Hi all,
I'm not sure if Strings or Setup is the right forum, so feel free to move the thread.
I've ordered a set of flatwounds for my U-Bass and the Universe does not want me to have that.
The first set I ordered was taken home from work by my SO - and disappeared.
I've ordered it along with two sets of strings for her acoustic guitars, so it was in her best interest to get the parcel home safely - but it is nowhere to be found.
A few weeks passed and I decided that they won't resurface so I ordered another set.
That set made it home, and I got to work.
The U-Bass in question is a red Kala Journeyman. It came with roundwound strings (and not the rubber kind). The strings in question are made by Galli for Kala - for the Kala U-Bass.
The A, D and G strings fit perfectly and work as intended.
The E string is giving me some trouble, though.
It seems that the String is a bit bigger than the rest (I mean in relation). It would not fit the nut and inserting it through the hole in the body was only possible by pulling rather hard. The silk on the heel of the string is a bit longer than on the other strings, so it was sitting on the saddle of the bridge.
With the string like this, sitting too high both on the nut and on the bridge, the intonation was off. I would have expected a string that's way too high to intonate sharp on fretted notes, this one, however was about 50 cent flat.
I tackled both problems:
In case of the bridge, I pulled the string out and inserted a nut between ballend and bass, so it sits deeper and the silk is not touching the saddle any more.
In case of the nut, I used a file to make the hole wide and deep enough so it sits comfortably. I checked the intonation throughout this process, but it stayed the same.
Tuned to E, all fretted notes are 50 cent flat.
When I fret a note and tune the string to that tone, no matter where (I tried 1st fret F and 5th fret A), all the fretted notes are spot on, but the open E is 50 cent sharp.
I'm quite out of ideas.
The only thing I could try is to drill the hole through the body a bit larger. The other strings fit well, while the E string sits very tight. I don't know how this might have any effect on the intonation, but that's the only thing left that's different from the other strings.
Any Ideas / Experiences?
I'm not sure if Strings or Setup is the right forum, so feel free to move the thread.
I've ordered a set of flatwounds for my U-Bass and the Universe does not want me to have that.
The first set I ordered was taken home from work by my SO - and disappeared.
I've ordered it along with two sets of strings for her acoustic guitars, so it was in her best interest to get the parcel home safely - but it is nowhere to be found.
A few weeks passed and I decided that they won't resurface so I ordered another set.
That set made it home, and I got to work.
The U-Bass in question is a red Kala Journeyman. It came with roundwound strings (and not the rubber kind). The strings in question are made by Galli for Kala - for the Kala U-Bass.
The A, D and G strings fit perfectly and work as intended.
The E string is giving me some trouble, though.
It seems that the String is a bit bigger than the rest (I mean in relation). It would not fit the nut and inserting it through the hole in the body was only possible by pulling rather hard. The silk on the heel of the string is a bit longer than on the other strings, so it was sitting on the saddle of the bridge.
With the string like this, sitting too high both on the nut and on the bridge, the intonation was off. I would have expected a string that's way too high to intonate sharp on fretted notes, this one, however was about 50 cent flat.
I tackled both problems:
In case of the bridge, I pulled the string out and inserted a nut between ballend and bass, so it sits deeper and the silk is not touching the saddle any more.
In case of the nut, I used a file to make the hole wide and deep enough so it sits comfortably. I checked the intonation throughout this process, but it stayed the same.
Tuned to E, all fretted notes are 50 cent flat.
When I fret a note and tune the string to that tone, no matter where (I tried 1st fret F and 5th fret A), all the fretted notes are spot on, but the open E is 50 cent sharp.
I'm quite out of ideas.
The only thing I could try is to drill the hole through the body a bit larger. The other strings fit well, while the E string sits very tight. I don't know how this might have any effect on the intonation, but that's the only thing left that's different from the other strings.
Any Ideas / Experiences?
