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EBMM StingRay Special Club

#2,802
p k said:
For people experiencing fret buzz/noise that they are having trouble with - lower the pickups.

I struggled for a bit getting my setup right and initially had the action a bit higher than i would like. Sent an email to EBMM and they suggested the following:

“Thanks for playing Ernie Ball Music Man! The most common cause of fret buzz on an HH model is the neck pickup being too close to the strings. In factory we set the neck pickup to be 8/32" below the bottom of the low "B" and "G" strings. The bridge pickup is sent in factory to 6/32". It may be worth trying to lower the neck pickup to see if it remedies the buzz, it's the magnetic pull on the strings that tends to cause it when too close.”
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Are those measurements (8/32” and 6/32”) with the string depressed at the last fret, or without fretting the string?
 
#2,805
mojomike001 said:
That can only cause a problem with open strings. Once the string is fretted, it takes the nut out of the picture.
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Based on my own experience, if the nut is cut to low or to high it can have an impact on the play-ability of the instrument up and down the neck. Consider at least measuring the tolerances to see where the string sits in the slots.
 
#2,806
basschips said:
Based on my own experience, if the nut is cut to low or to high it can have an impact on the play-ability of the instrument up and down the neck. Consider at least measuring the tolerances to see where the string sits in the slots.
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A nut that’s too high can certainly affect intonation when fretting a note on frets closer to the nut.
 
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p k said:
For people experiencing fret buzz/noise that they are having trouble with - lower the pickups.

I struggled for a bit getting my setup right and initially had the action a bit higher than i would like. Sent an email to EBMM and they suggested the following:

“Thanks for playing Ernie Ball Music Man! The most common cause of fret buzz on an HH model is the neck pickup being too close to the strings. In factory we set the neck pickup to be 8/32" below the bottom of the low "B" and "G" strings. The bridge pickup is sent in factory to 6/32". It may be worth trying to lower the neck pickup to see if it remedies the buzz, it's the magnetic pull on the strings that tends to cause it when too close.”
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I got that from them too. I readjusted the pickups and the neck relief and the bridge saddles and the G string buzzes no matter what.
 
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GRoberts said:
Post a full picture please! Looks awesome! Congratulations.
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bdplaid said:
I got that from them too. I readjusted the pickups and the neck relief and the bridge saddles and the G string buzzes no matter what.
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Can you identify exactly where it buzzes? Which fret(s)? Does it happen when you pluck the open G string or when playing fretted notes?

Try loosening the string, slide a very small piece of standard copier paper into the nut slot under the string, retune and see what happens.
 
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I think I'm about to join the club and I hope to get a couple of useful suggestions from you guys.

I'm a P bass kind of guy. I like the simplistic two knobs approach, I like the fat neck, I like the fat sound, I like pretty much anything about my P. I sometimes alternate between rounds and flats, depending on the tones I need, but personally I prefer the feel and sound of flats for most of the music genres I play. At least with my P, of course. Rounds on a P are unbeatable (imho) if you want to sound more aggressive, more trebly, or you just want that classic P bass punk growl using a pick. Slap isn't something I do very often but I like it. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound as defined and "surgical" as I want with my P, especially when using flats.
I think I want something different for different scenarios, especially slap and more aggressive tones. I'm thinking about a 4 string Sting Ray Special with 3 band EQ, I'm not sure about neck through option. I'd go for the classic single humbucker version.
I think it would be smart to use the P w/flats for "classic" scenarios and the Ray for all the rest. One passive bass with flats and one active bass with rounds would be ideal for my needs, I guess.
 
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Hypercaffium said:
I think I'm about to join the club and I hope to get a couple of useful suggestions from you guys.

I'm a P bass kind of guy. I like the simplistic two knobs approach, I like the fat neck, I like the fat sound, I like pretty much anything about my P. I sometimes alternate between rounds and flats, depending on the tones I need, but personally I prefer the feel and sound of flats for most of the music genres I play. At least with my P, of course. Rounds on a P are unbeatable (imho) if you want to sound more aggressive, more trebly, or you just want that classic P bass punk growl using a pick. Slap isn't something I do very often but I like it. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound as defined and "surgical" as I want with my P, especially when using flats.
I think I want something different for different scenarios, especially slap and more aggressive tones. I'm thinking about a 4 string Sting Ray Special with 3 band EQ, I'm not sure about neck through option. I'd go for the classic single humbucker version.
I think it would be smart to use the P w/flats for "classic" scenarios and the Ray for all the rest. One passive bass with flats and one active bass with rounds would be ideal for my needs, I guess.
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It sounds like you kinda like p basses
 

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