Bend in the neck?

[alstocko]

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

[Jones_Stuff]

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'!

[cloudburst]

[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

[gary mac]

There should be a bend, only slight of course.

I'm sure if there was a bad bend you would know about it.

[Musicman20]

Maybe he is referring to relief?!

[alstocko]

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

[Coilte]

[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]

[Ou7shined]

[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?

[alstocko]

There's a bit of fret buzz, but only a healthy amount really (I think!)