Bass Seems a lot quieter after Adjusting String Height

[Jismy]

Over the past few days I've been adjusting the truss rod and saddles to get the strings as low as I can without buzzing. Today I finally plugged it in again, and it's incredibly quiet. Is this common after lowering strings or is it more likely that my battery finally crapped out?

[Jazzdogg]

Lowering action reduces [potential] string motion; reduced motion reduces amplitude.

[greenboy]

Originally Posted by Jazzdogg

Lowering action reduces string motion; reduced motion reduces amplitude.

Only if you are no longer wacking the strings. It's actually really loud when you wack them on a low action, though most of it is inharmonic.

It's actually a softer touch that reduces string motion, not a lower action per se ; }

[Jazzdogg]

Originally Posted by greenboy

Only if you are no longer wacking the strings. It's actually really loud when you wack them on a low action, though most of it is inharmonic.

It's actually a softer touch that reduces string motion, not a lower action per se ; }

Of course, you're correct, Greenboy. Whenever I play someone else's bass that's set up with ultra low action I get bupkis because plucking the stings with my usual gusto causes the strings to smack against the fingerboard/fretboard causing buzzing and stopping their motion prematurely.

Then again, I've never understood the desire for low action on electric basses; after DB, playing an electric bass with "high" action is comparatively effortless.

[ByF]

Originally Posted by Jismy

Is this common after lowering strings or is it more likely that my battery finally crapped out?

Maybe you should replace the battery and find out. Did you really need advice from an internet forum to tell you that?

Ed

[Jismy]

yup, I can't think for myself

/thinking