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Well, it's a bit against my own initial bass setup logic but I've tightened the truss and raised the saddles a bit and that seems to have worked. Thinking about it, it's quite reasonable: the angle of the strings compared to the bass has changed so that was the solution. Thanks

Alright, I'll try that first then. 

10 minutes ago, hubrad said:

It's likely part of it.  Setup is a right ould balancing act of nut slots, saddles, neck angle, relief and evenness of board, strings..

Try raising the saddles, having a similar effect to shimming the neck although it means the string being further from the body so a slightly altered picking position. If that has the desired effect in higher positions, you'll find the rest of the action has also risen, so need to look at relief and nut. If the picking position is now a problem, it's worth shimming.

Lighter strings will buzz more easily than heavier; also old strings can end up with enough of a kink that, even under tension, they end up causing buzz.

Nice colour bass!

Yeah normally I'm pretty proficient at setting up basses but somehow I've failed with this one so far. Let's see what happens when I adjust the neck. I really don't know that a graphite neck does when you adjust the truss rod...

Thing is the buzz is only on the high positions, so neck relief isn't the issue here.

Question for you all: my Sterling has a fretless graphite Status neck on it, and it has a bit of buzz on the highest positions, especially on the G-string. I know that issue from wood Fender basses with the famous "ski slope", but what could be the issue here? Would the neck possibly need a shim?

I did a live stream with Dutch pianist/singer/songwriter Aafke Romeijn a few weeks ago, used my Mustang, fretless 'Ray and Moog Sub Phatty. Fun stuff. Lyrics in Dutch, but that shouldn't spoil the fun.

Speaking of fun: I found out the Eurovision competitor for Iceland had a great disco-ish song. Got my trusty 1966 Jazz out for this.

Ah just to clear everything up, from left to right: 1971 Precision, Sterling/Status fretless Stingray, Dingwall Combustion 5, 1966 Jazz.

Officially, all four of these basses are white.

7 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Nothing wrong with an EHX Small Clone in my book, if it’s good enough for Kurt Cobain...

I'd not get it because where's Kurts low end gone? 🙃

Took a little gamble, found this here in NL for a great price so let's see what's what. I ordered it after consulting my pedal wizard

37 minutes ago, itu said:

If you want to lengthen the delay time a bit, flanger is an option, too. tce SCF costs a bit more and has both (and the PM: EBS copied the idea). I have had few issues with weak bass. A ch/pm/fl through a X-over has been my solution.

I have thought about a flanger but I really like the specific sound of a chorus

So I bought a fretless Stingray recently and yesterday I made the "mistake" of trying a Boss CH-1 with it. Man, what a sound. So now I want a chorus, but there are sooooo many choices within a reasonable budget. TC Corona, Boss CE-2B, EHX Bass Clone, EBS Bass Chorus, Ampeg Liquid and so on. I have noooo idea what to look for. Can anyone clarify what the big difference(s) is between these pedals? I'm looking for the classic 80's Pino-ish sound here.

Thanks! In the meantime I put a Nordstrand in it:

I think from the fact it was made by Status.

I was always a bit hesitant about graphite basses and necks, but the neck on my new Sterling...it's amazing. 

Technically, it's a Sterling. And a Status. And a Nordstrand. Sooooo does it count?

It's been a while since I've had two fretless basses in the house, let alone two basses that might last a while. I've owned that Jazz for almost 20 years now and the Sterling/Status arrived a few weeks back. I've added a Nordstrand pickup to it because the Kent Armstrong that was in it sounded a bit too modern for my taste. And boy. Is it great. I'm not a big Stingray fan but this is quite a bass.

On 22/10/2020 at 17:38, LeftyJ said:

Yes, I remember that one. I think @BassAgent and @wombatboter have both owned that one too.

Yep, that's a different bass, quite a bit older too (1998 if memory serves). Fralin pickups, Aguilar preamp:

I do miss that bass now and then.

8 hours ago, dannybuoy said:

Looks like a Ray34CA body that came with a 2-band.

This is what it is

It already sounds pretty darn decent. I'm now looking at either Nordstrand or Seymour Duncan (the Alnico version) but they do seem to be pretty similar. Anyway, here's a teaser:

If anyone has any ideas for a possible replacement pickup, let me know. The Kent Armstrong sounds good but I'd like something a bit more growly, more pre-EB sounding and preferably with visible pole pieces. What to go for? Aguilar? Nordstrand?

So I had incredible GAS for a fretless Stingray bass. I was looking for one when I found this oddball at the London Bass Gallery: Sterling Ray34 body, Kent Armstrong pickup, fretless Status neck. It was affordable and I lóve the look. So it arrived today and I absolutely love this bass. Great sound, preamp sounds great... I might replace the pickup with something more vintage sounding (any ideas? Nordstrand? Aguilar?) but I'm very happy so far. It's currently strung with D'Addario strings which I don't really like so I ordered some Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinkies which should arrive tomorrow. Super siked!

I took my new van der End out to rehearsal yesterday, it was the first time I actually had it in a context of a band. And boy, what a bass...so dynamic, crisp, clear, great EQ... Totally awesome. And it was cheap. What a cool bass.

Found out today how cool playing disco with a fretless is.

It's blue.😁