Recent content by okeefe77

First off, I'm a complete noob and clueless when it comes to the settings on my amp beyond the bare basics. I'm looking for some direction on how to get that punchy, crunchy tone LowEndLobster gets from a p-style or Stingray bass. I thought it was just inherent to a P-bass so I picked one up and...

I'm all set. My issue was measuring the relief between first and last fret instead of first and 15th as @Turnaround had surmised. Re-adjusted the relief and issue was gone. I think I was unconsciously exaggerating the issue for the sake of demonstration, and playing more aggressively because...

Haven't had a chance to watch the video but had a quick question about measuring relief (would probably be difficult to tell from a video anyway). When measuring with a feeler gauge, do you follow the curvature of the fret under the string you're measuring, or across the highest part of the...

The 0.013 feeler was definitely moving the string quite a bit at the 6th fret when blocking the 1st and 15th. Readjusted the relief from there and re-set the action and it's definitely buzzing less now. Seems to happen much less with my index and middle fingers than the pinky, so at this point I...

Relief was measured fretting the last fret as specified in the Fender manual. Should I try again fretting where neck meets body? Do I use the same 0.013" feeler to measure?

Here's the same test on 7th and 9th frets. Still seems to be an issue. Thanks for taking a look.

I believe I have my bass set up correctly, at least according to the Fender manual. Neck looks straight, measures .013" relief at the 7th fret w/ a capo on the first. Action is 6/64" at the 17th fret. I'm getting a lot of buzz when lifting my finger after fretting a note. I'm making sure I'm...