Frank Blank

As some others have been, just spent some virtual cash on the Sandberg configurator...

I love this site. I was considering a Sandberg but was gradually being put off by the reports of heaviness. SL you say, cheers @jrixn1

Lookout, handbags at dawn ...

Subjective thread alert, beware absolutists.

Isn't it amazing.

Sometimes (this being an example) I get fed up with saying the same thing over and over but every time I do someone else does so at least I'm not alone digging PiL.

Welcome Sir.

Welcome @Jbartholomewbass

You, Sir, are bang on the money!

Sure, I’m not saying I’m right, I’m merely recounting my opinion. I am probably over persnickety about quality basses out on the road because a) I was a tech for years so it was my job to look after other people’s instruments and b) because I have had basses (both mine and other people’s unfortunately) damaged and stolen from gigs. All three of my basses are 1k+ and I do play them to death at home and whilst gigging. I basically agree with your last paragraph but equally I wouldn’t disregard the things other people have suggested.

I purchased this book just as we went into lockdown on the recommendation of my bass tutor, slowly working my way through it. Exercises tend to bore me rigid but I like the ones in here, superb book.

My advice, several years ago, would have been buy the best you can afford but then after spending time on Basschat with the huge range of experience and knowledge available I would now advise, as many people have previously on this thread, buying one of the many excellent £300-£500 price range basses available in order to begin the (possibly life long) search for the type of bass that really suits you. Thing is the quality is so good now that there are plenty of basses in this price range that may just end up as your go to bass. Most of us have one or two (some have loads) boutique basses that we play at home but no one wants to take a Fodera to the Dog & Vasectomy only to have bitter thrown over it by a 50yr old who still hasn't come to terms with his inner mod. I've worked my way through all sorts of basses and ended up with two ACGs one of which I'd gig with but I'd still be mortified if it was damaged or stolen as it is custom and therefore unique. I am very seriously considering simply buying two Sires for gigging, that way if they get knocked about or damaged then so what. Basses are, after all, tools of work. Why spend loads now when you have no idea what you'll end up with in a few years time. I'm lucky in that I've found my GAS killing fretless but my search for my GAS killer fretted bass continues and I have a sneaky feeling that when I find it it'll be in that £300-500 range.

Cheers Sir, it's exactly the symptoms I'm experiencing, I'm just waiting for a confirmation email from my luthier and I'll see what he says but this article certainly confirms it. Cheers again.

Anyone? Before this buzzing makes me throw the bass out the window.

Well obviously the GAS, clean sanitation, and the aqueducts.

Thank you Basschat for @Teebs... ... and the roads, obviously.

Time to tap into the BC hive mind. A couple of months ago I had one of my basses set up, other than the usual set up work it was discovered the neck had a serious back bow in it, this was addressed but it still left a lot of whip in the neck. Now over the last couple of weeks frets have started buzzing and in particular (as I play a lot of chords) I’m getting fretted strings buzzing (between the nut and the fretted note if that makes sense? So behind the fretted note) in sympathy with other notes held down in the chord. Is this something I can temporarily adjust with a truss rod tweak until I can get it back to m setup guy or is a more complex adjustment needed. Note to self: - learn a bit about basic setups.

Ciao!

Absolutely, the handbags will be put down soon enough.

Thanks once again to the brilliant Late Junction on Radio 3...

Another new slice of noise courtesy of Radio 3s excellent Late Junction...

Dear @Berserker, as much as little spats like this occasionally break out on BC they often contain very good information, albeit a bit fizzy with static so to speak.