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11-03-2010, 10:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Angels Camp, CA | | | Bass Intonation?
I have been borrowing a friend double bass. I got on Youtube to go through the basic setup. Bridge position, string position. Ect.
I got everything in tune, and put small "cheat sheet" stickers in place of the frets. What i noticed right away was that the notes differ string to string. Some moving behind the fret line and some in front. Is this normal?
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11-03-2010, 11:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seattle,Wa. | | | No. Fret lines are most definitly not normal. |
11-03-2010, 11:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Roseburg, Oregon, US | | | No. If you cross to the adjacent string at the same spot, it should be in tune. Is your bridge possibly very slightly askew? Bass setups can be difficult because they are such large instruments. A little move can make a very big difference. I'd take it to a professional |
11-03-2010, 03:39 PM
|  | JeffKissell | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Soquel, CA | | | I don't mean any disrespect but try playing with your ears instead of your eyes and you'll play much more in tune. The double bass is related to the violin not to the guitar and it's a steep learning curve. A lesson or two will help immensely to feel more comfortable.
If you're going to put position markers on the instrument, confirm each mark with harmonics, open strings and an electronic tuner.
If you're serious about playing the instrument the sooner you can get away from these types of visual aids the better. At some point you will have to unlearn bad habits and using visual markers will never allow you to fully develop your ear.
-J
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11-03-2010, 04:07 PM
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+1 on the last 3 posts.
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11-03-2010, 08:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Angels Camp, CA | | | No disrespect taken. I have learned more then one instrument by ear, and i have a very good ear when it comes to playing. The reason i put the markers on the instrument was because it felt so out. Doing scales feels very unnatural when your low G is in the A position. |
11-03-2010, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gbftats  No disrespect taken. I have learned more then one instrument by ear, and i have a very good ear when it comes to playing. The reason i put the markers on the instrument was because it felt so out. Doing scales feels very unnatural when your low G is in the A position. | Oh, uh.............. Chris? you wanna take this one? 
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11-03-2010, 08:46 PM
|  | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | | This sounds dangerous. |
11-03-2010, 09:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Tx | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gbftats No disrespect taken. I have learned more then one instrument by ear, and i have a very good ear when it comes to playing. The reason i put the markers on the instrument was because it felt so out. Doing scales feels very unnatural when your low G is in the A position. | Your problem is that you seem to care about playing in tune. That means you need lessons.
There is a lot more to getting the right sound and pitch without injuring yourself, so you really need a teacher. |
11-03-2010, 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton Oh, uh.............. Chris? you wanna take this one? |   |
11-06-2010, 11:01 AM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | Check your nut.
Your bass nut, that is. It's possible that one or more of the strings are riding too low, and have even dug their way into the fingerboard. If that's happening, then the "point of departure" for each string might be different, affecting intonation in the lower positions.
Another possibility is a hopelessly dead string. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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