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Bass Defret - Neck Preparation |
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How To Defret A Bass Guitar
Part 1 - Neck Preparation
The Bass Defret Process
1. Ready the neck:
If the neck is removable (Bolt-On neck), remove the strings and un-bolt the neck. I removed the tuning machines and nut, too, just to prevent any damage to these parts. On the Kramer, Dave kept the tuners installed.
Turn the truss rod counter-clockwise until the tension is completely removed from the neck. This allows the neck to relax to its flattest position and subsequently removes the side-to-side pressure from the frets and will allow the frets to come out easier.
Note: About relieving the truss rod...this is to let the neck relax into its flattest condition with no string tension on it. Thus, when you sand the fingerboard in this condition, and if the neck responds evenly to truss-rod tension, it will be as flat as possible when strung up again and the truss-rod tensioned.
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Neck Preparation 
