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Barklessdog
Posts : 393
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 64
Location : Chicagoland
|  Subject: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:41 am | |
| I thought I would start a thread here about my project Blueshawk bass that goes sharp after playing it.   I will see about filing the nut slkots a little wider, to see if that helps. | |
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Barklessdog
Posts : 393
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 64
Location : Chicagoland
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:42 am | |
| You would think the trem would cause the strings to detune not go sharp. Kind of odd. | |
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EricHaven
Admin
Posts : 2974
Join date : 2009-03-20
Age : 57
Location : Birch Bay, WA
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:12 pm | |
| Actually BD, this is why I can say for certain that what is happening is that your strings are binding up somewhere, and it's probably happening at the nut. The strings get caught, and they go sharp.
Again, try opening the nut slots with a small file, and then color in the slots with a pencil. This might cure the problem, and let us know if it doesn't. | |
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Barklessdog
Posts : 393
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 64
Location : Chicagoland
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:54 pm | |
| I will give it a go this weekend. I have some small jeweler files. | |
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madmike
Posts : 1756
Join date : 2009-03-23
Age : 53
Location : phoenixville, pa. u.s. of a
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:00 pm | |
| yeah ... like eric said ... with the pencil. opening up the nut grooves will help, but putting the pencil lead on it will make it super smooth where the string has contact.
thanx eric ... the pencil works great for me!
i've also tried chapstick ... it breaks down under the pressure and friction and lithium grease ... it works good but its messy. just a dab ll do ya. | |
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Chowderboots
Posts : 2197
Join date : 2009-03-22
Age : 32
Location : Kirkistan, WA
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:56 pm | |
| Lithium grease does sound like a good idea in the nut slots. | |
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Kugelspot
Posts : 649
Join date : 2009-03-28
Age : 32
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:59 pm | |
| What kind of dog is that next to the bass? | |
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Barklessdog
Posts : 393
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 64
Location : Chicagoland
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:10 am | |
| An African Basenji, the barkless dog - the only domestic dog that is incapable of barking  | |
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EricHaven
Admin
Posts : 2974
Join date : 2009-03-20
Age : 57
Location : Birch Bay, WA
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:59 pm | |
| You're welcome, MadMike! Just don't try to use the pencil lead to soothe chapped lips!  I used to use 3-in-1 oil, then I went to some spin-off brand. It worked OK, but I didn't like how the oil would drip all over the place. It wasn't until many years had passed that I learned about the pencil lead trick. | |
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Chowderboots
Posts : 2197
Join date : 2009-03-22
Age : 32
Location : Kirkistan, WA
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:03 pm | |
| Hah! Dude--I hear lithium grease is the best kind of lip blam! | |
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EricHaven
Admin
Posts : 2974
Join date : 2009-03-20
Age : 57
Location : Birch Bay, WA
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:07 pm | |
| Blam?  Is that anything like balm? | |
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Chowderboots
Posts : 2197
Join date : 2009-03-22
Age : 32
Location : Kirkistan, WA
| | Subject: Re: Bass goes Sharp after playing Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:10 pm | |
| Oh yeah, dude! I always use C-4 when my lips are chapped. It's "Lip BLAM!!!" | |
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