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09-05-2006, 05:21 AM
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Just wondering has anyone with a deadspotted bass put on a new nut or had their existing nut adjusted in order to help a deadspot?
Anyone had any success, say, adding a brass nut to a bass and the deadspot changes/lessens/gets worse etc???
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09-05-2006, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by remo Just wondering has anyone with a deadspotted bass put on a new nut or had their existing nut adjusted in order to help a deadspot?
Anyone had any success, say, adding a brass nut to a bass and the deadspot changes/lessens/gets worse etc??? | There is no adjustment that can be made to the nut that should affect a dead spot.
It's doubtful that the very slight increase in nut weight woud have much effect on a dead spot. A weight (Fat Finger) on the headstock doesn't cure a deadspot. It only moves it to a less offensive (hopefully) place on the fingerboard.
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09-05-2006, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pkr2 There is no adjustment that can be made to the nut that should affect a dead spot.
It's doubtful that the very slight increase in nut weight woud have much effect on a dead spot. A weight (Fat Finger) on the headstock doesn't cure a deadspot. It only moves it to a less offensive (hopefully) place on the fingerboard. | +1...in my experience the best cure for a dead spot is getting the truss rod adjustment "just right" (i.e. tight enough, but not too tight) this seems to "pull the neck together as one" and get the vibration of the entire neck consistant.
changing a nut will do NOTHING for dead spots. |
09-06-2006, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass +1...in my experience the best cure for a dead spot is getting the truss rod adjustment "just right" (i.e. tight enough, but not too tight) this seems to "pull the neck together as one" and get the vibration of the entire neck consistant.
changing a nut will do NOTHING for dead spots. | I agree... I have one on my ESP bass, and I can minimize it by having just the right amount of tension on the neck, and using NEW strings. However it really never completely goes away.
I'm not exactly sure how the nut, saddles, and bridges affect deadspots. The neck pocket fit and the tightness of any neck bolts could really have an effect on it, but it might take alot of experimentation to find a fix..
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09-06-2006, 07:49 PM
| | | imo this is the only 100% fix for a deadspot: 
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09-06-2006, 08:01 PM
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09-06-2006, 08:50 PM
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09-06-2006, 08:54 PM
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09-07-2006, 05:34 PM
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09-08-2006, 12:41 AM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | Fat Fingers do work somewhat, but they just move the dead spot to a different spot on the neck. Me, I don't care at all about dead spots. Nobody notices them except the player.
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09-09-2006, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by fenderx55@yahoo Just got one. Seems like it works. | +1
They help a lot. They also seem to add a little sustain and lower
end resonance. 
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