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String buzz when lifting fingers
- Thread starter marulo
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HI, I'm new here and was just poking around, and thought I'd interject.
I'm a long time guitar player, and I immediately discovered this same buzz issue when I started up on bass.
After some analyzing, I came to the conclusion that fret finger muting a note after it was played, which is completely legitimate and we don't even think about normally, but do it quite often, is a much different set of mechanics on the bass, compared to a guitar. I noticed I was lifting my fingers too lazily, created that buzz.
What worked for me on guitar, did not work for me on bass. I had to lift off faster.
IMO, it's essential to learn and know, the exact amount of pressure to fret a note, and the proper speed (quick) to un-fret that note. Ideally, fretting hand muting techniques should be combined with plucking hand muting techniques, in order to play cleaner and/or more controlled, if that is what is desired.
I'm a long time guitar player, and I immediately discovered this same buzz issue when I started up on bass.
After some analyzing, I came to the conclusion that fret finger muting a note after it was played, which is completely legitimate and we don't even think about normally, but do it quite often, is a much different set of mechanics on the bass, compared to a guitar. I noticed I was lifting my fingers too lazily, created that buzz.
What worked for me on guitar, did not work for me on bass. I had to lift off faster.
IMO, it's essential to learn and know, the exact amount of pressure to fret a note, and the proper speed (quick) to un-fret that note. Ideally, fretting hand muting techniques should be combined with plucking hand muting techniques, in order to play cleaner and/or more controlled, if that is what is desired.
Another point to consider, is the buzz is lessened when your finger is closer to the actual fretwire. With some accuracy one can actually mute partially the note attack by overhanging the fret with your finger toward the bridge.
I'm a n00b and think I've had the same problem, especially on the low parts of the E and A strings. I haven't fixed it entirely, but some things that helped were:
- Pushing across the strings parallel to the bass (not pushing down or up)
- Lifting off the string more quickly. The bass seems to like a faster lift than guitar.
- Playing a little more gently. I usually am not practicing with an amp, so it's easy to pull too hard
- And the stuff the others mentioned and already
- Pushing across the strings parallel to the bass (not pushing down or up)
- Lifting off the string more quickly. The bass seems to like a faster lift than guitar.
- Playing a little more gently. I usually am not practicing with an amp, so it's easy to pull too hard
- And the stuff the others mentioned and already
