strings "smacks" the fretboard ?

[Ingemar]

What's wrong when the strings "smacks" the fretboard (not like a fretbuzz.more like a "smacking/ghostnote" sound) on a fretted bassneck?
Specially with fretted notes on A and D strings in the 3-10 fret area.
The relief is 0,35mm and the action (measured att 12 fret) is (Gstr.)2.0 - (E str.)2,5mm on my Ibanez Artcore AGB 140 semi hollow
and 0,45 mm (relief) 2,2 - 2,7(action) on my P Bass.
This problem occurs on both basses.

I pluck with my fingers

[Jazzin']

Do you have higher action (on the bridge) for the A and D strings since fretboards have a radius?

[Ingemar]

Originally Posted by Jazzin'

Do you have higher action (on the bridge) for the A and D strings since fretboards have a radius?

Yes... the action on the P bass (measured att 12 fret) is
G 2,2mm D 2,4mm A 2,5mm E 2,7mm

and on the Artcore (measured att 12 fret)
G 2.0mm D 2,2mm A 2,3mm E 2,5mm

[WillBuckingham]

just play more lightly and closer to the bridge . . . Although Stanley Clarke used the "string smacking against fretboard" thing intentionally, and to pretty cool effect.

[Bassist4Life]

This happens to me sometimes when I play my B or E string. I am usually plucking a little too hard when it happens. This began happening when I set my action lower. I just have to remember to exercise a little more control with my right (plucking) hand.

Joe

[Steve Bennett]

Play with a lighter touch, raise the action, play closer to the bridge, use higher tension strings. Any of these will help.

[Ingemar]

Thanks for Your answers.

I'll try (or allready did with fairly good result) lighter touch/better right hand control.

But does neckrelief influence this fenomenon ("smacking" sound, not fretbuzz) or sis it just the action at (cause of) the bridge ?

My AS P bass is strunged with Fender orginal Super Bass 8250M NPS, wish I think has fairly high tension but it "smack just as much as my TI Jazz Rounds stringed Artcore bass (the P bas has higher action to)

[Hyde]

Hey, not to hijack the thread or anything, but I have similar problems sometimes on certain basses. What are some higher tension (than medium-gauge Elixir nanowebs) strings that I could try? Does higher tension just mean heavier gauge, or does somebody make strings designed to be high-tension?

[Ingemar]

Is it tue that RW strings rotates ( in a circular mode)
but FW strings just move back and forth (left to right or right to left ;-)?

[gimmeagig]

I've got the same problem, sort of a clacking sound only on one bass though and it is only on the 3rd fret on the A and E string.I have to really pay attention to my touch.If I want it to go away I'd have to raise the action quite a bit and add more relief that nessecary compared to the rest of the neck.It's a 5 string Moon Jazz bass so a very well built instrument.I'm using DR fat beams 130 to 45s.I'm getting used to it but it still bugs me.