alhbass Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I've just taken possession of a second hand Traben Chaos Five - first impressions are very good - I think it was a bit of a bargain. But it has arrived with a very high action. I'm fairly confident with setting up an instrument and making basic adjustments, but was surprised when I took the truss rod cover plate off (at the headstock end) to see two allen bolts where I've only ever seen one before... A quick search on BC and Traben's website hasn't yielded any advice about this, so I'd be grateful for guidance from any BC members about how I should go about adjusting them. I guess it's probably just a matter of tightening them by small degrees as with a normal, single truss rod? But maybe there's other stuff I should know before I mess with it? Thanks in advance for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) I imagine it'd be like adjusting a Ric but I'm sure someone with better knowledge will come along shortly to confirm/deny this... but firstly, do you need to change the neck relief at all or is it just a case of the previous owner liked a high action? Edited July 30, 2014 by HowieBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) You're spot on, just go about it as you would a regular truss rod. I use the 1&2 and then 3&4 strings fretted on the 1st and last fret to check out what adjustment is needed on each rod. People have various methods of checking out the neck relief via the strings, it's a great way to do it as the string in tension gives you a perfect straight line. I do it by sight and experience, others by business cards or measurements. Double the fun! Edited July 30, 2014 by Chiliwailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhbass Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 OK - thanks for your replies guys - I've had a go and it seems to have worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 What strings would people use to set the relief on a six string bass? 1&2 and 5&6, or just 1 & 6? Or, would people look at the inner strings as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1408035410' post='2526513'] What strings would people use to set the relief on a six string bass? 1&2 and 5&6, or just 1 & 6? Or, would people look at the inner strings as well? [/quote] I always like to check them all in the end as some necks can have slight kinks. But I start with the outer ones personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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