jazz neck on a precision bass

[harlowbassplayer]

helllo fellow bassist

i got a little problem i think i got this jazz neck for my precision bodie but when the neck is on the bodie the strings touch the fretboard and doesn't tune right



does this mean i need to sand the heel down abit?

help please lol

[Clarky]

Before trying something that drastic, how about trying a shim? Make a template of the pocket shape out of card and cut it in two. Discard the piece that is nearest the pcikups and lay the furthest bit down in the pocket before screwing the neck back on. That way you are only raising the neck at the furthest end of the pocket when you screw the neck back on. This will tilt the neck upwards (raising the headstock) and may solve the problem. There are much better explanations (and a step by step guide I think) somewhere else on BassChat. Edit: here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49897"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49897[/url]

Edited July 27, 2009 by Clarky

[geoffbyrne]

I take it you've tried adjusting the bridge saddles?



G.

[harlowbassplayer]

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='553406' date='Jul 28 2009, 12:01 AM']I take it you've tried adjusting the bridge saddles?



G.[/quote]



yeah i tryed adjusting the bridge

[Mr Fudge]

Have you put on a perfectly straight neck??? You may have to put a bit of relief into your neck and give the truss rod a tweek. The saddles of course are a factor, but if you have no relief in the neck you are putting the horse before the cart.

I have been tweeking and swapping necks for a year or 2 now and I have received some superb advise from very knowledgeable people on this forum. Im sure they will be along shortly.

Don't panic and don't do anything too rash before you get some solid advice.

Good luck .. It will all work out

[harlowbassplayer]

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='553424' date='Jul 28 2009, 12:19 AM']Have you put on a perfectly straight neck??? You may have to put a bit of relief into your neck and give the truss rod a tweek. The saddles of course are a factor, but if you have no relief in the neck you are putting the horse before the cart.

I have been tweeking and swapping necks for a year or 2 now and I have received some superb advise from very knowledgeable people on this forum. Im sure they will be along shortly.

Don't panic and don't do anything too rash before you get some solid advice.

Good luck .. It will all work out[/quote]
cheer mr fudge

how do i tweek the neck and bridge?

[Mr Fudge]

[quote name='harlowbassplayer' post='553435' date='Jul 28 2009, 12:27 AM']cheer mr fudge

how do i tweek the neck and bridge?[/quote]


[url="http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html[/url]

This helped me. Very straight forward, which is important as I'm from West Bromwich.

Seriously though if tou havn't done this kind of thing before be patient because you will get some great advise here.

Good luck again.

[harlowbassplayer]

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='553438' date='Jul 28 2009, 12:38 AM'][url="http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html[/url]

This helped me. Very straight forward, which is important as I'm from West Bromwich.

Seriously though if tou havn't done this kind of thing before be patient because you will get some great advise here.

Good luck again.[/quote]

i think it perfectl;y straight cheer i have look at that

[simon1964]

[quote name='harlowbassplayer' post='556744' date='Jul 31 2009, 01:56 AM']i think it perfectl;y straight cheer i have look at that [/quote]

A Fender neck shouldn't actually be perfectly straight - there should be a slight relief in the neck (a very slight downward bow). If you want advice on how Fender set up their basses, they provide all the information here:

[url="http://www.fender.co.uk/support/basses.php"]http://www.fender.co.uk/support/basses.php[/url]

[PauBass]

I also tried swapping necks on my P and jazz basses recently and I came across the same problem but, in my case, it was all down to string height, adjusting the bridge saddles solved the problem.