Gary who?
Gary Willis is NOT a spokesperson for Smith Basses and nor has he been trained by us how we set-up our Basses. Anyone wanting REAL info on a Smith set-up should contact us directly, not thru the Forum or another Smith player with set-up experience and the time and patience to explain and teach on line or thru email. Although the Willis 'site gives some basics on some of the points of set-up, it will not work for all types of Basses. Our Bass uses a 3mm wrench for the Neck, not a 5mm as he suggests. He must have a specific Bass in mind.
There is no exact 'anything' really with a Bass. It depends greatly on the Neck-set, neck stiffness, Fingerboard relief, etc, etc, etc.. We go by feel and set each Bass up to what feels good for a specific Bass. I don't think teaching this on line is as easy as it looks. There are Smith players here that set up their own Basses and maybe after going back and forth many many times they might get somewhere barring any language barriers.
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