Weird Bass/String Problem. HELP PLEASE!

[JoshSmith]

So the weirdest thing is happening to me, I play inside my room upstairs and my low C string (I play in drop C) is bright. Not super bright but bright enough to notice. Then I go in my garage to play and it sounds so dead like noticeably dead. And this all happens in a spam of a minute and the string tone changes. What is it??? I got a setup yesterday and he put the low C string on and took it off then put it on again like two times because my intonation was messed up a lot. Is it just the string? or bass? Once again it's only the Low C string. it doesnt happen with the others.

 

[mmbongo]

Probably killed the string taking it on and off.

 

[Apolicious]

If it's changing between rooms you've found the variable already: location, location, location. The acoustic properties of the room, and (ESPECIALLY) the positioning/location of your amp have a huge impact on the tone. For example, placing your amp in a corner makes it sounds much deeper, which you could be interpreting as a "deader" tone.

 

[JoshSmith]

If it's changing between rooms you've found the variable already: location, location, location. The acoustic properties of the room, and (ESPECIALLY) the positioning/location of your amp have a huge impact on the tone. For example, placing your amp in a corner makes it sounds much deeper, which you could be interpreting as a "deader" tone.

It is unplugged, not into the amp. It's never happened before, it can happen that quickly that surprises me

 

[JoshSmith]

It can happen that quickly?**

 

[The Professor]

What Apolicus said...

Ever notice that some notes ring louder in certain rooms?

You never mentioned what kind of bass... low-C as in a B-string, first fret? Or a 4-string, A-string, 3rd fret?

 

[DwaynieAD]

What Apolicus said...

Ever notice that some notes ring louder in certain rooms?

You never mentioned what kind of bass... low-C as in a B-string, first fret? Or a 4-string, A-string, 3rd fret?

Low C as in E string detuned to C played open.

 

[IPA]

Are you playing standing up vs sitting down? Different position? Putting tension on the neck in one room vs the other?

 

[wild4oldcars]

My house rings forever if you play a concert g. I would chalk it up to environment and the resonance of the room.

 

[Stumbo]

maybe the string is dead or has a dead spot and needs to be replaced?

 

[FunkMetalBass]

No amp needed for this test: Put your ear onto the bass' body. Pluck the string. Now walk into the other room and repeat. Do you hear a difference? If not, then it's the room.

 

[JoshSmith]

No amp needed for this test: Put your ear onto the bass' body. Pluck the string. Now walk into the other room and repeat. Do you hear a difference? If not, then it's the room.

I do hear a slight difference