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# Easy, just get an allen key for it and give it a tweak.
Or take the strings off and let it relax for a bit.

(morning by the way)
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:48, archived)
# It won't work.
It just sits there, glowering at me. And I'm too scared to give it much of a tweak as I'm frightened of killing the entire thing and not being able to afford a new one for a while.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:50, archived)
# lighter fluid
hendrix the fuck out of it
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:51, archived)
# Hahaha
I endorse the use of "hendrix" as a verb
(I helped save b3ta! AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:53, archived)
# Are you going to buy me a new one?
If so my bass is a Rickenbacher.

Oh yes.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:54, archived)
# argos do electric basses now, don't they?
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:12, archived)
# Do they?
They used to.

*cowers* I've played enough bad instruments in my time, please don't buy me another one...
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:20, archived)
# Seriously, take the strings off it for a while...
It sounds like the tension in the strings is severely outweighing the tension in the truss rod and causing it to bow badly.

Basses do sometimes do this, you're best off with an aluminium neck :)
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:52, archived)
# I have done!
Left them off for a week, made only the slightest difference.

I think it's just her, she's stubborn.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:55, archived)
# It depends on the design of the guitar
if it's one of those 60's style Fenders (like the guitars I own) you have to remove then entire neck to get at the truss rod.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:52, archived)
# Aaaahhhh
This is why I love my Burns. It has a gear system in it for the truss rod.
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:53, archived)
# No, not a fender.
I'm sort of against them out of principle (yes, I realise they're perfectly good and whatnot).

Spector.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:56, archived)
# I am not sure
which principle would have you not buying Fender guitars, but there you go.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:57, archived)
# Because if I mention I have one
The first question I'm usually asked is 'oh, is it a Fender?' like there's only one bloody guitar company.

It's the same reason I don't use Marshall amps. Well, that and they're not my bag.

It's a shit reason, I know.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:59, archived)
# Precisely my reason for not owning one.
Plus I had a Jag a few years ago and it was too delicate for my mands, so I got shift of it again.

Burns / Orange all the way. British* qulity FTW!


*Korean / Chinese
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:04, archived)
# Spector/Hartke for me.
Ooooh, loud.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:11, archived)
# Jaguar too delicate?
I have had mine for over 10 years and it is virtually indestructible.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:12, archived)
# It's just that the bridge was very high...
I had to modify my playing unless I wanted to remove a string / finger...

It sounded ace, and it looked even acerer, but I've got a thing about oddball guitars....

(How does a 12-string with a trem arm sound?)
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:17, archived)
# The bridge is really easy to lower
with the strings off, you just pull it out and it sits on threaded feet that you can adjust.

In fact, if you have a 90s Japanese model like mine, the feet don't fit particularly well made and you have to stop the bridge from lowering all of it's own accord.

A good modification for those who are not too fond the the Jaguar's bridge is to fit a Gibson tune-o-matic style bridge instead. I think some people do kits for that, but you lose individual saddle height adjustment which is noticeable given the Jaguar's vintage style large fretboard radius.

As to a 12 string with a tremolo, I have no idea how it would sound. I am fairly sure it would be a complete fucking pain to keep in tune though.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:28, archived)
# NOW I find out...
Only a year too late...

Anyway, I replaced it with the 12-string. It's a Mosrite, so it stays in tune and sounds shoegaze-tastic... Result all round I think :)
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:40, archived)
# I do play Fender guitars
but not solely. The two that I have are quite wonderful, but there are much better guitars with less prestigious names, in the lower end of the market. It's all about personal taste I suppose.

For me though, there is nothing better than the sound of a telecaster though a 50's tweed bassman amp.

Ironically I do own a Marshall amp too, but it doesn't look or sound like a typical Marshall. I also removed the Marshall logo in a fit of anti-corporate-logo-ness.

Although the amp I play more than any other these days is my 5 watt Epiphone Valve Junior which cost £90 and sounds like sex. And I mean good sex - not disappointing sex, with a feeling of guilt afterwards.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:10, archived)
# Hahaha!
Manwife's the normal guitar player- he plays a Washburn Idol and it's got a lovely tone to it.
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:12, archived)
# mine has a spoon handle for the trem arm
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 10:57, archived)
# You are my new hero.
That is all.
(I helped save b3ta! wanky art student is liable to phwoar at any minute, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:03, archived)
# haha
I lost the proper trem arm, so I drilled a hole in a spoon and screwed it on, but then the handle broke off fairly swiftly, so I just welded the spoon handle to the bolt head

my repertoire consists of:

Ring of Fire
Bagpuss theme tune
Lord of the Thighs
and that song I can't remember what it's called

(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:09, archived)
# Gosh, my repetoire is remarkably similar.
Ring of fire,
Bagpuss
whole bunch of classical stuff that sounds impressive but is really easy, and
Everything by the moldy peaches.
(I helped save b3ta! wanky art student is liable to phwoar at any minute, Mon 18 Jun 2007, 11:11, archived)