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NBD-- Could use a little help!
- Thread starter Chicory Blue
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Update: Yep-It’s a 2006 episode from that show (at least according to The Interwebs)…
(And we all know that ONLY facts are allowed to be posted online so ergo it must be true)…
Thanks! \m/
Check out Sheldon Dingwall’s step by step set up video series on YouTube.
And think about some new strings. Maybe some DR Pure Blues in a light gauge. If you aren’t liking the strings, set up work will help, but it won’t fix it.
Capo or fret the E string at the first and last frets, adjust the truss rod for a bit of relief at the 12th. Then do saddles and intonation.
And think about some new strings. Maybe some DR Pure Blues in a light gauge. If you aren’t liking the strings, set up work will help, but it won’t fix it.
Capo or fret the E string at the first and last frets, adjust the truss rod for a bit of relief at the 12th. Then do saddles and intonation.
Ah- are light strings less susceptible to buzz? Intuitively it’s what I would have guessed but I didn’t wanna act on assumptions.
I was probably gonna change them anyway- typically I use light GHS Pressurewounds, as they make my ears and fingers happy. Haven’t tried the Pure Blues on anything before. What are they like?
Actually- I wonder... The Mikro is I think a 28.something scale... Would ‘short scale’ strings even fit, or would even those be too long?
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Set the neck relief by adjusting the truss rod, which way? You have to check how the neck looks right now.
Set the action to your preference by adjusting the bridge saddles.
Dont think that all you need is to adjust the truss rod, action plays a big role too.
Set the action to your preference by adjusting the bridge saddles.
Dont think that all you need is to adjust the truss rod, action plays a big role too.
-New Strings.
-Truss rod adjust - little relief.
-Tighten the strings down on the nut and bridge for a better angle.
-Action.
-Intonation.
-Redo truss Rod adjust, action and intonation if necessary, in the next day.
-Truss rod adjust - little relief.
-Tighten the strings down on the nut and bridge for a better angle.
-Action.
-Intonation.
-Redo truss Rod adjust, action and intonation if necessary, in the next day.
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mikro has a 28.6" scale. SOME short scale strings fit, some don't. i use d'addario nickel rounds on my mikros and have used fender rounds previously, and both fit just fine. but i had pressure wounds on one of my mikros before. they're stiffer than d'addario nickels and probably stiffer than what's on the bass now, so i'd suggest after waiting at least a couple days, change the strings and then adjust your neck relief.
i hope you enjoy your bass! i love mikros - i've owned 5 over the years including a 5-string, and i currently own 2.
btw, i love pure blues, but they're more flexible than pressure wounds. not sure they'd fit a mikro unless you don't mind the wound part on your tuning peg.
If theres a better setup video than this 4 part series, i havent found it. Follow the steps in order,and short of problems like a twisted neck or needing a fret level, you should have a decent setup. This series has been vetted by TB pro luthiers as accurate and safe, if somewhat conservative. In practice you can probably sneak relief and string height a bit lower.
It was inevitable.
100% thought of you while deciding on this purchase. Vaguely regretted that it wasn’t a tiny stingray.
I don’t *think* I mind the wound part on the peg. I just assumed I was supposed to mind it. But if pressurewounds work, that’s the way I’ll probably go!
Handy! Glad to know it’s got a trusting fanbase. I’m sure I’ll get it working right soon enough thanks to y’all.
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They are! I can't tell you how many times I felt like I needed to do an adjustment to a bass but was too lazy to loosen three screws on a cover and just sold the bass instead.
Well, actually, I can tell you. It was once.
That's... still probably too many times though.
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Haven't seen you on here, in a while. It's good to know you still have your sense of humor.
This last year shattered me. I grew back simpler. Lost touch with music in the turmoil, but this is me trying to heal. <3
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Well, while the quality of the Mikro Basses is of surprisingly consistent high quality in general, once in a while one leaves the factory that just isn't any good, so you might not ever get it to play well.
Then again the fretwork on my first 4 string Mikro was very near perfect, at least close enough that I can get the string action exactly as low as I happen to prefer it (2mm low E string 12th fret, 1.5mm high G string 12th fret) without any fret buzz whatsoever, but the factory setup it came with on the other hand was the absolutely most horrible I've ever seen, just absolutely dreadful, so it might just be a matter of setting your bass up properly.
The next 4 string Mikro I bought however had horrible fretwork and it buzzed all over even with insanely high string action and proper neck relief.
The next one I bought, a 5 string Mikro, have dead on perfect fretwork and I could set it up with insanely low string action if I wanted to without any fret buzz whatsoever.
Point being, in general the fretwork is great from factory on these small budget basses, but every once in a while you just get a bad one, and if a proper setup doesn't help the fret buzz you should return it and get a new one, the risk should be really low that you'll get another lemon.
While you hold the low E string down on first and last fret, but the gab should not be as wide as a credit card, more like just a business card.
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hope you get the adjustments made and that you get the piece playing, OP, because it looks like a great way to "heal." nice looking PJ you've got there --- congratulations on your new instrument! 
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As a complete CroMagnon, I never adjust anything unless there's a real big problem. High action doesn't faze me very much.They are! I can't tell you how many times I felt like I needed to do an adjustment to a bass but was too lazy to loosen three screws on a cover and just sold the bass instead.
Well, actually, I can tell you. It was once.
That's... still probably too many times though.
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It was inevitable.
100% thought of you while deciding on this purchase. Vaguely regretted that it wasn’t a tiny stingray.
I don’t *think* I mind the wound part on the peg. I just assumed I was supposed to mind it. But if pressurewounds work, that’s the way I’ll probably go!
Handy! Glad to know it’s got a trusting fanbase. I’m sure I’ll get it working right soon enough thanks to y’all.
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i never got the nerve up to get the short scale ray, but i think about it... i do love my mikros, though!
with stiffer or heavier strings, i've been told - by no less than jason at fretnation - that there's a small chance the strings with winds on the post can break. i've been whacked in the face by a breaking guitar string once, it was surprisingly painful.
