Help... The rick is pissing me off haha

[thiocyclist]

All wooden necks have dead spots... Rics too. Maybe you're only counting the really bad ones (the kind you should actually be concerned about because it might come through in a performance), but I have never played a bass where I couldn't find some sort of dead spot.

 

[VintageBoutique]

I don't count the less sustaining as a dead note, just the notes that fade too quickly...the one's that go bonk, and are followed by a sort of wolf note.

 

[Immigrant]

I've decided some folks have gas leaks or methane seepage in their homes.

If you can't change your own strings, take up a non-stringed instrument. Something that makes noise when you blow in it.

 

[chadds]

Seat the ball end in the tailpiece and then wrap it around the tuning post 2 or 3 times. That shows you where to cut.
Then cut it and string it up as normal.

I just found that neat trick after too many years so that's how dumb I am.

Seat ball end allow string to relax so its not twisted. Go 4" minimum past post. Bend kink 90°.
Set in post start tightening again let ball end untwist and set in.
After tune up press firmly on string in front of saddle to establish a witness point.
Retune.
Snap string at 12th, retune.
Strings will ring out, last a long time and be consistent string to string.

 

[254 stringer]

I've decided some folks have gas leaks or methane seepage in their homes.

If you can't change your own strings, take up a non-stringed instrument. Something that makes noise when you blow in it.

Some of those you have to change the reed on lets make it even simpler how about the triangle or maracas

 

[bassmachine2112]

You could get one of them guitard hero things