"double tone" when I hit the string on the fretboard

[The Norseman]

When I press my finger on an open string above the 7th fret the string sings on both side of the fret. This makes the bass pretty much unusable.... The problem is that this is a wonderful Yamaha BB5000....

Any ideas dudes?

 

[odin70]

Du hører vel bare en av tonene i høtaleren antar jeg ?

 

[The Norseman]

nei.. det er DET som er pes!

 

[curbowkid]

Try using a fat hair scrunchy as a mute at the nut.

 

[The Norseman]

odin70, who replied as post #2 said: "only one of the tones is audiable out of the speakers I guess ?" then I replied "no, that is the problem"

 

[The Norseman]

Try using a fat hair scrunchy as a mute at the nut.

Sorry, I don't get it.. Could you please explain?

 

[odin70]

weird..I have no experience with that.

 

[The Norseman]

weird..I have no experience with that.

are you familiar with the problem if only the tone on the pickupside is audible out of the speakers?

 

[David Jayne]

Sorry, I don't get it.. Could you please explain?

Those things girls use to tie there hair back. Common practice among tappers.

 

[The Norseman]

Those things girls use to tie there hair back. Common practice among tappers.

Ok, now i get it. I use the neck from open strings all the way up.. Muting strings is an idea, but not for me Sir.

Do you know why is occour?

 

[eddododo]

Ok, now i get it. I use the neck from open strings all the way up.. Muting strings is an idea, but not for me Sir.

Do you know why is occour?

It is likely (i should say common) that the problem is with your muting technique (right and/or left hand)

Create the problem note, then, as it rings, place your palm across the E A &D strings and make sure its not from crosstalk and lazy technique

 

[eddododo]

When I press my finger on an open string above the 7th fret the string sings on both side of the fret. This makes the bass pretty much unusable.... The problem is that this is a wonderful Yamaha BB5000....

Any ideas dudes?

or do you mean that you're 'tapping' (one hands, no pluck) the 7th fret at the harmonic (on the g string youd hear open G and a high D)? In which case, thats how any bass will work..

 

[The Norseman]

It is likely (i should say common) that the problem is with your muting technique (right and/or left hand)

Create the problem note, then, as it rings, place your palm across the E A &D strings and make sure its not from crosstalk and lazy technique

I totally get your point..

The problem is on all strings from 7th fret and up. The double tone occure when I hit a fret on an open string above 7th.

But this does not happen on nor my Spectors or Tobias..

 

[96tbird]

Sounds like a sympathetic harmonic. It happens. Learn how to mute with your left hand?

 

[The Norseman]

Sounds like a sympathetic harmonic. It happens. Learn how to mute with your left hand?

that was a couple of hefty words..

i don't want 'em on my bass.. how do I get rid of 'em?

 

[curbowkid]

Sorry, I don't get it.. Could you please explain?

Just use a women's hair tie, one of the bulky ones at the nut around the neck. It works as a mute. Or you could drop 30 bucks and buy one of the real deal neck string mutes.

 

[eddododo]

I totally get your point..

The problem is on all strings from 7th fret and up. The double tone occure when I hit a fret on an open string above 7th.

But this does not happen on nor my Spectors or Tobias..

Ah..
Is your nut abnormally high?
Strange, indeed

 

[The Norseman]

nope.. as low as it gets without buzz..

 

[The Norseman]

Ah..
Is your nut abnormally high?
Strange, indeed

it is 0.8mm or 0.0314 inches at the first fret at E A + D and .75mm on the G(string).