big rob Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hi All, Need some advice really, i can set up a fretted bass reasonably well, however in a trade i have just completed i picked up a vintage icon V74 and the notes are choking out only on the G string from the 12th fret upwards. Any ideas on what i need to do to cure this? I raised the bridge height on the saddle but that does not seems to be working. Kind regards Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I had one o' they. Nice bass. Go through things systematically. It has to be said people vary widely in their ideal fretless settings. I like my fretlesses to sound more or less like fretted basses so the settings are not dissimilar from how I'd have a fretted. First look down the f/board to make sure it isn't twisted. Check the nut slot heights - I like the strings at the nut to be a business card thickness off the board. Check the relief - I like to have around 0.3mm at 8th 'fret' with the strings held down at 1st and 12th fret. String heights - I like similar heights to a fretted, perhaps a little less. Is string touching the pups when you're fingering the strings? After that I run out of ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big rob Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 cheers will give that a go first, strange its just the G string really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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