Low B "chorus like" effect

[marypopperz]

Hello everyone,

My low B string has kind of chorus effect when I play it after 5th fret.

Here are same notes played on 1st frets then at the octave :
Low B - Clyp

Do you know how I can avoid that ? I dont understand as tension is quite good on the strings.

Thanks !

 

[BassAndReeds]

I wonder. How old are your strings? Did you stretch them properly?

 

[Zooberwerx]

Hello everyone,

My low B string has kind of chorus effect when I play it after 5th fret.

Here are same notes played on 1st frets then at the octave :
Low B - Clyp

Do you know how I can avoid that ? I dont understand as tension is quite good on the strings.

Thanks !

Two things come to mind as prime suspects:

*Pickup is too close to the string.

*String is twisted upon itself...very common during the install process if key steps are overlooked.

Riis

 

[gelinas666]

2 pickup bass? If so,try turning down one pickup at a time and try playing after the 5th fret. Could be too close to one or both of the pickups which can cause this.. The thicker the string the more it vibrates and it needs more room from the pickup to ring properly..

 

[mmbongo]

Is it a tapered string?

 

[marypopperz]

Thanks for your answers
- It's not tapered
- I've tried to turn down pickups but I'm pretty sure it doesn't come from that since it sounds like that without plugin the bass
- String is new and not twisted

I must add it's a short scale bass (30,5) and I use DR Sunbeam short scale set 125-105-85-65

 

[Edwin Belgium]

Is the Intonation ok?

 

[Jogobass]

I hear a difference between the notes played on the B string and on the E string, but that is to be expected from a thicker string especially in that position. It's one of the reasons to play a 5 string, so you can play those notes with a different tone compared to the E string. How does the open B string sound?

 

[prowla]

Two things come to mind as prime suspects:

*Pickup is too close to the string.

*String is twisted upon itself...very common during the install process if key steps are overlooked.

Riis

My initial thoughts, plus the option that the bridge saddle isn't quite set up right.