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G String sounds muted

Sep 20, 2003
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Well I just got a new bass, and it's sounds wonderful, but the G string doesn't ring out as much as the other strings, it's quiet, it's feels tighter to play as well. How should I adjust my bass to fix this? It has a Badass Bass II bridge if that helps.
 
I thought about that, but I have a feeling it's an action problem, especially since the string feels much tighter then the rest, I just have no idea how to adjust my bass in order to change that.
 
6-3-2 said:
Well I just got a new bass, and it's sounds wonderful, but the G string doesn't ring out as much as the other strings, it's quiet, it's feels tighter to play as well. How should I adjust my bass to fix this? It has a Badass Bass II bridge if that helps.

6-3-2, this could be a number of small things going wrong.....such as, the string not sitting in the saddle groove properly. It could also be, the string not sitting properly in the nut.

It could be a dead string. Check all these things and then get back to us, we are willing to help you out!

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A Killer Beelze, go to killer.jp to check out a pic, i have a white one. Anybody know what size the allen wrench is for a Bada** Bass II bridge is? I got it used so i didn't get one.
 
6-3-2 said:
A Killer Beelze, go to killer.jp to check out a pic, i have a white one. Anybody know what size the allen wrench is for a Bada** Bass II bridge is? I got it used so i didn't get one.

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I emailed Bruce and I will post back when I get his reply. I have misplaced my Allen wrench and I'm not sure of the size either!


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6-3-2 said:
A Killer Beelze, go to killer.jp to check out a pic, i have a white one. Anybody know what size the allen wrench is for a Bada** Bass II bridge is? I got it used so i didn't get one.

6-3-2, as promised.....

From: "Bruce M. Paine" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Bad Ass II Bridge
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:04:13 -0700
To: Treena Foster

Treena,

It's .050

Keep on Rockin,

Bruce

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So it's .050 -6-3-2..........good luck!

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Got it fixed now, way up on the fretboard the notes don't ring out too much, but I can deal with that. The action feels much better now, just had to lower it a bit. Thanks for the help everyone, really appreciate it.