Help adjusting the trussrod on a Peavey Bass

ole6string · July 20th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Hello all,

Hopefully someone can help me with this problem. I picked up a Peavey Millenium bass cheap this weekend and it has rehabed nicely however for the life of me I can not figure out how to adjust the trussrod. I am sure I am just being an idiot but I have never come across this type before. The picture below shows what I am up against..

Any help would be really appreciated so I could complete this project.

Telecaster Joe · July 20th, 2008, 06:26 PM

I think you would just have to slip an allen wrench into one of those holes and aply leverage instead of twisting it. But, I could be wrong.

Joe-Bob · July 20th, 2008, 07:22 PM

If you're gonna tighten it, remember to loosen all the strings first.

e-merlin · July 20th, 2008, 08:38 PM

You're going to need a bar that will fit the holes in the adjusting nut. I thought the nut was gone when I first looked at the pics, but it's there! Not all is lost. Just stick something the right size in there and turn it the same direction as you would a regular truss rod nut. Got a few pics of my Milenium and Firenza for comparison. If you are going to blame anyone for this, blame Eddie Van Halen. It's kind of his idea. It's a pretty solid design, just treat it like a regular truss rod. Righty-tighty, Lefty-Loosey!

ole6string · July 20th, 2008, 09:15 PM

Thanks guys for all the help. That makes sense. I will take a crack at that tomorrow. Thanks again.

HoodieMcFoodie · July 20th, 2008, 10:22 PM

FYI - Music Man basses have the same truss rod adjustment (at least mine does). The Music Man ones don't have a cutout at the end on the neck though.

Just slip an allen wrench in and adjust away...

ole6string · July 21st, 2008, 08:07 AM

I did the adjustment and everything worked great. Very easy to do. Actually a little easier to deal with than the standard trussrod I think.

Thanks again for all your help!

July 20th, 2008, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
ole6string Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsport, PA Age: 39 Posts: 162	Help adjusting the trussrod on a Peavey Bass Hello all, Hopefully someone can help me with this problem. I picked up a Peavey Millenium bass cheap this weekend and it has rehabed nicely however for the life of me I can not figure out how to adjust the trussrod. I am sure I am just being an idiot but I have never come across this type before. The picture below shows what I am up against.. Any help would be really appreciated so I could complete this project. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/rodchubb http://www.rodchubb.com

July 20th, 2008, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 3,697	If you're gonna tighten it, remember to loosen all the strings first. __________________ "Smart like Fox, Strong like Bull!"

July 20th, 2008, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
ole6string Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsport, PA Age: 39 Posts: 162	Thanks guys for all the help. That makes sense. I will take a crack at that tomorrow. Thanks again. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/rodchubb http://www.rodchubb.com

July 21st, 2008, 08:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
ole6string Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsport, PA Age: 39 Posts: 162	I did the adjustment and everything worked great. Very easy to do. Actually a little easier to deal with than the standard trussrod I think. Thanks again for all your help! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/rodchubb http://www.rodchubb.com

July 20th, 2008, 06:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Telecaster Joe Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 433	I think you would just have to slip an allen wrench into one of those holes and aply leverage instead of twisting it. But, I could be wrong.

July 20th, 2008, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
HoodieMcFoodie Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 138	FYI - Music Man basses have the same truss rod adjustment (at least mine does). The Music Man ones don't have a cutout at the end on the neck though. Just slip an allen wrench in and adjust away...