NEED HELP WITH ADJUSTING MY THRUST ROD!!!!

[Dueger]

My action is all screwed up on my Fender Jazz bass and the only way to fix it is to adjust my trust rod, thus straighting out the neck so the action is nice and close to the fretboard. The only problem is that the thrust rod goes to far into the body which makes it impossable to adjust it.

Should I take my neck off and then adjust it?

When i do how can i tell for sure that the neck is straight before re-screwing it back onto my body?

Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!!!!! Later!!!

[Dueger]

I have been playing my bass for about two months now and I have a question for an experinced player. When i stand with my bass my back starts to hurt after about twenty minutes. Is this normal? If not, what can i do to correct this?

Thanks!!!!

[Cogs]

Truss rod adj.- I don't know what others do, but I take the neck off & only turn the nut a quarter of a turn each time.
Back problems- that could be as simple as adjusting your strap so that the bass rides a little higher & is within an easy, comfortable reach of your arms. Or not.

[paparhino]

Is it trust or thrust Dueger? Are you making euphamisms? And the TRUSS rod doesn't go into the body, it goes into the neck. Your adjustment NUT is below the surface of the NECK POCKET.

You can do one of two things.

Take the neck off, turn it a quarter turn, tighten the neck again, then string to pitch and then repeat if it's not right, repeat, repeat, turn back, repeat....

OR,

take the whole shebang apart, get a hand router and a jig of some manner as to hold it in line, and rout a channel deep enough to get access to the adjuster with the instrument still strung and tuned to pitch. The channel will be hidden by the pickguard. I've done it to every single Fender as needed, and it works great. UNless you're a whiny-ass who cares more about resale value than playing, like many people I know on that OTHER forum.

Ron