adjustments

I’m in desperate need for some expert advice here! I’m going to be auditioning for a gig later this week and the band has given me explicit guidance to tune down each string of my bass 2 whole steps (ie., E string down to C). I did this on my 4-string Corvette $$ (which was set up...

Here's the situation -- I just received an '88 streamer fretless. Sounds great. But, despite lowering the bridge, the saddles, the JAN1 screws, and adjusting the truss, the action is still high. We even pulled the truss rod, checked it, lubed it (yeah, my rod is lubed, dude), and put it back...