Re: Dead spots
Posted by: basswulf <basswulf@...>
> It seems like every bass I've ever played, including the three I have now
> (listed below) have dead spots on the D and G strings at frets 5, 6, and 7.
> Is it me? What can be done about it?
I've not heard the problem mentioned for ages. Back in the day, I
think the standard prescription was attaching extra weight to the
headstock (either a woodworking clamp or there was some kind of
bespoke brass thing you could buy); as I recall, the theory was that
this affected the physics of mass distribution in the bass and did
away with the problem (perhaps just by shifting it outside of the area
of the neck covered by the frets).
I can't say that I've ever particularly noticed it in practise but
clamping some weight to the headstock would be a pretty easy
experiment to try.
Wulf
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