hitting pickups on slap

[entertoexit]

My bass is tuned to BEAD, and I just noticed that due to this the string placement is a little to the right on each string. Now when I play slap, the strings hit the magnets on the pickups and make a loud popping noise. Will raising my action help eliminate this issue? Or is this just a sad fault of downtuning a 4 string?

[AHDBassist]

Originally Posted by entertoexit

My bass is tuned to BEAD, and I just noticed that due to this the string placement is a little to the right on each string. Now when I play slap, the strings hit the magnets on the pickups and make a loud popping noise. Will raising my action help eliminate this issue? Or is this just a sad fault of downtuning a 4 string?

I've had this problem before, have you tried lowering the pickups?

[entertoexit]

Originally Posted by AHDBassist

I've had this problem before, have you tried lowering the pickups?

There doesn't seem to be much room to lower them into. I'm admittedly not too great with woodwork either and would most likely mess up my bass trying to make the slot deeper.

[entertoexit]

Originally Posted by AHDBassist

I've had this problem before, have you tried lowering the pickups?

UPDATE: I was wrong, they did actually lower alot deeper than I assumed. It plays perfectly now! Thanks for the tip man :-)

[AHDBassist]

Originally Posted by entertoexit

UPDATE: I was wrong, they did actually lower alot deeper than I assumed. It plays perfectly now! Thanks for the tip man :-)

No problem it happens alot :-)