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Effect to reduce string noise
- Thread starter Bemo
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Leave it in. a) I like it. b) No one is hearing it but you.
Meh. Depending on the rest of the mix and instrumentation, for the most part, it won’t really be heard when in the heat of it.
But really, why not just use your tone knob? I mean, it's already on your bass - it's free!
I guess if you're dead set on spending money, get an LPF, an EQ pedal, or some flatwound strings.
I turn the treble on my amp down or completely off depending on the strings, but I like my bass to sound like a BASS.
Flatwounds or Tapewounds. (And even better yet, on a fretless!) --No more zings or clatter, and your fingers will thank you..!
Greywoulf
Greywoulf
This. A LPF or a typical passive tone control even would help too.
Or change strings to flats.
I most of the time use an EQ around 2000 HZ to reduce string noise.
What is the proper technique people have to avoid this?
It is really just a natural part of playing a stringed instrument that isn't for example harp or piano. The only technique I know to avoid it is to take your fingers off the strings when switching positions and that isn't always possible.
It is really just a natural part of playing a stringed instrument that isn't for example harp or piano. The only technique I know to avoid it is to take your fingers off the strings when switching positions and that isn't always possible.
Okay, this is the second reference I've seen. @BasementWarrior mentions cutting in the 1k-3k region.
Riis
If you like the sound of round wounds but don't care for the zing of your finger sliding up and down the strings, try a set of Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt flatwounds. They do not sound like flats. I recently changed out the original pickups, pots and cap on my Aerodyne. I've been using the Cobalts for a year now and I always fiddled around with the tone control on the bass trying to get a pleasing sound. After I swapped out the junk that Fender put into my bass (the pickups weren't even potted, not even tape, that's where that feedback was coming from, 60 cent Chinese pots) I find that a lot more high end response is happening, so I just dial the tone control all the way to the low side and leave it there. Instant bliss.
I don’t understand why people say the only reason you hear string noise is because of poor technique. Your fingers are on the strings. To play different notes, you have to move your fingers. There’s going to be transitional noise when you move your fingers.
What else are you supposed to do?
What else are you supposed to do?
