Extra noise

[dirtylittleherbert]

When I play I can hear a noise of the strings pressing down on the fret sort of like a metal on metal sound, obviously Im doing something wrong but what?

[GonzoBass]

Sounds like you may be getting fret buzz
which just needs a proper set up.

These two pages should get you started in the right direction:

[url="http://bassplaying.com/?q=diy-bass-setup-guide"]http://bassplaying.com/?q=diy-bass-setup-guide[/url]
[url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassm...etupmanual.html[/url]

I hope this helps!