Trussrod wheel question

[adouglas]

What???????.......Wrong!!

+50.

If you don't have the bass tuned to pitch while adjusting the trussrod, you have NO WAY of checking if the relief is correct.

If the trussrod is STUCK, then perhaps taking tension off the neck will make it easier to break it free, but for the actual adjustment you need the strings tuned up to pitch, I do bleeb.

 

[KennethB]

And to loosen the strings when setting the intonation??? Must involve a good amount of guesswork I think.....haha.
I'm sorry mrcrow, if my response was a bit harsh but, you know.....
You should do all your adjustments; truss rod, action and intonation, with the strings tuned to pitch and with the bass in playing position. This way it's easy to set up your bass accurately, very quickly.

 

[mrcrow]

+50.

If you don't have the bass tuned to pitch while adjusting the trussrod, you have NO WAY of checking if the relief is correct.

If the trussrod is STUCK, then perhaps taking tension off the neck will make it easier to break it free, but for the actual adjustment you need the strings tuned up to pitch, I do bleeb.

what you do is slacken off the strings to set the rod then re tune
thought that would be evident you plonkers

 

[jongitarz]

There is no need to de-tune when adjusting the truss rod.

 

[dhuffguitars]

I helped a friend with his Sterling on Monday. His truss wheel was maxed out with still having too much relief. I took the wheel off and swapped out the thin washer between wheel and neck with a slightly thicker nylon washer. That did the trick.

 

[mrcrow]

There is no need to de-tune when adjusting the truss rod.

its only a suggestion..in this link

i am an engineer and i do this...so i dont put tension on a component un necessarily until its set...
its trial and error but i dont want the threads on the truss rod doing overtime against 5 strings pulling the other way.

just my 2 pence