Do you do your own setups?

[pigmaker]

i dont think u see what i did there

[ChetMagongalo]

rephrased

[ryan summit]

got myself into truss rod adjustments
cant get the buzz ooutta the bottom string
im just gonna deal
action ALOT lower
i was over quarter innch when started
but thats the way it came
ive just been trudgin along
now igot it to 5/32nds at 12th
i think the buzz is comin
from hitting the teisco pickup
and the heavy string in d combination
anyway its not bad
and the baking powder/crazy glue nut mod
worked so well im kinda surprised

[pigmaker]

i took the covers off the p90s on my cheap casino reissue because when i rest my right palm on the bridge pickup the string would always click on the cover, super annoying
but the covers were soldered on so i had to get creative

[ryan summit]

i already trimmed
as much as i can fron the bottoms
so im gonna have to either file a bunch
or break out the grinder
could also rout a bit of a pocket
i think imgonna go option D
and do nothin
theres not many times
wher i play the bottom all gentle anyway
none of the others have any buzz at this point
and if i were to play lightly
it would be on the lighter strings
but i dont play lightly
im a freakin tough guy
i pick with a framing hammer
and fret with freddy kreuger claws

[pigmaker]

word.
yeah i could tell
you're a tough guy
i like a little fret buzz
myself
makes my tone
a little punchier

[Holy Schnikes]

got myself into truss rod adjustments
cant get the buzz ooutta the bottom string
im just gonna deal
action ALOT lower
i was over quarter innch when started
but thats the way it came
ive just been trudgin along
now igot it to 5/32nds at 12th
i think the buzz is comin
from hitting the teisco pickup
and the heavy string in d combination
anyway its not bad
and the baking powder/crazy glue nut mod
worked so well im kinda surprised

I used that baking soda nut repair on an old JM I had and it lasted four years with no issue. Not sure how it's doing now as I sold it long ago but four years was way more success than I'd expected.

And WOW, over a quarter inch, that's madness!!! Good on you getting as low as you have. The nut slots and saddles are all good? Neck angle is right? After truss rod tweaking and lowering that bridge, those are some of the only possible suspects left in regards to that buzz.

I always string up, check truss rod and adjust if necessary for minimal relief, then shoot for 4/64s on both bass and treble sides. So far every guitar I own can get there minus buzz and that setup feels sooooooooo good to me. I hate when I get a guitar I couldn't play first that won't setup the same. Usually, it won't be a keeper cuz I've grown so accustomed to the low action and lack of buzz.

[ryan summit]

just wanged out at jamz and the lower action feels so good .roller bridge rules too.i hate it out here pigmaker

[pigmaker]

just wanged out at jamz and the lower action feels so good .roller bridge rules too.i hate it out here pigmaker

i got an extra room, already offered, can i keep the blacklight posters up if u move in?

[ryan summit]

,----------/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------i meant over here
after readin bout that chihuahua got shot
and an intense episode of undercover boss
detroit may not be for me
unless you got a good reason
never to leave the house
then i could care less where i live
blacklight posters :
pink floyd /cypress hill = YES
fractals/unicorns/sublime =NO
and im allergic to shellfish

[pigmaker]

hardcore pawn viewings will change your mind
thats why i moved here

[warwick.hoy]

So I voted no;...but this thread inspired me to figure out setting string height and intonation, plus a little knowledge I culled from talking to setup guys in the past.

Just working on this MIM P-Bass in standard,...which is a pretty simple set up.

Before I moved on in the deal; I looked at the neck relief by fretting the same string at the first and octave frets. Relief is good enough for me.

When I got the bass,...the saddle's heights were tilted; so I straightened them out; then raised each saddle till the string didn't buzz against the fingerboard too excessively (I like a little buzz when I dig in).

I don't quite have the hang of setting the intonation. I just used a TU-2 but I think I got close enough. The bass sounds better than when I first got it.

Used AA's testimonial as my guide as I don't have any gauges. I had no choice but to go by feel and ear. It's definitely playing better than when I got it home. Going to keep working on the intonation.

[one bad monkey]

I usually do my own setups. The only thing I'm ever leery of is turning the truss rod; thankfully, the necks on my Warwicks are rock solid and as such, rarely need any turning. The times I have taken them in to get set up are usually those times when I'm gigging so much I just don't have the time to do it. For example, I'm currently in the middle of a 3 week, 25 show/rehearsal run. There is no time to get a bass set up if I need to, so I'd rather spend the money to have someone else do it.

[fiddelerselbow]

Anybody have some good links for set-up tutorials? I try my best on my own but I'm always terrified of shit like the truss rod.

[warwick.hoy]

This is the first of 4 vids that I used as a reference for figuring out what tools I want to get and how to use them.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te44eWXd9pc[/youtube]

There is a basic setup too kit from Stew Mac: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Measu ... p_Kit.html

But at nearly $100 I feel like it's way overpriced. The understring radius gauges are the selling point but from the research I've done people are saying that they are unnecessary.

So I've been looking around town for a 4R Machinist's Rule and haven't had any luck. I'm spending my morning prowling Amazon for a 4R Machinists Rule and a set of feeler gauges from PEC.

EDIT:

PEC 6" 4R Rigid Machinist Rule:
http://www.amazon.com/PEC-Rigid-Steel-R ... inist+rule

PEC Feeler Gauge:
http://www.amazon.com/PEC-Feeler-Gages- ... eler+Gauge

I have two more places to check in town that are closed on weekends before I place the order. Looking for instant gratification and buying locally but I tried finding these items at Lowes, Home De Pot and Sears without much luck. If I were an actual machinist I'd get products from Starrett,...but since this is literally just a hobby/learning situation for me; I can't really justify paying 3x as much for these tools.