Setting-up a bass guitar

Setting-up a bass guitar is often regarded as a mysterious art known only to the chosen ones. It's not actually that difficult once you know a few fundamentals, like how the truss rod works, and a good set-up can easily mean the difference between a bass that plays like a dog and one that feels comfortable and easy.

Here are a few links to some online resources which can help you have a go yourself. Remember not to make drastic adjustments to the truss rod within a short space of time (the neck needs time to settle into a new position - patience grasshopper) and you should be fine.

Thanks to the ever useful Bottom Line mailing list and in particular Kraig Olmstead for these links.

Jeff Berlin's How to buy the right bass.

Fender's bass set-up support pages.

Gary Willis's Setup Instruction Manual.