Dr Chocolate Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Whenever I play my main bass the strings on the headstock vibrate and it's really annoying!! I'm currently using a "fretwrap" to try and dull them and I know a "string tree" would probably fix it but I don't want to screw anything into it's beautiful headstock. I did see a fellow bassist have a plastic string tree on a stingray but alas I never got to ask him where he got it from. Has anybody got any ideas where I might get one from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hmm, obvious stuff first, have you wound the string far enough down the post? Does the vibration stop if you press on the portion of the string between the nut and the tuner? Is it just one string, or some/all of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 is it the strings or the tuners rattling? The strings should be under tension at this point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Chocolate Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1360670641' post='1974192'] Hmm, obvious stuff first, have you wound the string far enough down the post? Does the vibration stop if you press on the portion of the string between the nut and the tuner? Is it just one string, or some/all of them? [/quote] [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1360670836' post='1974198'] is it the strings or the tuners rattling? The strings should be under tension at this point? [/quote] It's all the strings and they stop if I hold them down just after the nut, but maybe you're right, the strings could go about a mm lower on all the pegs. Do you think that would be the culprit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 [quote name='Dr Chocolate' timestamp='1360671866' post='1974229'] It's all the strings and they stop if I hold them down just after the nut, but maybe you're right, the strings could go about a mm lower on all the pegs. Do you think that would be the culprit? [/quote] Yes. Fender Precisions also get this on the A quite a bit, so have encountered this a fair bit myself. Lowering the strings as far as they can go, and making sure you don`t have too many windings (2 or 3 max) round the pegs should prevent this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 [quote name='Dr Chocolate' timestamp='1360671866' post='1974229'] It's all the strings and they stop if I hold them down just after the nut, but maybe you're right, the strings could go about a mm lower on all the pegs. Do you think that would be the culprit? [/quote] downward tension is your friend. rewind the strings on and have them exiting the string post as low as possible. The bigger break angle over the nut will probably improve the way your bass plays/sounds too slightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1360672691' post='1974251'] Yes. Fender Precisions also get this on the A quite a bit, so have encountered this a fair bit myself. Lowering the strings as far as they can go, and making sure you don`t have too many windings (2 or 3 max) round the pegs should prevent this. [/quote] or use more windings to force the string lower down the tuner also has worked for me, esp on the E string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Chocolate Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks for your help gentlemen, I will be re-stringing tonight! I'll let you know how I get on. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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