Ibanez neck adjustment

[ebenezer]

Well, i really dropped the ball here!!......bought said guitar and it seems the trussrod is really stiff......these are great basses, but finding a decent replacement neck will be nigh on impossible and being a bass worth £200-300 at most, does anyone have any pearls of wisdom they would like to impart  ....Thanks folks. 

Edited October 10, 2022 by ebenezer

[neepheid]

Depends on the type of nut on the end of the truss rod - if it's removable you could take the nut off, thread on a few washers then tighten up again to give you some more threads to work with.

[ebenezer]

Cheers, will have a look at that.... it's a musicman style wheel affair so possibly could be welded.

[Machines]

Had similar with an ATK200, but the max adjustment was just right for the strings I had. Changing your string gauges/tension is probably the only way around it, otherwise yeah... 🔥

[LeftyJ]

18 hours ago, ebenezer said:

trussrod well and truly maxed out, frets choking at the top end

 

I'm not sure I get this. Is the neck too concave or too convex? And does the bass have a two-way truss rod, or is it single-action? 

[ebenezer]

Neck update!..... well, with a bit of persuasion and two more turn's of the trussrod along with a fret dress and bass is playing well !.... originally thought the neck was toast,... just shows you what can be rescued 👍