Make your bass play like a DREAM! (5 basic steps)

Are you ready to take your bass setup into your own hands? Gene and Evan walk you through this comprehensive guide on the 5 essential steps to setting up your bass at home, giving you optimal playability and tone.

We cover EVERYTHING you need to have the knowledge and confidence to set up your bass like a pro!

🎸 Demystifying truss rod adjustment
🎸 Setting the right action at the bridge
🎸 The critical role of the nut
🎸 The best way to wind strings
🎸 How to properly intonate
🎸 Basic electronics maintenance
🎸 Setting your pickup height for optimal tone

Special thanks to expert bass tech Evan Gluck of New York Guitar Repair for collaborating with us!

0:00 Introduction
1:15 Neck Adjustment
7:14 Bridge Adjustment
16:51 The Nut
29:40 String Change
40:33 Intonation
43:57 Pickup Height

Tools and supplies featured in this video include:

Precision Straightedge
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3850

Allen Truss Rod Wrench
https://www.stewmac.com/item/6155

Guitar Tech Screwdriver Set
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3000

String Action Gauge
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0670

StewMac 6" Shop Rule
https://www.stewmac.com/item/4905

Understring Radius Gauges
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0359

Gauged Nut Slotting Files
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0834

Nut Rescue Powder
https://www.stewmac.com/item/2348

10 Thin Super Glue
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0010

StewMac Brush On Accelerator
https://www.stewmac.com/item/7013

Drop Fill Toothpicks
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3108

ColorTone Naphtha
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0766

Miracle Polishing Cloth
https://www.stewmac.com/item/1261

ColorTone Fretboard Finishing Oil
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3863

Pickup Height Foam
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5996

DeoxIT Pot & Switch Cleaner
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5027

Heat Shrink Tubing
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0519

Whip Tips
https://www.stewmac.com/item/7015
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