{"id":11430,"date":"2017-07-19T10:56:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T15:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=11430"},"modified":"2017-07-19T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T15:58:31","slug":"how-to-repair-a-bass-guitar-truss-rod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-repair-a-bass-guitar-truss-rod.html","title":{"rendered":"How to repair a bass guitar truss rod"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So the truss rod in your bass is shot. It doesn’t work anymore. Maybe it’s from the adjusting nut breaking off. Maybe the rod is stripped. Maybe the rod is broken. <\/p>\n

There are 2 ways you can fix a truss rod in a bass. <\/p>\n

1. Replace the truss rod <\/p>\n

Not a fix but usually the best advice. <\/p>\n

2. Use tools to try and save the truss rod <\/p>\n

The kit to use is the Truss Rod Rescue Kit from StewMac. Here is a link to it https:\/\/www.stewmac.com\/Luthier_Tools\/Tools_by_Job\/Tools_for_Truss_Rods\/Truss_Rod_Rescue_Kit.html<\/a> If the kit isn’t in stock or unavailable, you can put together the tools that are in the kit separately just by reading the list of what’s in the kit. <\/p>\n

The kit comes with a hex wrench, cutter, die, pilot and spacers. It will NOT work on double action truss rods so if you have one of those, it will need to be replaced. But with normal single action rods you may be able to save a single action rod. <\/p>\n

The cutter removes wood around the rod to make room for new threads. The die is used to cut new clean threads. A spacer is used and then you can reinstall the adjusting nut. <\/p>\n

The pilot is specifically for Fender necks because the access hole is smaller. <\/p>\n