Rickenbacker resonating question

[lug]

I ate a brownie but it only made it worse

I feel like a higher mass food would help more.
(researches resonating frequency of a brownie)

 

[Kevorargh]

It's lunch time so I'll try a big tofu salad sammich. Bass still resonates but not nearly as bad - mostly open strings and the D string 5-9 frets. I'll take it for now.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I ate a brownie but it only made it worse

You ate the wrong kind of brownie.

 

[Jeff Scott]

It's lunch time so I'll try a big tofu salad sammich. Bass still resonates but not nearly as bad - mostly open strings and the D string 5-9 frets. I'll take it for now.

Sounds like you are describing the instrument's natural wood resonance, vs. a "rattling" problem, tofu salad sammich notwithstanding.

 

[pasi]

You ate the wrong kind of brownie.

Or somebody made wrong kind bass

 

[lowendblues]

If it was mine, I'd just take it apart and put it back together.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

I would bet it is your truss rods! Changing the angle of play reminds me of my now gone RIC. Playing it in "proper" playing position, it would play mostly fine. Lean back in a chair and it would buzz. Lean forward and it would stop.
Local luthier, after close inspection told me my neck was not cut right and it would never set up properly. Tweaking the rods had little to not effect.
I would have a qualified luthier do a once over the instrument. To me, you have a neck issue.
Fishheadjoe

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Another suggestion is that you post this in the Hardware, Setup and Repair section where it will likely get more eyes on it...
Fishheadjoe