Adjusting a bass

golem said:




Not sure what action, or result, you're describing;
but I suspect this has to do with removing all the
strings at once, when it might be safer to change
them only one at a time ?
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Spot on Mister PK

My old Ibby neck would go completely backwards if I took all the strings off, like at an unsafe amount, then putting on the new strings would be almost impossible until you tuned them up halfway and waited for them to set the neck back to where it should be.

Or putting on a heavier gauge of string and it bending the neck like an archery bow hahahaha
 
Yeah it seems I should never again take all the strings off when restringing my ibanez.

For the record though, this soundgear has a wenge neck. I didn't expect it to do so much damage. On the plus side though, I never take the chances with my wicks. I always do one string at a time.
 
Removing all the strings intuitively sounds like a no-no. But whaddya do when you want to oil or clean your fingerboard from all the grime and tarnish of bell brass frets, eh?
 
I take off 2 strings, work on the fretboard, restring, then take off other 2 (or 3), repeat.That way my necks allways have tension on them.
 
It's fine to remove all the strings & leave them off with a Warwick.If you need to store it long term,without it's strings,you can ease the truss rod tension off slightly.But it's not critical.
I cant speak for Ibanez necks though.Maybe this is the price you pay for a toothpick like neck,but probably not.Wenge is about the stiffest tonewood there is.
 
I always change the strings one by one, I thinl it's safe that way.
 
Greg said:
It's fine to remove all the strings & leave them off with a Warwick.If you need to store it long term,without it's strings,you can ease the truss rod tension off slightly.But it's not critical.
I cant speak for Ibanez necks though.Maybe this is the price you pay for a toothpick like neck,but probably not.Wenge is about the stiffest tonewood there is.
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That's good to hear, cause thats how i role with string changes!!

Gotta love the wenge
 
Will do. I don't have any from when it was in its old state (damaged). Actually I don't have any now either. I'll take some in the morning and show you what its like now.
 
Sorry guys for the late update, I'm a little busy in the studio. Get back to you soon.
 
I often remove all my strings when changing strings. Mostly for the reasons Jester mentioned. I like to do a good cleaning at the same time. And I never have had any problems. (Knocking on wood) Not to say that problems couldn't occur. Any time you remove then reapply tension to your neck there is a potential for an issue. Weather conditions can further present potential issues.

Whe I remove my strings, I try to do it a bit gradually and evenly across the neck. In other words I don't take off one string completely before starting on the next, rather, I lossen each string a little, then a little more, ect until they are all lossened and then I take them off. I do the same thing in reverse putting them back on. I then try to give it a day or so before I look at any potential need for TR or Bridge adjustments, just to be sure everything has had time to settle back in.


Pepper, I read that you have already said that you posted about being offended and really didn't mean it the way it came out and I think that is cool and don't mean to re-hash it. But I did want to make sure that you knew, that I in no way ment to belittle you or your abilities and certainly never ment to offend you and if anything I may have posted insulted or offeneded you at all, I am trully sorry bro.
 
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