A novice writes....

I would take the bass to your local music store/repair shop, and get them to check it out for you. It may be that the truss rod needs adjusting. You know...get it set up right, for you.

I'm fixing to do that with my Ibanez GSR190. Bought it for $80 from a kid who didn't play it much, and who ate beans over it...had bean juice in the pickups! The action is too high, and I would like to have it set up right, rather than mess with it myself. I also have an Austin 5-string that I picked up cheap, that the strings just lay on the frets no matter what I do.

It'd pay us, to spend the $$ to get the instruments set up right. Even an inexpensive instrument can sound good for a long time, if set up properly.

Good luck!

 

W.T.F.

 

You better hope it's bean juice.

Gross.

 

I think he means teh string actually touching the fretboard, not the frets., which it shouldnt. Thats normal.

 

Well i said your bass is normal, didnt say you were.