Truss Rod Doesn't Turn

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Godless96

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Hi, first of all, thanks for the precious info and share of knowledge this forum offers.
I would like to write you my situation:
I'm very pleased to play with a Warwick but the truss rod on my bass had start to don't turn from few months ago.
Unfortunately i didn't have time (work steals time..) so i played it normally from now.
I (re)start to play gigs and so few hours ago i tried to turn the truss for having a little of better relief from the neck.
I probably forced a little and i heard a little clang, a metallic one (hope i didn't broke anything).
For now the neck is ok, it seems to play.. Have i to go to ask some help from a Pro?
Can i give some more information to explain better my situation?

Sorry for the chaos and my bad english and thanks in advance.
 
Hi man, welcome to the forum.

What bass do you have and from which year is it?
Usually a little metallic clang means no good.
 
DiMarco, thanks for reply.
It's a Vampyre Set Neck from 2003 that i bought from a user of the forum (with a similar nick).
I think the truss rod it's the 2 way one.
 
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Clang + set-neck + 2003 = remove fingerboard.

After you get the new truss rod installed always
spray some penetrating lubricant into the truss
rod before attempting to turn the adjuster, and
always turn it in the direction of least effect [on
a 2-way, that means toward the neutral zone]
first, even if you KNOW you need to adjust it in
the other direction to get a proper relief setting.
This is to be sure it's turning OK before you ask
it to take on any further tension.


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golem said:
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Clang + set-neck + 2003 = remove fingerboard.

After you get the new truss rod installed always
spray some penetrating lubricant into the truss
rod before attempting to turn the adjuster, and
always turn it in the direction of least effect [on
a 2-way, that means toward the neutral zone]
first, even if you KNOW you need to adjust it in
the other direction to get a proper relief setting.
This is to be sure it's turning OK before you ask
it to take on any further tension.


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Hi Golem, thanks for the reply.
Can i have to remove the fingerboard? If it does "play" for now can i go on or i'm going to have some big problems later (or i'm having them just now)?
Sorry for my ignorance but unfortunately in Italy we don't have so much assistant from the leading factories.. How much will cost a well done work for a problem of this kind?
Thanks again, i hope to find a way some how.
 
Ciao Godless,
If the relief is OK, then you can use the bass, and think later for repairs.
Perhaps you don't have assistance in Italy, but you do have some of the greatest luthiers in the world. Luthier is an italian word after all :-)

You need to buy the trussrod from our webshop, and a set of bronze frets, and just take it to a good luthier. Some of them just unglue a small part of the fingerboard.
Please let us know how can we help!
 
Isn't 'luthier' French?
 
Florin said:
Ciao Godless,
If the relief is OK, then you can use the bass, and think later for repairs.
Perhaps you don't have assistance in Italy, but you do have some of the greatest luthiers in the world. Luthier is an italian word after all :-)

You need to buy the trussrod from our webshop, and a set of bronze frets, and just take it to a good luthier. Some of them just unglue a small part of the fingerboard.
Please let us know how can we help!
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Hi Florin, first of all sorry for being later but i had some work to do.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and after these few gigs i'm thinking to ask some help to a luthiers. Hope to find someone nice and competent.
I will contact you again when i will have more information about my princess.

P.s. Can you tell me which Truss Rod have i to order in case of changing? It's a Vampyre Set Neck of the 2003

Isn't 'luthier' French?
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You had to spoil it, haha! :-)
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Haha, hope it's a common word in Italy too!
 
Be aware that 'sometimes' if a rod has been in the same position for a long time and not lubricated, it can make a clank noise when the rod is first adjusted. I am not saying that your rod isn't broken but don't assume that it has to be broken; if your bass must be adjusted then have an attempt to adjust the rod BEFORE commissioning someone to replace the rod... if the rod is broken then you can do no more damage but it might just be OK! ;)
 
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