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So what exactly do you guys think is causing the dead spots? Is this big enough of a deal to return the bass?

One thing I forgot to mention: I had an experienced bassist friend look at the bass last night and he admitted that the B string "felt kind of funky". He didn't really explain what he meant, but he said buying some new strings might fix the problem. The stock strings on this thing do fell pretty...

Okay, after checking the bass again, I found that the most dead spot is actually the F#. The notes after that (headed toward the octave) all sound slightly dead but not quite as bad as the F#. I also checked the bass as Yahboy suggested and I could still hear the dead note with the headstock...

First off, I apologize for any stupid/noob questions as I am new to this forum and relatively new to playing the bass in general. I recently purchased a Ibanez SR405 from Sweetwater. However, after a few days of playing I encountered some electronic issues with the bass and exchanged it for...