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Double Bass When your D and G strings are louder and more resonant than the lower strings..

bassfacer22

bassfacer22

Sep 3, 2011
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So I reset one of my portable basses, (yes the Eminence portable 5-string bass) after flying back from Amsterdam, and I noticed the D and G-strings are noticeably louder and resonate/vibrate more than the lower strings. Would that be something from the SoundPost?

My sound-post is closer now to the center of the bass, rather than being closer to the Treble side foot.

It's still closer to the Treble side foot than the Bass foot, but it's been moved slightly closer to the Center of the bass. Hope that makes sense.

Thanks.
 
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This may sound a bit harsh, but it really needs to be said -
You moved your soundpost to a new location and glued it in, BEFORE you had determined if it was in a sonically pleasing position?
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bassfacer22 said:
Just moving my bridge closer to the E-Bass foot cause the loudness/vibration to lower. So It clearly must be my soundpost setting.. darnit!

So I'll probably have to Sand the darn thing out as its Glued in! I guess I can try to cut it out and when It gets to close to the top, to just sand it out? Good lord..
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If the post is glued, how could it shift? Is the bridge in the right place? I'd consult the maker before I did anything drastic.
 
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Soundpost aside, when I have dealt with these issues in the past and speaking for pizz response, I always left the post where it was and approached the problem one of two ways:

1) stiffer/heavier strings on the lacking register
2) bridge adjustment - either via adjusters or by cutting the bridge profile more to my liking - to get the lacking strings up higher in relation to the stronger strings.

I have never once been happy about a soundpost adjustment. This doesn't mean that the luthiers have done them wrong; it just means that I get used to a certain feel from the bass and strings and when the soundpost is moved everything always feels out of whack. String gauge and height don't seem to affect the general feel of the instrument in the same way - it still feels like the same axe with different grips on the handle. As always EEMMV.
 
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Chris Fitzgerald said:
Soundpost aside, when I have dealt with these issues in the past and speaking for pizz response, I always left the post where it was and approached the problem one of two ways:

1) stiffer/heavier strings on the lacking register
2) bridge adjustment - either via adjusters or by cutting the bridge profile more to my liking - to get the lacking strings up higher in relation to the stronger strings.

I have never once been happy about a soundpost adjustment. This doesn't mean that the luthiers have done them wrong; it just means that I get used to a certain feel from the bass and strings and when the soundpost is moved everything always feels out of whack. String gauge and height don't seem to affect the general feel of the instrument in the same way - it still feels like the same axe with different grips on the handle. As always EEMMV.
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Yeah Actually I currently am trying the solo Spiro (yellow color) gauge on top 4 and the low-B is a Spiro Red..

But the G is still too loud compared to all the other strings.

Remember, this sound post and bass is smaller than a cello's soundpost. Its like 3-inch sound post. So it's basically just really not fun to get in there and move it. But in this case, I'd just be cutting it out and putting in a new one in a different spot..


Can you not Delete threads at all? I see no need for this thread anymore.
 

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