this brand new fender is my third bass. With the 2 others (Yamaha & Sire), I never had difficulty to adjust the neck. But with ultra, it’s surprisingly tough.
The system is also different: on the fender Ultra I have got T shape tool
Is it normal? I didn’t expect it to be so tight.
I wonder If I should return the bass.
Yeah like the @howard said. It could be because it’s the first time. A quarter turn in both directions should help. After this if its still stiff then consider bringing it back.
Are the strings tuned to pitch? If so loosen them a bit. Back off the truss rod a bit then tighten to take out some relief even to the point of a small degree of back bow. Then tune back to pitch and tweak from there. Chances are you’ll be very close to where you want to be.