Fixed it, I had the truss rod too tight, now Ive had to lower both the nut and the bridge. Plays well....
Starting to build an acoustic upright fretless bass now
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- Tue Jul 09, 2013 4:58 am
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: nut height: is it too heigh
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- Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:27 am
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: nut height: is it too heigh
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Hi, thanks for your reply. I will have to try using a straight edge, the truss rod was about 1- 2 inches shorter than the fingerboard so there may be a bit of end curl (strange how difficult it is to find truss rods that are the correct length and price). Ive never been happy with nut height on any ...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:16 am
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: nut height: is it too heigh
- Replies: 5
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nut height: is it too heigh
Hi. I built an upright 34" scale fretless bass. It has a maple neck, truss rod and a richlite fingerboard. The nut is brass, Ive logged a months playing on it and Im very pleased with its sound, nickel roundwounds on a richlite fingerboard with a single humbucker give a good bright sound. Suprisingl...