On April 03 2009 10:42 liger13 wrote:
haha... well.. it only took about an hour for my first time... but i messed with the rod, and saddles alot to lower the action... etc...

Be careful with the truss rod. If you -really- fuck it up, it's really hard to fix. Generally, just don't touch it unless you HAVE to, and even then, the neck reacts to truss rod twists pretty slowly, and you should only do one quarter-turn per day, set it aside for a day and check it, and repeat that.

MarklarMarklar

Fiji1823 Posts

April 03 2009 01:47 GMT

#25

1 minute per string including tuning it to pitch.

changing strings is a great chance to show off!

koreasilver

9109 Posts

April 03 2009 01:48 GMT

#26

Actually, if you did mess with your truss rod, you're probably going to have to do more adjusting tomorrow after the neck moved about.

liger13

United States1060 Posts

April 03 2009 02:30 GMT

#27

On April 03 2009 10:48 koreasilver wrote:
Actually, if you did mess with your truss rod, you're probably going to have to do more adjusting tomorrow after the neck moved about.

aw...

oh well

.. but it really did need to be changed... i played a friends bass and it was soo much easier to play and my fingers werent as stressed after messing around on it...

now mine feels about the same as his... but that quarter turn thing... ill be sure to remember that...

-orb-

United States5770 Posts

April 03 2009 03:22 GMT

#28

I think by attenuation you mean intonation?

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

April 03 2009 03:37 GMT

#29

On April 03 2009 11:30 liger13 wrote:

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now mine feels about the same as his... but that quarter turn thing... ill be sure to remember that...

It's probably a good thing you learned that now instead of months from now like me

Thankfully my bass is one of those beginner basses that comes in those cheap starter kits, so I'm not all that worried about fucking it up.

Also for anyone too lazy/cheap to buy new strings. I've found that a good way to clean them is to get a bucket of warm water+about a cap full (or tablespoon) of tile cleaner. Just soak the strings in the bucket for about a minute, then rinse and dry them well. Should add on another month or two before the strings start going dead.

You could also boil them...but I've heard that it only makes them sound new for a day or so before they go really dead.

liger13

United States1060 Posts

April 03 2009 03:55 GMT

#30

On April 03 2009 12:22 -orb- wrote:
I think by attenuation you mean intonation?

yah

... sounds kinda the same...

On April 03 2009 12:37 Falcynn wrote:

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It's probably a good thing you learned that now instead of months from now like me

I was looking at this sorta stuff before i bought a new set... i heard things from Denatured alcohol to putting them in the washing machine then Baking them

FragKrag

United States11552 Posts

April 03 2009 04:02 GMT

#31

I change my electric guitar strings once every two months (or when there's a lot of gunk on them). Changing gauge on a trem is annoying. I had to add a spring to use my heavy bottom slinkies well T_T

Edit: I just realized you play bass and not guitar. Most bass players I know don't change their strings until they break xD. Life's tough for a bass player.