Bass Set-ups

[Bill Doss]

I set mine by pressing the strings at the 24th fret and allowing about 3.5mm from the top of the pickups. This measurements seem to provide consistent sound between strings and pickups regardless of string height, since you are using the end of the fretboard as a refrence.

I also set my string height by measuring 6/64ths from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of my B string, 5/64ths on the E to G strings and 4/64ths on the C string of my BSR6EG. I allow a small amount of relief to avoid rattles.

Works for me!

Ken, do you have a magic formula or set up the basses by feel only?

Bill Doss
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[Jonny Blomgren]

A couple of weeks ago I got my BSR6GN setup with the PLEK system at Guitarlabs Scandinavia. The setup had been declining over the years by my own tampering. So after trying the PLEK system on one guitar and a fender j-bass I decided to let them do it to my precious Smith. And the results were fantastic. Or as they said "We didn't need to do much at all".
Lesson learned: I wont mess with the setup myself again.
However I got a lot of comments on how nice my bass looked and how well built it was.

I'm using Warwick stainles steel strings with a tapered B, since they're much easier to find in Sweden and in internetshops around Europe.