charic Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 When playing the higher frets on my bass (detuned to drop c) on the C string above the 12th fret notes start sound wobbly like they're beating...but the tuner says my intonation is spot on! Any idea why this is? It's starting to drive me a little potty. Thanks in advance for you help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Ghost or wolf notes. There's not much you can do... try weighting the headstock, maybe a shim in the pocket (and action re-adjust back to normal), a new neck will in all probability get rid of it but is it worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Lower the pickup nearest the neck. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 i was going to suggest the above. It seemed to solve a very similar problem on another forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 I had a similar thought once I thought about it. I'll give it a try in a few days. Can't change the sound of the bass atm as in the middle of recording. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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