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Nah it always through an amp. Seems to be going away slightly as I get better though. I will admit its nice sometimes cos it makes it sound like I'm playing a shuffle when I'm not

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1361749022' post='1990402'] A bit of technique and strings, I'd say. It gets better with practice, but roundwound strings always have some string noise. If it bothers you a lot, you could try groundwound or flatwound strings, which are much smoother... but sound a bit different. Also, if you turn treble control down (or tone control if passive bass), the string noise goes down a lot, and you will not really hear it once mixed with a band, Try to play as clean as you can, of course, but if you listen to the isolated bass tracks from many well known bass players, you will find that there is often a lot of noise... you just don't hear it once mixed. [/quote] Cheers! The impression I'm getting is that it could be combination of things then. Have been thinking about flatwound strings. But I have an awful habit of spending more time tinkering with instruments then learning to play them, I keep finding bits of a trombone in my sock drawer for instance, some day when I find out where I put the rest of it I might learn to play it.

575 miles, by time I payed for petrol I could have sent it some master luthier in the backwoods of Romania, who spends six weeks fondling the thing before setting it up I think google is my friend on this one, how hard can it be...........

Cool, will work on the technique. Personally I didn't think it would be worth getting the bass set up properly since its only an old Encore thing I got for peanuts! Thought getting your bass set up was only for people who were sh*t hot bass players with basses to match Whats the going rate for setting up a bass? I'm in Oban so not sure if there's anyone nearby able to do it. Thanks again Pretty helpful forum

Hello I have only recently started playing the bass so this may seem like a silly question. I seem to get an awful lot of noise purely from my fingers pressing down on the frets. The strings make a clicking noise everytime and its really very irritating. I try to play as gently as possible but the problem is always there. Just wondering if this is my technique, the strings or the bass and if there is a way to rectify it? Cheers!

In Oban for the next 3 months. Then god knows where after that!

Hello all! Have only just started playing the bass as I was forced to give up drumming! Well no, I wanted to learn the bass anyway just now is the best time to do it since I have to give up on my drumming aspirations for the time being. Looking forward to getting to know you all and picking your brains!