loose

I had acquired a 34" scale bass that I put EB slinky 45-130 gauge strings on and the they feel really loose to me. I've been playing on 35" scale basses for the past 20 years and am quite used to this gauge on them, but on this Bass it doesn't quite feel right. I thought about larger gauge...

When I played in the 70's I had hard calluses on my plucking fingers. I no longer have those, but I miss them because they give my notes a more percussive attack, almost like playing with a pick. One reason I believe my calluses disappeared is that, IIRC, I played stainless steel rounds back...

I've had some issues lately that seemed to be a bad cable or jack, but turns out it might be a bit more complicated than that. The other day I was rehearsing with an old Yamaha and an old Spectraflex cable with Switchcraft plugs and it was cutting out like crazy - so bad we couldn't continue. I...

Wondering if anyone has had this happen and, if so, if you know any fixes for this issue. I tried lowering my bridge earlier and on the G string side the adjuster (the part you twist to bring the bridge height up or down) seems to have come disconnected from the top portion of the bridge. It's...

I have a cheap Ibanez bass. When I plug in my cable, it is loose and disconnects easily. It is not a loose output jack, as I tightened it and it doesn't move. Is my output jack broken?

Hi everyone! I recently changed my tuning from EADG to DGCF on my Yamaha BB1200s (34¨scale). The problem is that I´m using light gauge strings (40-100 DR Hi Beams (round wounds)), and now my bass lacks ¨punch¨. I would like to have the loose feel of the down-tuned light gauge strings to some...

Hi, I recently bought a Cort A4, beautiful bass by the way, and I bought new strings (I regularly use DR fat beams, but now for capital reasons I had to go for something cheaper, Dunlop stainless steel) Buy the gauge I've always used 45-105, but now I feel the strings very loose, I have this...

I'm not surprised to see this apparently happens to these... I'm wondering if one of the fellas here can share - what's the recommended fix for a wrinkled-up headplate on a late-60's Guild Starfire? The plastic isn't broken anywhere, (at least not yet) and it feels pliable enough at the loose...

I sold my jazz bass and bought a used EB HH Stingray, its output was almost lower than a passive p bass. Question one: When i removed the cover to look inside the active circuit, i saw this loose wire in the photo, its tip was in one of the screw holes, but it wasnt connected anywhere? Can...

Hey all, I just want to preface this by saying I am very new to this site and new to bass guitars in general so please excuse me. Anyway, my Squire P-Bass occasionally creates this really low (yet really loud) screeching noise. My current work around has been to just jimmy the jack around until...

I recently purchased a Fender P bass mim. The saddle screws on it become loosened and the action goes down with it after just playing for a couple of minutes. I had the same exact problem with my Mim Jazz bass and I took it to a repair shop and they said the applied “thread locker” and seems to...

Like the title says, a bit of foam has come loose from my Avatar B210 neo. This cab is just over a year old. It has seen an average of 1-2 rehearsals per week and light to moderate gigging throughout that time. This happened recently and I tend to treat it pretty gently during loading. My...

The bridge wing gap is too wide for my Underwood pickup, need to shim it up with wood or something else someone might recommend.

Sorry if this has been discussed more than 100 times already, I did a search and didn't find anything directly addressing this question... The articles that I've found only address how tight to tighten a bass bow, nothing addresses how loose to loosen a bass bow. I've recently started working...

hey, so i just picked up a ss squier vintage modified jaguar, and im having a bit of trouble. all the strings play really nicely except for the e string, which hits the fretboard when playing and makes a loud "clack." it feels very loose, even when in standard tuning. somebody suggested that i...

"I think the bassbar is a little loose. Can I bring it by for you to look at?"

Was playing my Fender Jazz the other day and one of these had fallen out, attempted to screw it back in but it keeps turning so the hole is likely stripped. And it now vibrates quite a bit when playing. The previous owner definitely put this thing through a lot so I'm not surprised. What are...

Hey guys, I am going to remove the preamp from my bass and just run the wiring straight from the blend pot to the barrel jack. There will be zero tone or volume pots in this configuration. My barrel jack has three lugs. The two in the front "Lug A" and "Lug B" currently have nothing wired to...

got a slightly wiggling / rattling G tuner paddle, which product might actually provide penetration and holding permanence in minute applications at points on the shaft? are degrees of viscosity and set time a concern to consider? can a quick, permanent, discrete, and cheap fix be had in a tube...

I've been starting to appreciate the music of Merzbow recently. This has inspired me to try making my own Harsh Noise music. I am now making a stringed instrument specifically for noise music. This is my first time building an instrument. It is going to be a fretless instrument with 3...

Hello, Good folk. First off, I did a search and found bunch of treads on loose pots, as in not attached to the wiring panel properly, this is not the case. The force required to turn the pot on / off , left / right is negligible. The story is, we had a recent EP recording and our gear was...

im beeing using dr sunbeams since i got a few sets in USA years ago, now im searching for a hexcore with similar tension/feel, since there's no a big string market here in south america and i cant get them... I use 40-120, pretty light, so going lighter is probably more difficult to get than...

/

I have a Seymour Duncan QP P pickup and the wire connecting the two pieces came loose (I've included a pic). Is this something I can just quickly solder back on to the same spot (that silver little bump)? Any precautions I need to take? Thanks!

I had an issue with my P Bass pickups not being able to be raised and read on here about cutting up a mouse pad and using that to raise the pickups. While that worked fine, my pickguard slipped during the process and I believe the ground wire to the bridge got disconnected. How do I reattach...

That's one thing I don't check when I buy a bass. I never give the neck screws a second thought. So yesterday I decided , just for curiosity, to check the neck screws on all the basses I have. Every single one I had screws that weren't , in my view, in as good as they could be. (But don't...

About a year ago I purchased a used Ampeg SVT-15EN cab. I disassembled it to make sure it was all in order. After removing the 15" woofer, I noticed two cardboard tubes (3" x 5.5") rolling around loose inside the cabinet. It was obvious they should be attached to the back of the two...

The full statement was,"There may be something a little loose inside, but you know they made the older ones better so they have a deeper low end..." A blonde 1938. What is with the nail tweakers??? Some days I feel like you should have to walk through a metal detector to get in the front door...

I saw an ad for an EB0 copy bass for $20 and I couldn't pass it up. After doing research, I determined it's the K2-B model. It appears the original bridge/cover was replaced with Fender style bridge, and two of the neck bolts are loose. Everything else appears to be in good working condition...

Getting this bass in, was cheap, but in good condition other than the fretboard and maybe electronics. The electronics I can deal with, but I have never glued a fretboard before. I called a shop, and they said "at least $200" which is almost double the cost of the bass. Do you think that is...

I have this MIJ Fender '66 reissue that I really like, best Jazz bass I have owned but the bridge pickup seems to move a lot in the cavity and when my plucking fingers hit it, it makes this pop. It doesn't get transduced through the amp but it's annoying. The pickup height is where I want it...

A nice fellow stopped by this week with the top already removed from this bass and casually said, "I think the bassbar is a little loose"... j. www/kaybassrepair.com

So I was playing earlier today and becoming very frustrated about my left hand speed. You know how it is, mental temper tantrum and all that. "Why can't I get faster?" But I had an epiphany. It was more of a physical epiphany than anything but I realized I was fretting my notes with much...

When you want to adjust the intonation and action on a sandberg bass, the manual says that you should: "release string tension, then loosen the bridge saddle ixation screw (down right; ig. 4), which adjusts the saddle. You can now move the saddle forwards and backwards. Once the intonation is...

I have an LH500 that is about a month old. I was at practice last week and the sound cut out. Turned it off, turned it back on, back in business. Couldn't replicate the issue. I searched these forums and a few folks have had similar issues but not the exact same it seems. This week at practice...

Hey bass friends In need of some bass setup up help! I recently acquired a Yamaha TrbX505 and after some time the B string has become really loose and when i play it i get no note definition (just mud). Can you guys please help me on how to get tension back in the string without making the...

The knob is loose, and I am not sure how to get the bugger off (no small screw in it and I can't access the inside except via the f hole). I tried pulling on it a bit, don't want to break it if that is not the best way to get at it. It doesn't feel like there is a loose nut (I can get a finger...

Recently I decided to go off piste and try some different flatwound strings. My go-to type is D'Addario Chromes, once played in. I purchased the GHS Precision flats as I'd read that they were more vintage voiced than chromes, had a balanced feel and were less stiff than some popular flatwound...

hey all, I just got a Orange TB500 I picked up used. Let me start off by saying that this thing is an Animal! This little guys packs some serious whollop and for the size and weight :power ratio I'm in Amp heaven. However, I noticed that if I pick it up and lean it from side to side I can hear...