[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Hi guys,[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]I have a TRBX504 and a setup issue, that i can't solve.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]When i bought my bass, about 2 months ago, the original setup was good.. I had no need to mess with it.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Since the beginning, i've noticed that the neck was very straight, but i could play without noises and buzzess.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]After the first month, i've start to notice some minor buzz on the higher frets.. 12th and up..[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]After an eye inspection, it seems the neck developed a very slight curve on the nut region (backbow).[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]I've made an adjustment on the truss rod, counterclockwise, to have some neck relief, and the backbow disappear.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]I have needed about 1/2 turn to get some visible correction, and it solve the buzzess problem.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]But, i've never get a real relief. The neck was straight as it comes from the store.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]If i put a capo on the first fret, and press down the last fret, i have 0 distance between the strings and the frets.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]The strings just touch on all frets.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]The playability is great, and i can get a very low action with it.. but i've start to think that the correct geometry, is to have a slight bow on the neck, and try to get that with some more truss rod adjustment.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]No success.. i can relief the truss rod all the way until the adjustment bolt felt really loose (counterclockwise), without any change on the neck.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]It just stay perfectly straight.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]It seems that the strings can't pull the neck to form the correct bow.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]This, with the strings on. I have never take them off.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Just to know.. how are the necks of your TRBX's? They are straight like mine? or you can get a slight bow with a truss rod adjustment?[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]My fear is that, if the neck develops a backbow, i will can't correct it, since the truss rod is on neutral position.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Regards,[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]Tiago Silva[/size][/font][/color]