Recent content by dangedKY

So I wanted to let you all know that I followed earlier suggestions and I used a combination of a utility knife and lighter to cut off/burn off the silks on the set of Chromes that I previously purchased for this instrument after seeing recommendations on a different thread about acoustic bass...

Only got it yesterday so I suspect I am well within the return window.

It is the same kind of nickel round wound strings they put on all their Glarry basses, not a bronze acoustic string. It looks and feels very much like the nickel round wound strings that Ibanez puts on at the factory. And BTW, I know what these should sound like. I tried one at Guitar Center. In...

And yes, the Bass is brand new.

New issue that just cropped up with this new Micro Bass. The D string is noticeably lower in volume than all the other strings. At first I thought there might be an issue with of the two pickups, but the same thing happens whether I am only using the neck or bridge pickup. Then I thought I might...

OK, will do. I went ahead and raise the bridge saddles and got rid of all the buzzing, but that threw the intonation out of whack, so I am working on that now. I just wanted help ruling out structural problems (i.e. neck problems before working on other parts of the string path). Thanks everyone!

From about the fifth fret all the way up the neck on all four strings, there is no buzz at all. Below the fifth fret it gets progressively worse in terms of buzzing until, at the first, it is all buzz, as mentioned before.

Sorry, I may not have explained things correctly. When the strings are unfretted, they can be tuned normally. When I fret them at the third fret or higher, they sound fine unless I play very hard, but if I fret any of the strings at the first fret, the strings are so low they bottom out and...

I misspoke earlier when I said I had an early 60s Musicmaster. I should have said early 70s.

Hi there. Please let me know if there is a better place on talkbass to post a question like this. I just bought a brand new Micro Bass, due to the enthusiasm expressed in this group. And I am afraid this particular specimen is a bit of a mess. The action appears to be so low in that every string...

That's a very good question, loveandbass. Perhaps they would have but I was a bit scared to try that, especially with the flat wound strings which were fairly expensive. I didn't want to risk ruining them in the process, since I figured I would put them on one of my electric basses instead as...

These are all terrific suggestions. Thanks so much!

I am sorry, but I have one additional question, which really is less about strings per se, than string height. The action on this bass a bit higher than I would like at the 12th fret. I have already tightened the truss Rod three 1/4 turns since I brought it and I have been anxious about going...

Sorry, I had one more question. Someone suggested a compensated bridge saddle. I didn’t know that was an option for acoustic basses. Could someone suggest one that I might order?

Wow! Thank you all so much for all the suggestions. I didn’t know there was a way to remove the silk wrapping from the Chromes, which, if that works, I would be happy to try. I very much would prefer a warmer and quieter sound. That is why the bronze round-wound strings were only used as a last...