funny little thing....

[slaphappychappy]

I have my bass set up so it transfers a small amount of fret buzz. Just enough so that when I play at the bridge with hard attack it sounds like a picked bass but when I back off and move to the neck pup it is smooth again. I like the sound I get from that til I stand up.
My thought is a truss rod tweak, but don't wanna lose the sound. Maybe a chair on stage like Ben Harper, lol.

[Joe Louvar]

That shouldn't happen - your bass must be messed up and needs to be fixed!!!

[testing1two]

The phenomenon you are experiencing is called gravity. As I'm sure you are aware, it will always try to pull things towards the floor. So, if you adjust your bass while it's on your lap or on a bench, parallel to the floor, gravity will pull the strings down towards the frets. The effect is further aided by the magnets in your pickups pulling the strings down towards the frets. When you move the bass into playing position, perpendicular to the floor, gravity is still pulling the strings down towards the floor but now the fretboard is no longer a factor. So the solution is to make your action (and intonation) adjustments with the bass in the playing position, perpendicular to the floor.

[Joe Louvar]

It should be playable sitting down or standing up.

[slaphappychappy]

Its playable, just a little buzzier. It was setup and checked sitting and is such a sensitive setting that it changes. I can fix it but meh.

[Joe Louvar]

It should sound the same sitting or standing - if not, something is wrong and it needs fixing.

[Chasarms]

It probably has nothing to do with the bass. When you are standing, your arm is more free and at a bit different angle to the bass.

You are likely subconsciously digging harder when you stand and/or the different attack angle is causing the buzz.

Buzz has as much to do with the player as it does the setup. I have had many great players pick up my bass and clang the heck out of the strings simply because the the bass is set up just for me. It doesn't take much variance to cause issues.

I can get fret buzz simply by having the strap at the wrong length. A while back I lost a lot of weight. So much that the bass was hanging lower. I sounded bad. Once I realized the issue and shortened my strap to get the bass back to my sweet spot, I was fine.

When you have the bass high, similar to sitting, the attack tends to be more parallel to the body and the strings oscillate on a plane that is parallel. When the bass is low, you tend to attack more perpendicular to to the body. The more perpendicular the oscillation of the string, the higher the action has to be to prevent buzzing.

[slaphappychappy]

it is interesting reading the answers. its to do more with my hand positioning when i stand. It is funny how people assume it is the bass straight away. I play with the bass sitting about in the mid range of my body cos too higfh and i feel like i should were suspenders and too low i feel like i should be a metal god.
Its just a funny little observation i have made . I know it is not a problem with the bass.

[Joe Louvar]

Well that makes sense - if there is a problem and it’s not with the instrument or rig then the problem must be the bassist!!!

[littlepope]

Especially short bassist w/small hands.

[testing1two]

Originally Posted by slaphappychappy

it is interesting reading the answers. its to do more with my hand positioning when i stand. It is funny how people assume it is the bass straight away. I play with the bass sitting about in the mid range of my body cos too higfh and i feel like i should were suspenders and too low i feel like i should be a metal god.
Its just a funny little observation i have made . I know it is not a problem with the bass.

If this is a technique issue and not instrument related then perhaps it should be posted in the technique forum, not hardware, setup & repair.

[slaphappychappy]

Its just interesting to see what people answer with.