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HELP!!! fuzzy G string.

#25
ilovemySXbass said:
lol.

you people have sick minds! XD
well its all good now! fixed and..out of tune still..
ill get the music shop to tune it. (:
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When you go there, I recommend buying a tuner (they can be had pretty cheap) and have them show you how to use it, so you can tune your bass yourself in the future. This is one of the things you absolutely should learn first when you're starting out.
 
#33
"The harmonic thingy" means finding the twelfth fret, pressing the string lightly above said fret (just touch the string, don't press down) and then playing said string with your right hand. You'll get a high-enough pitched sound that the guitar tuner might be able to recognize it and tell you if you're sharp or flat.

By the way, considering the... fuzzy... g-string... *snicker*
This time the solution was to use the string tree. Does anyone have a recommendation for a buzzing A string that has no string tree of its own? My own old PJ has a tree spanning the D/G strings, but the A always looks like it's not angled enough towards the tuner.

Would cutting the A string a bit shorter and forcing less windings on the post help?
 
#34
Stealth said:
"The harmonic thingy" means finding the twelfth fret, pressing the string lightly above said fret (just touch the string, don't press down) and then playing said string with your right hand. You'll get a high-enough pitched sound that the guitar tuner might be able to recognize it and tell you if you're sharp or flat.

By the way, considering the... fuzzy... g-string... *snicker*
This time the solution was to use the string tree. Does anyone have a recommendation for a buzzing A string that has no string tree of its own? My own old PJ has a tree spanning the D/G strings, but the A always looks like it's not angled enough towards the tuner.

Would cutting the A string a bit shorter and forcing less windings on the post help?
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higher gauge A string or new nut
 
#35
Stealth said:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a buzzing A string that has no string tree of its own? My own old PJ has a tree spanning the D/G strings, but the A always looks like it's not angled enough towards the tuner.

Would cutting the A string a bit shorter and forcing less windings on the post help?
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Leaving the A string longer and winding it further down the post to the headstock bushing will increase that angle.
 
#36
Don't cut it too short, the string won't grip onto the tuner and will slip, sending it out of tune. I like 3 complete winds for good grip and a good amount of break angle after the string passes the nut.
 
#39
ilovemySXbass said:
i tryed it but my tuner cant read it. and i tryed with the 5th fret open and closed string (EADG) but i cant understand if they are too high or too low. ill make it easy and buy a bass tuner next week.
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How many frets do you have? If you have close yo 24, you can kind of find the same harmonic an octave higher than at the 12th fret. but your bass's intonation would have to be pretty close
 

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