Do Flats Sag/Lower After They Break In?

[dbsfgyd1]

I got a bass tuned down to C# with some Steve Harris Sig. Rotos, and this is my first time using flats. The bass was playing pretty good after some saddle adjustments. Now it's about two months later and I'm getting some fret buzz towards the headstock on the middle strings. I thought I read somewhere that flats sort of sag/lower when they break in... or did my neck just move?

It might be the neck need adjusting to the change in tension. When you changed the string set and switched to C# tuning have you adjusted your truss Rod? Just an idea.

 

[Ostie]

No, but high heels make your feet hurt like hell.

 

[Low Commotion]

I agree with Turnaround and Tindrum. I just adjusted several of my basses this week. The relative humidity in my music room went from about 35 to 55. I set up my basses so the action is on the cusp of fret buzz, so any major changes in humidity will affect the neck relief. It only takes a few minutes to adjust and you’ll be all set. I often find that just a minor adjustment on the truss rod is all that is needed. I often don’t need to adjust anything else, but I do check it all over.

 

[logdrum]

I always expect flats specially thick flats to tighten up after being in the bass for a while. C#? Well any cable stretch will sag if the tension is low enough

 

[Grinderman]

I thought this thread was about fat slags when I first saw the title!

Subject exploded... er, expanded.


Slates, Slags, Etc.

 

[Rib 13]

My buttcheeks started sagging with age, especially after 40

No need to thank me for that visual

 

[KellyC]

I got a bass tuned down to C# with some Steve Harris Sig. Rotos, and this is my first time using flats. The bass was playing pretty good after some saddle adjustments. Now it's about two months later and I'm getting some fret buzz towards the headstock on the middle strings. I thought I read somewhere that flats sort of sag/lower when they break in... or did my neck just move?

The seasons are changing, it's more likely a case of your neck moving IMO.

 

[KellyC]

I thought this thread was about fat slags when I first saw the title!

And you were like I'M IN! *click*

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

As I own a number of basses it has become habit to simply do a neck relief check and adjsutment, if needed, a day or so prior to gigging a particular bass. It's become a fairly constant process.

BBB

 

[Ricky Rioli]

Perhaps now they've shed their initial stiffness your fingers are plucking them with more power, and the vibrations are occupying a greater space