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I've tried adjusting the action at the bridge, like you said discreet, the problem is less (but not gone) but now the action is so high I struggle to play, doesn't sound too good either. Tried lowering the action again to find a compromise but haven't really found one that doesn't bring back the problem. Strange as I have nice sloppy action on my other P bass which I play just as hard and it's never been a problem. Getting paid this week and I'll acquire some new strings and find a decent local tech via here and report back. Thanks again, everyone.

[quote name='spyder' timestamp='1461235945' post='3032686'] I'm in Sandhurst. You are welcome to come over and I will help you set it up. [/quote] That's very kind of you spyder, thank you, if I get the opportunity and the time to do so I shall drop you a DM. Thank you! Cheddaton, yes, choking is exactly how I'd describe it! I'll be lavishing some attention to her this weekend, otherwise ilk have to wait till payday and do it properly.

Thanks for the replies again everyone. I understand what you're saying but I don't feel it's the clatter that's bothering me... I feel the whole e string plays differently...maybe I'm not explaining myself or I'm not sure what you mean, ha! I think I'd better go find a tech. Spyder, I'm in Worthing near Brighton.

Yeah I'll start a topic in there at the weekend if I don't manage a solution. I did do that yeah and it did reduce the problem, though not all of it. It did give me very high action then which isn't really what I'm after, but I'm still playing about with the setup. Just seems strange that I can do whatever I want to the other strings, it's just the E that is rebelling! I'm gonna have to stick some tape over the pup I think!

*sigh* so thank you for all of your help so far. I've been playing about with the bass but to no real end. I took it to my local guitar shop today and he looked at it and couldn't work out the issue. He also (fairly enough) said he wouldn't take it to the tech as he was a grumpy bastard who would return it and tell me to just play lighter. I've attached another video in a last effort to try and fix it. I love this bass and I'd hate to see it relegated to the corner of the room. Here's another video from next to my amp, you can hear the issue better here, I switch between strings but when it's on the E you can hear the thump of the fingerstyle attack. https://www.dropbox.com/s/hw431s5b6ex04d6/VIDEO0046.mp4?dl=0 I'm going to get some new flats and possibly some new pups to see if any of that helps. Any recommendations? Thanks again! This is taking some patience!

PS I know I'm a hard hitter but I've never had these issues on another bass, including other P basses. It does feel better since the weekend, maybe the truss rod has settled since I adjusted it, but somethings not right and I'm so far into it now I can't work out what I'm doing!

Thanks for all the help so far, sorry I didn't get a video up sooner, here's a link to one I just quickly did. You can't quite hear the phasing as much here but you can definitely see that the E string isn't responding the same as the others. It feels the same as when you tune a string too low, loss of tension and not much girth to the sound. Almost seems that the neck is different on one side to the other but maybe that's in my head. It's done on my phone so the quality ain't great, but please feel free to specify if you want another video from a different angle or anything. You'll probably all tell me it's in my head, but you know what it's like when something isn't right, it just bugs you for ages till you cave in and hand over £60 for someone to tighten a screw! Thanks people. https://www.dropbox.com/s/03w4ne7xjgso8kz/VIDEO0044.mp4?dl=0

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1460300076' post='3024447'] +1 - the only other thought - very unlikely with a .105 gauge E string, - is that you've somehow tuned it an octave lower (much more likely with thicker strings). [/quote] That is almost exactly how it feels but I am 100% sure it's not. I've tried different strings with it and they're all the same.it's probably just a set up problem I'm unaware of. Out right now but I'll post a video this evening. You'll all probably tell me it's something simple! Or that I am something simple!

Yeah I thought I'd fixed it, but apparently not. Just come back to it and it's playing fine except that E string, every time you hit it with anything other than a light tap it vibrates all over the place, initial attack looses low end before it starts phasing. Almost like very hard dip & swell limiting, but without a compressor. I'm really not sure what I'm doing wrong but I'm keen to try and understand. The string is only a 105 so I'm finding it hard to believe that the gauge is wrong as it's not anything crazy.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1459938117' post='3020991'] There's many setup videos on Youtube. I like this one. [/quote] Haven't seen those vids before, thank you, I followed them as best I could with the tools I got and I think I might have sorted the problem. Either way I've given it a decent set up now! Thanks

Purchased Karl's Deluxe Fender Precision! Great chap, brilliant communications and very thorough. A pain free and swift transaction overall, just how I like 'em! Very pleased! Cheers Karl! Ollie

Wow thanks for all the help guys. Ikay, that's made a lot of sense and is more straight to the point than most answers I've seen on the net, thank you. I shall get stuck in tonight. Bit of a novice on doing a complete set up but no time like the present to learn I guess!

Here's a link to a few quick snaps I just took https://www.dropbox.com/sc/atgns3nke0j0zcr/AAAGydF0IKNlhYZfAgFqLk93a I'll try and do a few more decent ones after work! Thanks!

Hi there lovely low enders, I recently bought a Squier CV 60's P (the Pino Palladino signature look-a-like) from my local guitar shop, a bass I'd liked since I'd seen it in there a few years ago, and long story short, it's exactly the same model that had recently been returned by a guitarist who bought it but wasn't using it. (He'll never know what he's missing ) Anyway. It's perfect, especially for the price, but it has a set up issue with the E string. The E seems very loose which is causing it to be flappy, so it clacks against the pickup when I play, producing a pop which is really frustrating. I know it hits the pup because the string has a scratch mark where it hits the pole pieces. When it does this it also seems to loose low end on the E string and it starts to phase very slightly. I wondered for a while if it was the pickup, but I'm guessing it's more likely to be a set up issue. I know I play hard, but I don't have this issue on any other basses or on the other strings on this bass. I've had a play about with a few aspects of the bass to try and fix it but haven't eliminated the problem without creating another one (ie, ridiculously high action). When I use a pick, it doesn't exactly do the same thing, I assume because when I use fingers on the strings I push it down to the pup rather than with a pick where I push it across the pup. I've lowered the pickup, but that didn't really help without drastically altering the string output volumes. I've switched between 3 different sets of brand new and old strings, including flats and rounds and varying gauges, but that didn't seem to make any difference. I've adjusted the saddle height but with no real elimination without crazy high action. The only thing I've done so far that's made a difference is made the saddle shorter, (so using a screwdriver to move it lower) but that still hasn't completely eliminated the issue and I don't feel it's the 'correct' solution either way. I would drop it to a local tech, but I don't really have the 30/40 quid to throw away on it and I really should learn this stuff myself!! I've searched on the 'net but the only responses I've seen across various forums have essentially been 'just give it a set up' or 'take it to a tech', but I'm keen to know what the issue is myself so I can fix it again if ever I encounter it. If anyone could suggest anything, I'd be eternally grateful! Cheers Ollie