Wheel type truss rods

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Charvel is made by Fender, in the same factory as the player, player plus and vinteras. Sports a Fender headstock and everything. My point is their factories are tooled to do this, they choose not to

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I believe thatā€™s @Al1885ā€™s point.

Fender can retool their production lines to produce whatever they wish, including a wheeled truss rod. It just costs time, money and it messes with Leoā€™s goldā€”standard vintage-y design.

The closest I ever get to anything remotely related to Fender is EBMM and Sterling, so wheels come standard. :wheel:

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I give myself a pass because my Fender is a nice modern bass apparently made by FujiGen. They even advertise the model as a ā€œmodern P-Bassā€:

ā€œThe Made in Japan Hybrid II is a series worthy of being called a ā€œhybridā€, as it retains its vintage looks and incorporates modern specs for any player or music genre.ā€

All the luxuries of a normal bass; you know, like not having to unscrew the neck every time the truss rod needs a minor tweak.

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Yep! Ibanez and Yamaha proved that a big companies can have the entire lines of looks from vintage to modern ergonomics headless types of instrument. So itā€™s not like thereā€™s any kind of resurrections especially on style and features. If tomorrow Fender starts releasing heavy metal styles guitars and bass and a whole host of modern looking instruments no one would bat an eye questioning the decision, in fact theyā€™d say Itā€™s about time, lol.

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Man, i love this thread! Iā€™ve never owned a fender bass. In fact, Iā€™ve never even played one. But i have recently been thinking about at least trying one to see what i thought of it, So all of this has helped me more than gas-x!

Thank you to all of you who helped me keep my money. Iā€™m sure i probably need it more than fender.

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Not all Fenders have this flaw :slight_smile:

Relatively few in fact

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Only the ā€˜vintageā€™ accurate stuff has it. So the Vintera range and the other vintage specific stuff.

All the other Mexican and US made range adjusts at the head stock with a hex key / allen key. Super easy to do. It is not an issue.

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That would be an inaccurate statement. American standard and American pro adjust at the heel.

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The new ones?

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So does American Ultra, American Performer, and various Artist models.

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The older ones I looked at when I bought my Mex P bass didnā€™t have a wheel I think.

When did this change @RuknRole ? Do you know?

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Iā€™m not talking about a wheel. Iā€™m just saying that those models do not adjust at the headstock. Maybe I misunderstood your statement.

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Iā€™ve understand I think, they use this goofy tool at the heel.

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No, it uses a hex. At this point I can see youā€™re trolling the thread.

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No

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Itā€™s one of these. Used for Telecaster slotted-nut truss rods.

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/wrenches/truss-rod-crank-for-tele/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2023-01-gp&gclid=CjwKCAiAleOeBhBdEiwAfgmXfx1Jl7V0019wzxGo9MXMfB9tylj6Hzh6i-gWfMrL0h3cbazurrxZpRoCfDQQAvD_BwE

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I know what @Barney is talking about. Sadly some of the models still offer the Phillip style adjustment especially the reissue.

Yes the newer American pro ii are hex at the heel adjustment.

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Fender, trolling guitarists since 1946

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My saying is:

Fender, you can buy better but you canā€™t pay more

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:rofl:

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