Action Omg the Action

[Urwordsbreakmed]

Wow ok about 6 months ago i got my new eb sr5. And i saw the action and was like wtf doesnt it buzz. i was suprised it didnt however on the open b string it did a little.
Now on the b string from the 4th fret down buzzes every now and then. and it almost always buzzes when i lift my fingers off the string. What's the problem here is it me or the bass? What can i do the fix it? Thanks

 

[clanner]

try either adjusting the saddle or the truss rod.

 

[Urwordsbreakmed]

try either adjusting the saddle or the truss rod.

How do i go about doing this? I was told you can really **** up your bass buy doing this if you turn it to much. Should I get some people at the shop to do it?

 

[Rhythmbug]

the saddle is easy to adjust, just use a phillips head screwdriver and turn it anticlockwise to take the action up.
if that doesnt help much you probably need truss rod adjustment, personally I wouldnt touch it myself because I value this bass too damn much!
on the other hand its due to laziness of not buying the correct tools and learning the proper technique, there's plenty of information out there about it i.e. google

 

[Figjam]

I would just raise your B string a little. Chances are since the strings are older theyve lost some tension and your neck straightened out a bit .

 

[philthygeezer]

Bass setup instruction manual.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I respect Garry Willis. He's a luthier and I'm not.

I see his method as patently wrong (in my respectful opinion). Necks aren't perfectly straight in the real world.

Truss adjustment has no affect on the neck past the body joint. If (for example) you have a rise at the end of the neck, how can one evaluate relief

 

[philthygeezer]

I respect Garry Willis. He's a luthier and I'm not.

I see his method as patently wrong (in my respectful opinion). Necks aren't perfectly straight in the real world.

Truss adjustment has no affect on the neck past the body joint. If (for example) you have a rise at the end of the neck, how can one evaluate relief

*surprised*

I thought there could be only one way to obtain proper adjustment with saddles and trussrod. Could you elaborate further on the best method IYHO?

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I was only talking about checking the neck relief. Initially I thought that the strings were being held down way past the body joint but that appears not to be the case with his Bass. Appologies to Gary.

 

[Urwordsbreakmed]

Thanks for all the advice. Its cool i took my bass into the shop to get some strap locks put on and my piezo repaired. and i told him about the neck and he just looked at it stuck a wrench in the truss rod and voila lol and he said it woudl be 25 dollars for that. but me and him are cool so it was free i would have really ****ed up the bass cause i thought you have to take that metal plate with the serial number off lol.

 

[marleaux-user]

I respect Garry Willis. He's a luthier and I'm not.

I see his method as patently wrong (in my respectful opinion). Necks aren't perfectly straight in the real world.

Truss adjustment has no affect on the neck past the body joint. If (for example) you have a rise at the end of the neck, how can one evaluate relief

Gary Willis? Tribal Tech??

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I thought he was a Bass builder also!!???

 

[Tajue17]

so can we use this that set-up link for MM's? cause I want to try it but not mess my bass up..

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>so can we use this that set-up link for MM's?

Yeah. But please don't get me wrong. I was just questioning the the way he does relief. I would do it different but everyone has different ideas on the subject. I've seen guys just about to come to puch ups as to how it should be done.

The best way is to experiment and try all ideas. The thing is that you wont stuff up your Bass. Remember that you have the capstan truss and adjustments can be made in a few seconds. No neck removal

 

[AnthonyD]

Remember that you have the capstan truss and adjustments can be made in a few seconds. No neck removal

No neck removal, no cover-plate removal, no string removal - it's a thing of beauty!

Check out the process detailed in post #5 right here. There's lots of great comentary throughout the thread.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

The capstan truss is the best invention since Marconni came along with that thingy called "Wireless"

 

[Urwordsbreakmed]

Yes i was amazed i hand my bass to the guy and he like took a wrench to it and i was like no my baby and before i could get it back from him he was handing it to me with the buzz fixed and the action all better and i was like wow.

 

[bovinehost]

i was like no my baby

You called him your baby?

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[Urwordsbreakmed]

Naw She *cough cough* not him doesnt have a name yet. Its just my baby. its only 6 months old im trying to teach it how to walk right now lol.

 

[marleaux-user]

I was only talking about checking the neck relief. Initially I thought that the strings were being held down way past the body joint but that appears not to be the case with his Bass. Appologies to Gary.

Its all different i guess. His playing style is VERY light touch compared to most normal players