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I just stumbled across this, and enjoyed it so much I thought I should share.

Thanks both.... I'm going to play it for a few days to see whether I really think it needs it (which basically means I'm still underconfident about it), but if I decide to do it, I'll get those washers

Easy as that? Doesn't sound too difficult! Thanks. So, to source the right washer, is there a particular size I should look for (it's a Fender)?

I'm not very handy, but I have several basses which are vintage Fender replicas and require loosening the neck to get at the truss rod screw. I've done this today for the first time in my life, and applied a quarter turn of tightening, which has helped. I'm quite pleased with myself. I would do another quarter turn, but when I tried, the truss rod wouldn't go any tighter and I didn't want to force it (this is all with no string tension on the neck). On balance, I think the action has improved and I'm happy. I could just live with this action, but I'm wondering whether being at the end of the truss rod's adjustment is (a) a bad idea for some reason or (b) a sign of future troubles stored up. If I *did* decide I wanted another quarter turn, what's the best way for a DIY klutz like me to proceed?

RIP Herbie!

Bitwig

Yeah it's true that in the mix it sounds much better, but sometimes I have sections where the other instruments are absent/quieter, and that's when I notice the clank. I think you're right about cutting and not boosting, I'm definitely going to give that a go. I play for my own pleasure, and am not a live performer at all, so I don't really have much experience with amps/cabs, although I do have a bass amp or two at home. Could be. Maybe I should try one. I am not currently using anything of the sort.

I'm getting deeper into recording my own music. Nothing I'd want to share yet, but I've really really been enjoying it. I was wondering if there are other Basschatters who dabble with recording and production who have some tips on controlling the sound of the bass. I'm recording my bass, usually a Precision with Thomastik flats, through a DI box into a decent sound card. What I'm finding is that with the tone wide-open, it's a bit clanky. As I roll the tone back, it becomes a bit too muffled and my amateurish attempts to process this sound end up overly bassy, which sounds fine on my big speakers, but can sound farty on phones and laptops. I'm back to thinking I should record with the tone wide open, including the clank, and then work out how to trim the clank in my DAW, with some sort of EQ to knock down the treble/upper mids. I don't want to lose the personality of the bass. I would say I'm looking for a tone somewhere between modern and vintage. The closest tone I can think of is something like the bass on Summer Lovin' from Grease. I'd be really interested to hear from anyone else with more experience in this stuff. In particular, do you generally record with the tone open, and sort it out after, or are you trying to get the tone right as you play, and not fiddle with it in the DAW.

I don't know about a link, but it's a Dingwall Super P in Blueberry. I got it from Bass Direct, and I reckon it was loaned for a review to this site:

This one's mine...

Chic - Everybody Dance for me I think.

Thanks for the update! Any idea whether those containers might contain any of the bass DI and DI+?