Panterachat

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:42 am**

I just recently reintonated my bass, but my E string keeps clacking against the fretboard when I play, if I raise my action will my intonation go bad?

And I don't have the kind of bass where you can play with the screw to change the intonation, I have to play with the string saddles and shit.

Should I adjust the truss rod? I looked at my neck and it's alright, the middle of the fretboard is more bowed than the top of it (at the first fret) but I assume it's supposed to be like that anyway.

I don't want to raise my string too high because I feel it'll be too awkward since my A string is raised rather high itself.

thanks for any input you guys may have

love hektik

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:39 am**

i would just break it over somebody's head and buy a new one

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:29 am**

spend more then 50$ on a guitar that dont let string bang on the board

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:14 am**

Just raise the action a bit, that will sound better and you can improve your playing.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:44 am**

Or maybe use lighter strings.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:00 am**

raise the action. worked for my bass.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:07 pm**

If I raise the action won't my intonation change?

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:13 pm**

Yes, so just adjust it after you raise the action. It won't change that much, it'll just need a small bit of tweakage.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:15 pm**

pic of your bass?

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:16 pm**

weonlywonfiveone wrote:Yes, so just adjust it after you raise the action. It won't change that much, it'll just need a small bit of tweakage.

but then I feel my bass won't be set up correctly, with the E and G strings lower than the D and A.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:35 pm**

Sounds like your neck may be warped slightly, if one side is lower than the other. I'd get it checked out.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:40 pm**

it has to do with string tension. My neck isn't warp, I know that much. I don't want to switch to a higher gauge because I think I have the thickest 4 string gauge there is, and I like it, I get a nice balanced tone out of all my strings and my fingers roll off them quite easily

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:10 pm**

You could always tighten/looses one of the springs at the back of the guitar so that it sits the way you want it to at one side?

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:26 pm**

You do realize this is a bass topic I hope.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:01 pm**

You have to change your Floyd Rose.

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:24 pm**

Posted: **Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:03 pm**

BassPhemy wrote:You have to change your Floyd Rose.

Posted: **Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:11 am**

Ben wrote:
BassPhemy wrote:You have to change your Floyd Rose.

Posted: **Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:48 am**

hektik wrote:You do realize this is a bass topic I hope.

Yup, depends what kind of bass you have though.

Posted: **Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:53 pm**

ssh wrote:i would just break it over somebody's head and buy a new one

Posted: **Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:16 pm**

do you have saddles that can be raised one by one or are they all together?

Posted: **Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:19 pm**

hippy wrote:do you have saddles that can be raised one by one or are they all together?

they raise one by one.

Posted: **Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:45 pm**

then raise the string

Posted: **Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:12 pm**

are you sure it isn't the sound of the string periodically clacking against a pickup?

Posted: **Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:15 pm**

scorn wrote:are you sure it isn't the sound of the string periodically clacking against a pickup?

Yeah, my strings can't even touch the pickups. I've just altered my style of playing to be less aggressive on the E string since I tune to DGCF, the notes sound much more balanced now.

Posted: **Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:30 pm**

alright bro

Posted: **Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:44 pm**

hektik wrote:
scorn wrote:are you sure it isn't the sound of the string periodically clacking against a pickup?
Yeah, my strings can't even touch the pickups. I've just altered my style of playing to be less aggressive on the E string since I tune to DGCF, the notes sound much more balanced now.

I used to get that clacky noise from attacking the string straight on as oposed to getting my finger slightly under the string.When you tune that E down to D I know it gets a little tougher to keep that fucker from buncing right off the fret board

Panterachat

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