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How to fix a rattling string
- Thread starter CapnKattz
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I put a small piece of paper under the nut where the strings sits. I would replace the nut first.
Hi.
Not knowing what the whole question was, I'd suggest replacing the offending string.
If the string itself rattles, the windings are probably loose, nothing that anyone can do.
OTOH, judging by the bass4worship's answer, either a nut replacement or a string tree could be the answer.
Regards
Sam
Not knowing what the whole question was, I'd suggest replacing the offending string.
If the string itself rattles, the windings are probably loose, nothing that anyone can do.
OTOH, judging by the bass4worship's answer, either a nut replacement or a string tree could be the answer.
Regards
Sam
More info is needed. I wouldn't go on an automobile forum and state: "My car won't start, please tell me how to fix it."
Is it a Fender bass? The A strings on many Fenders "rattle" because the length between the nut and the tuning post is long enough to produce unwanted vibrations when plucking the open A.
Is it really a truss rod rattle, or is it a truss rod buzz due to a different type of vibration when fingering one or more notes, generally around the 7th to 10th frets?
Or is it fret buzz that you consider rattle?
Maybe a broken or unevenly-slotted nut, or a loose saddle, or even that picture of [insert favorite bassist here] that's hanging on the wall across from your rig and vibrates when you play a certain frequency.
Solutions are all very different depending on your particular situation, which you have told us nothing about.
So, give us:
Make, model, year, string in question and conditions under which the problem occurs. Oddly, I've spent more time trying to tell you what to tell us than you did in trying to get a simple fix. You get what you pay for.
Is it a Fender bass? The A strings on many Fenders "rattle" because the length between the nut and the tuning post is long enough to produce unwanted vibrations when plucking the open A.
Is it really a truss rod rattle, or is it a truss rod buzz due to a different type of vibration when fingering one or more notes, generally around the 7th to 10th frets?
Or is it fret buzz that you consider rattle?
Maybe a broken or unevenly-slotted nut, or a loose saddle, or even that picture of [insert favorite bassist here] that's hanging on the wall across from your rig and vibrates when you play a certain frequency.
Solutions are all very different depending on your particular situation, which you have told us nothing about.
So, give us:
Make, model, year, string in question and conditions under which the problem occurs. Oddly, I've spent more time trying to tell you what to tell us than you did in trying to get a simple fix. You get what you pay for.
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