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when will fender finally sell us?

#21
For me it seems to kind of come and go so weather could be the issue. When i buy a bass i play every bass of that type in the store, and usually go to more then one store. when buying an instrument that should las a life time i feel its necessary to pick the best one, even if i dont like the color so much. For me its not been a matter of choosing problematic basses.
 
#24
dmusic148 said:
With how far it is from the nut, this 'strongarm' dealie shouldn't actually be very effective at all. I call dumb-dumb.
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With most fender it more then likely isn't, but for some basses it is a problem. As someone who has built a couple basses and cut many a nut, i know this to be true. If it didn't fix the problem i doubt fender would spend the money or time making the strong bar.
 
#25
My American Special Honeyburst P had terrible A string buzzing. The nut slot was cut square and big enough for an E string. I had the nut replaced. :scowl:

Not easy even for an experienced tech due to the excessive glue they are using.
 
#27
Maybe i am just picky. I am not trying to come off as a no it all as i do not. I was just wondering how many other people have had this problem and if anyone has a fix that will not devalue the instrument. For now i just cut my own nuts and leave the A a little high, but i don't like to do this, just seems the only real fix.
 
#31
dmusic148 said:
For that to have any effect it would have to be VERY high. This really shouldn't be an issue. I've got four fenders and not one of them has the problem as long as I wrap the A post properly. It's really not a big deal.
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Keep in mind ones playing style does come into play. what i mean is if you play hard or slap alot the string will react much differently. If you use a light touch then buzz is even less of a problem. You may have been lucky or made vary good choices when picking out your fenders, either way my hats off to you. I wish i had your luck.
 
#33
aprod said:
I have played Fenders since the '70's and never had this problem. I had not heard of this until this thread.
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This problem for me comes and goes, so many may not even notice. I play my bass unplugged a lot just for practice. It is to me at least noticable when pluggeed in, but not as much. I play mostly through my home studio and use headphones which means i hear every little noise clearly.
 
#35
my solution...
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#36
That strong arm thingy looks like a cool little gadjet, but in truth it's not needed. Maximun wraps around the A (4-string) string post is all that is needed for an adequate break angle.

This is why "tapered" tuner posts are a dumb idea on a Fender-type headstock. Counter productive.
 
#38
stuntbass77 said:
Maybe i am just picky. I am not trying to come off as a no it all as i do not. I was just wondering how

many other people have had this problem and if anyone has a fix that will not devalue the instrument. For now i just cut my own nuts

and leave the A a little high, but i don't like to do this, just seems the only real fix.
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I've never had the problem either, seven different Fender P and J basses, going back to the 70's.
The fixes like strongarms make a pretty big change in the break angle. A difference between a low
nut slot and high nut slot is only a matter of thousandths of an inch. I wouldn't expect the break
angle to change by enough to make a difference. Possibly the slot is simply too low?

I mentioned earlier that pressing down the string behind the nut can eliminate a buzz. But that
could be because it increases the break angle, or it could be because it increases the string height
on the fretboard side of the nut. Like a seesaw - push down on one side, the other side goes up.
So you have to be careful to determine exactly what the cause is.

Each string behaves differently. The absolute minimum nut slot height for each string will be different.
The same is true for action height at some particular fret.

Some do make their adjustments that way, setting each string individually for minimun height. Others
use a uniform or graded height, with the highest string setting the standard for the others.

Is the A string slot very much higher than the others? Or are the other string slots unusually low?

stuntbass77 said:
This problem for me comes and goes, so many may not even notice. I play my bass unplugged a lot just for practice. It is to me at least noticable when pluggeed in, but not as much. I play mostly through my home studio and use headphones which means i hear every little noise clearly.
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Even with headphones, or a low volume bass amp, possibly you are still hearing the acoustic sound
from the bass.

There are devices which can electronically retune a guitar. Many have complained that they could still
hear the original pitch along with the retuned output. It turned out they were hearing the acoustic sound
of the actual tuning from the guitar in addition to the amplified, altered tuning.

But certainly with headphones, you are going to hear things you might never hear through a bass amp.
 

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