sqiere vintage modified 70's jazz bass problem

[xaosbass]

i've done some searching before posting and w/little luck i had to post. i got this bass about a month and a half back. no matter what strings i put on it the E string always sounds dead compared to the others. would a bridge changeout help? pickups, maybe? i'm at wits end. it has a good setup & intonation. is it possible i got a lemon and can it be corrected?

[xaosbass]

nobody?

[lonote]

This could be any one of many things. You might be better off taking it to a tech to see what's up with it. I'd guess that it is a small, easy fix.

[Joshua]

A couple potential issues come to mind:

1) Is the E string being strung correctly? Is there enough break angle at the nut?

2) Is the pickup height correct?

[varunkapahi]

SQUIER!!!!
test the pickups using a tuning fork check if they work where they should for your E string

[xaosbass]

Originally Posted by Joshua

A couple potential issues come to mind:

1) Is the E string being strung correctly? Is there enough break angle at the nut?

2) Is the pickup height correct?

sorry for not being more specific.there's plenty of break angle at the nut and the windings on the tuner are perfect for downforce without having too many winds. also there is no angle from the nut to the E string tuner; the string is straight between them. i guess i'll have to take it to a local luthier so he can have a look.

[xaosbass]

Originally Posted by varunkapahi

SQUIER!!!!
test the pickups using a tuning fork check if they work where they should for your E string

that's something i never thought of; where did you hear about it? btw, sorry for the misspell.

[varunkapahi]

i friend of mine once told me you can check the pickup by bringing a ringing tuning fork near the poles of the pickups to them check individually. don't know how good it works but it sure wont hurt see if you see any obvious differences?

have you tried soloing out each pick up and figure out if its with one of the pickups or both?
you can also try putting on another string like A D or G in place of the E (no dont tune it to THAT E, tune it like you would tune the respective string) and check how that works?

[M@ddest_H@tter!]

I have a Squier 70's jazz bass too, haven't had that problem yet, but I'll subsribe just in case it happens!

[therex]

Originally Posted by xaosbass

sorry for not being more specific.there's plenty of break angle at the nut and the windings on the tuner are perfect for downforce without having too many winds. also there is no angle from the nut to the E string tuner; the string is straight between them. i guess i'll have to take it to a local luthier so he can have a look.

there you have it
try fixin that
or it could be pickup height
or a dead string