Bassislife16

My Starry Night Stingray is around 9lbs I think

A Starry Night owner too I see!

My PDN Starry Night Stingray!

I’d personally never tighten a truss rod with the strings tuned to pitch, otherwise as you say the rod is actually fighting the strings, loosening however the string tension can help bring more releif to the neck. Glad you got it sorted ok. Enjoy your bass!

Literally for the body & back of the neck (if lacquered) spray disinfectant, Dettol maybe? As for the fingerboard, if you want it CLEAN like NO gunk & other peoples finger juice CLEAN: Warm water, fairy dish soap and a handheld bristle brush. Scrub the fingerboard with the grain lightly and when the soap suds build up wipe off with kitchen roll. Examine the disgusting green & brown goo that’s off countless other bass paws and wretch in pure and utter shock. After the thorough scrub, dry the fingerboard off with kitchen roll and leave to sit 10 mins to air dry. The fretboard should now look somewhat dry and maybe feel slightly “crispy” DONT LEAVE IT LIKE THAT. You’ll end up with sharp fret ends if you do because it’ll shrink. First pass of oil after a deep clean should be a flood coat. I’ve found Linseed oil/Mineral oil to be the best. Lemon oil is a waste of time and money if you ask me and will not help condition the fingerboard as most lemon oils sold on the market contain alcohol and drying agents (which is actually unhealthy for a fingerboard, it will tighten the grain and overall make the fretboard shrink) Linseed/ Mineral oil fingerboard and let sit to soak in for around 15 minutes. Wipe off any excess and if the fretboard doesn’t look well enough conditioned go over it a second time with the oil, sparingly however. Polish for the body/ any lacquered parts and Mineral oil I’d recommend are by Music Nomad, best stuff available if you ask me.

Probably worth taking the strings off, removing the truss rod nut, grease the internal threads with some vaseline or machinist wax and either move to low tension strings or round core strings. - That is if you want the bass to serve you well for the next however many years & to keep it within adjustment. Dunlops may be worth looking into, if not I’d recommend Tapewounds/Low tension flexible flats from La Bella, if rounds are your thing DR do some great Round core low tension rounds. Hex core strings like D’addario, Ernie Ball etc always tend to be quite a tension on the neck, especially with 5 and 6 string basses. This has always been a problem to me, which is why nowadays I won’t buy a bass without neck reinforcements, because the amount of tension on a bass neck determined not only by string gauge but the core & materials can be a massive strain on the wood, especially when travelling and leaving your bass in tune. Id recommend to keep your Maruszczyk in tip top service moving to something lower tension, not necessarily a lower gauge 😊

Just bought the 60, sounded fantastic in PMT with my Stingray!

https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/taylor-gs-mini-e-rosewood-limited-edition-electro-acoustic-guitar/1321356297?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ios_social looks good, heard good things about the GS Mini’s