![]() ![]() I completely measured it and made a 3D model & drawing. It took MANY tries but I finally got the nut out! Yea, it was a little rusted! It took a while, but I cocked the Allen wrench in the hex and wiggled the nut while trying to pull it out. It stopped with it sticking out about 3/16", ran out of thread to push it out. I loosened the strings, clamped a 2x4 to the neck, and backed out the nut as far as it would go. I verified it's a single acting truss rod. How much different can they be, other than the operation of the truss rod? I’m planning on doing it anyway!! But I figured there are many people here that have far more experience with basses than I do, which is next to nothing. My question to the forum is – Has anyone ever tried this? I’m more than willing to be the guinea pig. ![]() Repeat as necessary until I have a little backbow WITHOUT strings. Just a little at a time, then turn the truss rod, etc. ![]() BUT!! I think I should be able to clamp the neck and put just a little pressure to straighten it to help the truss rod. With the way that works I CAN’T remove the nut, not can I put a lot of backbowing pressure to straighten the neck. With the strings at full tension I just have to back the truss rod off slightly to get the proper neck relief.īUT!! I have to assume the 2000 Fender Squier P-Bass had a double acting truss rod. That typically leaves the neck with a very slight back bow. For my vintage Yamaha guitars I normally loosen the nut on the SINGLE ACTING truss rod, clamp & backbow the neck, and tighten up the truss rod. I’ve straightened it somewhat with the truss rod. If you read thru the posts in the above link you’ll know the neck of the P-Bass was severely bowed. 2000 Fender Squier P-Bass | AcousticGuitarCabin Then I got it yesterday packed in a garbage bag! Read the juicy details here. I also bid on and won a 2000 Fender Squier P-Bass for $77. 1998 Fender Squier Bronco Bass | AcousticGuitarCabin Here’s the whole story with all the juicy details. When she handed it to me I sort of noticed a crack, but I figured I paid for it, it’s my problem now. I somehow didn’t notice the cracked neck, nor was it mentioned in the ad. I must have been blinded by the charm of the young woman I talked to there. So I waited for the last second and won it for $71, with only a $5 “handling” charge since I’d be picking it up. The pickguard was a little yellowed, but that seems to be typical of Fender instruments of that era. I found a 1998 Fender Squier Bronco (30” scale) bass at the CT Goodwill headquarters, which is on my way home from work so I stopped in to look at it. So I went to source for cheap mystery guitars,. While the YamaBass (vintage Yamaha FG-180 converted to a 25” scale microbass) is in progress, with very little progress (working on a complete refret after changing the fretboard radius to 12”), I thought I would buy a couple of “starter” basses to learn on. ![]()
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