@@DiscoverDoubleBass I will take my bass to a professional to fix my double bass , I don't have the confidence I could fix the issues. To set up and put new strings on!! I had my bass fixed this year the finger board came off and I had a peg put on and etc.
@@jamesrichardson3322 Yes, I would always recommend a luthier does the setup work for you. It can be expensive, but it's a necessary investment for 99% of bassists.
@@DiscoverDoubleBass I agree 👍💯% with you, I recommend you store your bass in a basement or somewhere cool. Humidity will cause damage to your body and fingerboard. Learn a valuable lesson that I had to learn, an expensive one 💰.
4 месяца назад
cool tips thanks! The only thing missing was to talk about the tailpiece but that's ok. Thanks!
Wonderful, clear walkthrough Neal and Geoff. Saved to my Trello so I can refer to it often. I tweak my own setup all the time, and look for all the information I can find. The detail about where the neck scoop should level out at the standoff is something I've not found anywhere else. The sound post positioning section is the clearest single reference explanation I've found anywhere. By this instruction, I'm spot on with my placement. As always, inspiring and informative. Cheers! ~~ Wade
Fascinating! I looked at my bass while watching this and noticed the bridge lined up to the outer notch rather than the inner. I changed it to Neal's suggestion, and it seems to have resulted in a slightly drier but more characterful arco tone! I suppose because of the slight change in relative length of the string?
Thanks and I'm glad it worked out. I guess it will also change the distance between the soundpost and bridge foot, so that may be part of it. Good news it's sounding well.
Excellent video! That was interesting to find out about how the f-notches line up with the string crossover rather than the centre of the feet. I've always used the foot centre. I'll have to check when I get home to see if I need a little readjustment on that. It was also interesting to find out how to check for the sound post location in relation to the top of the bass. I'll have to check that as well. Very informative. I personally check my setup once a month with a quick 3-point visual just to make sure nothing has gone out of alignment with tunings or especially going in and out of vehicles and the gig bag, where things can get knocked about. I'm going to add some of these tips to my routine. Thanks again!
And what about the tunning of the "small strings" between the bridge and the tail piece? I feel that when they are in tune the bass resonates more but how to get that in tune? All the best
Great vid you need to know these basics for sure. Also you should know the proper way to replace strings. I use an L square to make sure bridge is perpendicular to the top
Their soundpost explanation isn't complete: no mention of how to position it with a soundpost setter which can actually be very complicated for a beginner. If you don't know how to do it, then leave it to someone who does.
