Official Luthiers Forum!

I need some help:

1. I have a neck for a new bass that has ever the slightest amount of back bow in it, after fretting.

2. Typically, I use a double acting truss rod to correct this before fret leveling.

3. I went to 'loosen the truss rod' to straighten the neck and the truss rod nut just came loose - bad weld or something.

4. Is there any way to straighten the neck so I know I will have to add back back to the system after strings are installed, or should I try to yank the rod?

Thanks,

Stephen

_________________
www.ziegenfussguitars.com

I don't have experience with the truss rod situation, but have you tried just putting strings on it to see if you get enough neck relief that way?

Joe

It seems if the truss rod has failed, it needs to come out regardless of how straight or bowed the neck is.

_________________
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” -Heraclitus of Ephesus