Thread subject: STATII.COM: For all things Status-Graphite :: Neck Relief

Posted by lowregisterhead on 03-10-2019 22:39
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Just bought a used KingBass MkII 5-string, which I'm really enjoying. It seems to have one issue, though - the action is quite good, however I’d like to get it a bit lower, but even with the truss rod fully slackened off, there’s still quite a bit of relief in the neck. Is there any other way to get the neck slightly flatter? If I lower the action, it buzzes quite badly above the 12th fret, so I was thinking about getting the frets leveled to compensate. Is that likely to help? Any advice gratefully received.

Posted by Jeroen on 08-10-2019 23:19
#2

Should have a two-way truss rod, it can bend both ways! Maybe slightly tighten it the other way?

Posted by lowregisterhead on 14-10-2019 07:05
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Jeroen wrote: Should have a two-way truss rod, it can bend both ways! Maybe slightly tighten it the other way?
Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. I'll look into it and report back.