alstocko Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've been told by my friend that there'sa "bend in the neck" on my lakland skyline JO5. I love the bass the way it is and don't want to change it unnecessarily. What does this mean? Am I in the crapper? What should I do? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_Stuff Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Maybe there is maybe there is isn't. If you love playing it how it is then don't listen to him. Keep on rockin'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudburst Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1339696693' post='1692971'] I love the bass the way it is [/quote] There's your answer. Is your friend a bassist/guitarist/luthier? He needs to be asked to elaborate. CB Edited June 14, 2012 by cloudburst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 There should be a bend, only slight of course. I'm sure if there was a bad bend you would know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Maybe he is referring to relief?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstocko Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 No he is not a luthier, but he does know a lot about basses. I'm going to leave it as it is as it was took in for an adjustment the other week an nothing was mentioned about this. I'll let you know what he means when he gets back to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1339701087' post='1693081'] There should be a bend, only slight of course. I'm sure if there was a bad bend you would know about it. [/quote] +1. If you are having no problems with the bass, e,g. fret buzz, then I would not worry. As quoted above, it is normal to have slight relief ( bend) in the neck. Take a look at this link : [url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/relief.html"]http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/relief.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 [quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1339702436' post='1693102'] No he is not a luthier, but he does know a lot about basses. I'm going to leave it as it is as it was took in for an adjustment the other week an nothing was mentioned about this... [/quote] It's not Mark D Phillips by any chance is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alstocko Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 There's a bit of fret buzz, but only a healthy amount really (I think!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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