Gruuve Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 The action on my G&L L-2500 Tribute is a little higher than I'd like. I've got the bridge saddles as low as I can get them without too much fret buzz, and that's still not quite low enough. If I lower the saddles any more, the strings start to buzz above the 12th fret. I've read the manual, but it doesn't really have any "if this, do this" sections. I believe the buzz above the 12th fret indicates a little too much bow in the neck. I should tighten the truss rod maybe a 1/4 turn, then lower the bridge saddles some more. Sound right? TIA,Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMan99 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I thought this URL gave a pretty good explanation: http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Ah yeah...couldn't remember the name of this...thank Phil! Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bordwell Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 . I should tighten the truss rod maybe a 1/4 turn, then lower the bridge saddles some more. Sound right? TIA, Dave [/QB]Start out with 1/8 of a rotation and see how much it effects the neck. www.cbbasses.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Done. I loosened the strings, gave it an 1/8 turn, then another 1/8 turn. Retuned, checked and set the intonation. Ended doing it a second time, so pretty much almost a half turn of the truss rod (the G&L L-2500 have quite a thick neck). It was much closer when I stopped, but decided to let it sit for a day or so and see if it moves any. I did discover that I can't quite get the B-string intonation perfect. It's about 5 cents sharp, but there's no room to move the saddle any further away. Hmmmm...if the neck straightens a little more while I wait that may help. Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 One thing you can do, if you're inclined, is treat yourself to a professional set-up. I did my own for years, but could never quite get my basses the way I want them. I found a really good tech nearby, though, and just had him set up my five-string. Plays like budda now. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Originally posted by Dave Sisk: Done. I loosened the strings, gave it an 1/8 turn, then another 1/8 turn. Retuned, checked and set the intonation. Ended doing it a second time, so pretty much almost a half turn of the truss rod (the G&L L-2500 have quite a thick neck). It was much closer when I stopped, but decided to let it sit for a day or so and see if it moves any. I did discover that I can't quite get the B-string intonation perfect. It's about 5 cents sharp, but there's no room to move the saddle any further away. Hmmmm...if the neck straightens a little more while I wait that may help. Dave To get the B intoned, make sure you have a good "witness" point, i.e. a good sharp bend over the saddle. It that doesn't help, it is much easier with tapered strings, think about that for your next set. You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruuve Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Thanks, Lug. Actually, I generally don't care for tapered strings...always seems like the tension is less with tapered strings, and I like higher tension (a la Ernie Ball Regular Slinkys). Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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