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Uneven G string spacing? (pic)
- Thread starter eyejayy
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Sorta. How does the B string look? May want to add some better pics.
Sometimes you can loosen the neck bolts and shift the neck to improve string alignment.
Riis
Sometimes you can loosen the neck bolts and shift the neck to improve string alignment.
Riis
Here's an added photo. The B string almost looks uneven on the fingerboard too but doesn't really feeel of that as the G string..
Definitely a bit crooked. Loosen the neck bolts and tug the neck a bit towards the B string side. That usually fixes an issue like this.
Does the bolts actually have to be removed to tug the neck? Couple weeks back I've shimmed the neck, is that why the neck sits at a strange angle?
Could be. I've corrected a crooked neck on a Fender without even loosening the bolts (I don't recommend doing that unless you've done this sort of thing before, though) just by giving it a good quick pull toward the side I want it to go. You don't have to take the bolts out, but if you've never done this before, definitely loosen them a bit.
That looks like a bridge and saddle issue. Those strings are really close to the edge. Perhaps it's the design I don't know. But if your bass has a tight neck joint, and uses independent screws to hold the neck down, you're going to have problems trying to tug the neck. You may have to shave the pocket and shim it. But then your B string will be at the edge.
not at all.
loosen them all like 1/4 turn, pull the neck over until both outside strings look even to the edges of the neck, re-tighten the screws.
