neck tension

awizardalso · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2002 4:21 am Post subject: neck tension

Greetings, What can be done to 'loosen' the tension on the neck? I have a cheap bass to learn on, and has terrible string slap on the lower part of the fret board. If I tune up several steps, the neck bends enough for it play fine (except out of tune!). Can the neck be adjusted to fix this? What's involved? Thanks from another idiot!

DrSOUNDS · Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 1:21 pm Post subject: neck tension

Wiz, sounds like you have some problems there.Go to fendertalk.com,Its the guitar site like this one.Go to ASK Roy. He is our tech, he will help you out.

randomnotations · Ferret Joined: 19 Mar 2003 Posts: 104 Location: USA

try adjusting the truss rod.. at the top of the neck.. that'll reduce the tension on the neck... another thing is to perhaps adjust the sring action (distance of the strings from the fretboard), you can do that buy adjusting the screws on the bridge.

bluesrocker · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 1:46 pm Post subject:

I'd take it to a tech for a tune up.

Canton, huh? I'm just up 77 from ya.

Have a blast!