{"id":26203,"date":"2025-01-24T09:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T09:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26203"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:43:13","slug":"music-lowering-bass-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26203","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC: Lowering Bass Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Playing the ol\u2019 Squier JB.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the last few days I\u2019ve started playing a bit of music. For the first time in, well, what must be at least a couple – poss\u2019 longer – of years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote a song, on the ol\u2019 classical guitar, which was a dustier than a dust storm in a dust bowl. That was a few days ago, now. And yesterday I got out the electric guitars: Squier Strat and Squier Jazz bass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I do love my pedal board!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I even got out my ol\u2019 pedal board, and worked on a loop of the Kool & The Gang number, \u2018Summer Madness\u2019. I\u2019m rustier than the wreck of the Titanic. But at least I\u2019m getting back into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering what a big part of my life music has always been, I think this a good thing. I was considering just jacking it all in. But I think that was depression speaking. We shall see, I s\u2019pose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BASS ACTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before, above the pencil line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, I can\u2019t believe I\u2019ve owned this bass for many years, and only now have I gotten around to lowering the action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are at least two aspects to lowering the action, at the bridge end. Initially I just used a 1.5mm Allen key to lover the saddles on the pairs of \u2018vertical\u2019 grub-screws. But that wasn\u2019t sufficient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I had to really loosen off the strings, such that I could fully access, and flip, or rotate the saddles, using the long \u2018horizontal\u2019 Phillips head screws. As the saddle moves away from the bridge, as it\u2019s Ona slight downward incline, the action is lowered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After, below pencil line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So it took a combo\u2019, of both moving inwards, and downwards, to achieve the degree of lowered action I was aiming for. I wanted to photograph the process with a metal rule, to gauge the change in height. But I could\u2019nae find one. So, needs must, it wound up being a sawn-off lolly-stick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My little music station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lowering the action makes the bass a lot easier to play. And I\u2019m not getting any unwanted side-effects, like fret buzz. So I\u2019m very pleased with the outcome. Having not played at all for a good number of years, and even longer in terms of regular playing, unsurprisingly I\u2019m very<\/em> rusty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOOTNOTE – Web Knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can\u2019t believe everything you read on\u2019t internet. My Squier Jazz Bass requires 1.5mm Allen keys. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the last few days I\u2019ve started playing a bit of music. For the first time in, well, what must be at least a couple – poss\u2019 longer – of years! I wrote a song, on the ol\u2019 classical guitar, which was a dustier than a dust storm in a dust bowl. That was a … <\/p>\n

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