string height

Hey. I'm an electric bass player who recently purchased a used double bass. I read music and right now I'm mainly playing Simandl's 30 etudes on my electric bass. This is what lead me to getting a double bass because why would i continue playing these on electric bass when my time could be...

I'm curious to see what everyone likes. If you have multiple basses pick the one you play the most. Also, would you set it lower if you could?

So what kind of string action do you prefer? Personally I prefer just around 2mm ~ 5/64" or slightly bellow, low E string measured at 12th fret, and my main is even ever so slightly bellow at the last fret, probably closer to 1.5mm ~ 4/64" at 12th fret. And that is without any fret buzz what...

I recently changed strings on my Epiphone Jack Casady and then proceeded to adjust the intonation as I noticed that the tuning was all over the place between the open string and the 12th fret. For the details, I play on 50-110 flatwound strings tuned in Drop C (C-G-C-F) and I like my action...

Hi there everyone I just purchased my first acoustic bass. The Fender Kingman V2. I understand that generally the action is a little higher on an acoustic instrument but I was wondering what the recommended height is for this bass. A quick measurement at the 12Fret is about 4mm from the top of...

Hi there, I’m wondering if anyone can point out about the reason buzz comes from the nut side of the string. I know partly it is to do with my weak left hand but I’m wondering if the fingerboard that doesn’t have a relief can promote that. Also the nut height could be an issue. If so, does it...

Hi there, Luthier changed my problematic bridge and the new one is adjustable for height. I like to set string height in the low side, ideally 6 to 10. I brought down G to 6 or 6.5 mm where any point below that the buzz starts to show. The E side is brought down to about 10.5. A is sitting at...

God I missed this place when it was down. This is probably a very common question. But I feel like I'm over analyzing... Naturally. I've been spending lots of time working on setting up my basses and getting them to that beautiful playing level where the guitar sings and plays like the sound in...

I did my own set up on my Washburn. I used their factory settings. Now according to the spec sheet. When it was set up at the factory standard tuning. It came with 105-45 strings 7/64 on #4 5/64 #1. Now I put 110-55 on it. Inset string height to their specifications. Now since I use the larger...

Dose anyone know what the neck radius is on these. I can't seem to find it anywhere. I need to adjust my action and string height. If i measure height at 12th fret and at pick-ups. Will that give me the proper radius at bridge.

Hello, All— I am a guitarist mostly, who plays bass on a handful of tunes in my band. I bought my own rig recently: a used American Jazz Bass deluxe. I’m wondering if you can diagnose a playing problem for me. When I play bass I try not to use a pick, but when I use my fingers, my E string...

I realize this forum sees quite as lot of string action related posts, but doing a search I couldn't find any with this specific angle on the subject, so I dare start yet another action themed thread, as I am curious about other people's preferences when it comes to this. So, do you happen to...

So I am trying to determine if the issue I have with my AM Pro Jazz is a setup issue or if it is just that I am not bonding with it. The issue seems to be around the frets which are really noisy when I dig in a bit. The action is not extremely low (it was set up by the tech at the store I...

Let me preface this by saying that I've been doing my own setups for years and overall been happy with the results but I came across an issue that I've never dealt with before. Maybe you guys have experienced something similar. My G&L SB-2 had been strung with Labella Copper White Tapewounds...

I usually play with 45-105 roundwound strings (harley benton because they're cheap) and I wanted to try a lighter string gauge. I bought a set of 40-100 strings (warwick). I had to set up my bass for the strings and I realised my set-up wasn't great even with the old strings. There was too much...

Hello, recently I mounted La Bella 0760M-B flatwounds on my old JB. They make a quite nice retro-sound, just the distance between strings and fretboard is way to big. I lowered the bridge but still a plane could fly between strings and fretboard. Any ideas? thanks mat

After seeing a thread with a similar title, I thought a poll could be more revealing. To keep it simple, just the lowest string at the 12th fret