Another neck adjustment question

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:36 pm

most 4003 basses are fine with a moderate amount of tightening ... even with 5 strings ...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:20 pm

I believe if anyone pops a new 4003 neck, they should run not walk to someone who has even a modicum of mechanical aptitude, any one who does that should not even change strings by himself, they are almost foolproof. And yes I agree with Jeff for the most part, but then there are the ones that haven't been touched for a few years after leaving the factory and have pronounced bows, those will take time and need increments of change maybe and probably also need some elbow grease. I still always bend the neck backwards before I tighten the TR's.
They almost always need tweaking after a few months after being bought new.

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:00 am

Thanks for the info guys, I was worried that the one nut was/is very tight and the other isn't.
I may take the strings off this afternoon and loosten both nuts, check the bow and retighten both of them just to make sure that i don't warp the neck..

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:37 am

Take the nuts off and put a small drop of non-silicone oil on the threads before you put them back on.

ghs_boomer · Post by **ghs_boomer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:03 am

Will do Ted