Clickity-clack

Geej · #1 09-14-2005, 06:37 AM

Well... I dunno if this is a technique or setup question, so I'll post here... I sent my bass in to get the action lowered a couple of days ago... but now when I play using my regular style, I get alot of clicking from the string... its particularly noticeable when I play 8th's or 16th's of the same note...

Now is this a problem with my technique, i.e. am I playing too hard, or playing wrong? or, did the guy just set the action too low?

Man, what a noob question

Geej · #2 09-14-2005, 06:39 AM

also, its mainly only on the E and B strings

EDIT: oops... sorry, I searched and found an answer

JimmyM · #3 09-14-2005, 06:43 AM

Could be the action's too low now. Most likely, though, you're playing too hard. Play closer to the bridge and lighten up a tad and see if that helps. Low action is nice but there's a tradeoff, and that is it's easier to clank the strings.

Chili · #4 09-14-2005, 06:45 AM

...i didnt no people used the word 'noob' for guitar, i thought that was just what nerds sed on games.....

i have the same problem but i tend to play hard, but also i get alot of fret buzz, and i dont have a clue how to fix it, try just playing softer and if that doesnt do the trick...ask someone knows how to fix these kind of things lol

Spikeh · #5 09-14-2005, 08:48 AM

n00b is a general net term these days... used everywhere (even in real life tbh!), as most well-used slang ends up being.

I play really heavily, and on my old bass, my strings hit the pups all the time... I just have to adjust my style to accomodate the bass / action! I do like a low action though...

chaosMK · #6 09-15-2005, 05:16 PM

I have an EQ or two that I dial in to make clickity playing style sound alright. These days I rarely play like that (plucking hard enough for some fretboard impact), but that is one option.

VVildo · #7 09-16-2005, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geej

also, its mainly only on the E and B strings

EDIT: oops... sorry, I searched and found an answer

Isn't this an Internet sin? To say you found an answer and not tell everyone what it was? What if I...I mean my friend...has a similar problem?

Good friend of mine...he is...

WillBuckingham · #8 09-17-2005, 01:47 PM

Stanley Clarke's strings clicked against the fingerboard. It was part of his signature sound.

I have really low action, and when I want a clean sound a play lightly by the bridge, when I want a clickety raunchy sound I play over the neck pick-up.

**cheezewiz** · #9 09-17-2005, 02:21 PM

It's technique. I did it 28 years ago, when I started playing, and unfortunately, I still do it today.

Geej · #10 09-18-2005, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVildo

Isn't this an Internet sin? To say you found an answer and not tell everyone what it was? What if I...I mean my friend...has a similar problem?

Good friend of mine...he is...

What, is the internet like a religion now? anywho... whatever... here lies thy answer ... may your search endeth

Thine clicking thread

EDIT: Yea... I know that guy you speak of... I saw him at the shop today... weird fella

scourge · #11 09-21-2005, 08:56 PM

Could be your clicking is produced by the string hitting the pickup. If so, you could lower it a little.
I play with a clicky sound. I also kinda like it. there are timmes when I can use it for effect. Of course, I thought Steve Harris was the shizznit when I was growing up. Still do, actually.