Guest gazzatriumph Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hi, I have put a set of D'Addario ECB81 Flat chromes .045, .065, .080, .100 on a Gretsch Electromatic G5440 long scale bass which replaced D'Addario EXL190 Round Wound Nickel wound .045, .065, .080, .100. I've noticed the tension is a lot higher on the flats do I need to worry about neck problems/damage, they play fine, thanks for any advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 You shouldn't need to worry about neck damage but you may need to tweak the truss rod, that's what it's there for, and do a setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 As above. Do quarter turns to tighten the truss rod, then leave overnight to settle. The quarter never (in my case anyway) seems enough at the time, but once left overnight it`s amazing how much of a difference it makes, once settled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gazzatriumph Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Cheers for your replies, it does play nice no fret buzz etc, so do you think I would still need to tweek the truss rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) [quote name='gazzatriumph' timestamp='1374408567' post='2148378'] Cheers for your replies, it does play nice no fret buzz etc, so do you think I would still need to tweek the truss rod [/quote] With higher tension strings you would expect no fretbuzz as the neck will be more bowed. Higher action is fine though especially with hollow body. How is the intonation? Edited July 21, 2013 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gazzatriumph Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 made some adjustments for intonation and it seems ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 [quote name='gazzatriumph' timestamp='1374436938' post='2148786'] made some adjustments for intonation and it seems ok [/quote] I'd say you're happy then, at least I would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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