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Double Bass String Buzz
- Thread starter gaberrock
- Start date
- Jan 12, 2004
- 1,493
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- Owner, Stand Up Guy Basses (Repair/Sell/Buy upright basses)
Hi Gr,
How long has it been this way? It sounds like your bass hasn't been properly set up. The fingerboard needs to be dressed (i.e., planed along it's length so that it has a broad concave contour, with relief in the centre) so that you don't get buzzing. If if the contour's uneven, you'll have buzzing.
A luthier can tell you if that's the difficulty, and put it right. You'll have much more fun playing a bass that's properly set up.
Cheers,
Paul (Eh_train)
How long has it been this way? It sounds like your bass hasn't been properly set up. The fingerboard needs to be dressed (i.e., planed along it's length so that it has a broad concave contour, with relief in the centre) so that you don't get buzzing. If if the contour's uneven, you'll have buzzing.
A luthier can tell you if that's the difficulty, and put it right. You'll have much more fun playing a bass that's properly set up.
Cheers,
Paul (Eh_train)
