason they aren't cut symmetrical is to get the lager diameter strings the same height from the frets and also more room for the excursion that results from a pluck. Larger diameter strings describe a larger path than smaller ones.
Taking the picture from the headstock also distorts the perception of the frets, from the headstock end the frets start running together due to the decreased spacing higher on the neck. That perception is substantially mitigated when the picture is from the other end.
Nuts aren't cut symmetrical and may give the impression of a twist even when straight. The reason they aren't cut symmetrical is to get the lager diameter strings the same height from the frets and also more room for the excursion that results from a pluck. Larger diameter strings describe a larger path than smaller ones.
Taking the picture from the headstock also distorts the perception of the frets, from the headstock end the frets start running together due to the decreased spacing higher on the neck. That perception is substantially mitigated when the picture is from the other end.
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Turnaround
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Like @sissy kathy said above, it's an optical illusion cuz the nut is asymmetrical.
Thx for the reply. I haven´t noticed much fret buzz on the bass, so I was quiet surprised when i found out that the neck might be twisted.
Thank you for your reply. Again, sorry for the low quality of the pics.
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The neck appears to be o.k. But pictures will never tell the story. Winding sticks are what is used to determine twist.
When there is a slight twist in the neck it is likely that the twist will have no effect on intonation or playability.
When there is a slight twist in the neck it is likely that the twist will have no effect on intonation or playability.
