Scatamonky

I've taken them down quite a bit - and to be honest - no real noticeable difference in tone or volume - and hopefully no more hitting them when I'm playing!

You guys are like a couple of dectectives - the pic I put up was of the bass before I changed the pickups - this is what it looks like now!

This could be it - I did just put new pickups in this bass - a set of Geezer Butler signature EMGs and I remember trying to set the quite high - so rather than trying to lower the string action - (which I really don't want to do) - I could lower the pickups a bit - and yes I do play finger style - and yes this makes total sense cause I've been using this bass for over 20 years and never had this issue before - I put the new Geezers in only a few moths ago!

There is a compressor on the desk for the live sound - but this recording is pre fx - our guitarist took the recordings home and put them through Pro Tools, he may have added some compression while eqing and mixing all the tracks together

I've played and recorded for years and not heard anything like this - is the cure simply to play lighter? I feel like I'm playing much lighter on this track than I normally do? I would rather not be constricted to have to play softer - I may also record the next gig using a mic on front of the cab too to see if the DI is being overly sensitive!

Hi Gang - I need help identifying a noise from my bass - I suspect it's fret buzz but my action is already fairly high. Have a listen to the attached audio. This is my band playing Long Way to Go by the Dead Daisies on Saturday night. The noise is only really prominent on the E string. We heard this on the previous gig too. We're multi track recording the whole gigs now using a Soundcraft UI24R. My bass is being plugged straight into an Ashdown Studio 15 and I'm using the DI straight into the desk. I'm playing a Westfield bass (it's about 27 years old and has been solid as a rock for the whole time I've had it.) I don't hear this noise at all playing live, but then, it would likely be lost in the mix. As mentioned above, I did hear this on the previous gig, so I changed my strings back to Ernie Ball 45 roundwounds (I did have Rotosounds on there as the local guitar shop was out of Ernie's one day), checked the relief, action and intonation and started rolling off the tone a bit more and really consciously tried not to dig in as much, I know I do tend to play quite hard. I've also attached the isolated Bass track. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Long Way to Go.mp4 05 BASS_1.aif

Yes - it is very similar to the Rebel, but mine has the 3 position switch - it's a subtle difference I'll admit. Other than that I wouldn't be surprised if you're right and they were made in the same factory

Yes - a volume for each pickup, a tone that covers both and a 3 position switch.

Hi All, I bought this Westfield bass in around '97 - I've been playing it in every band I've been in since and I absolutely love it. It has always bemused me that there is no model number or markings of any kind other than the word Westfield. I have also never seen another one....or any Westfield bass with a pickup switch which makes this one very unusual. Have any of you ever seen one, played one? Know anything about it? Westfield are now discontinued and although I did find their old website on Webarchives there is no mention of this bass anywhere! I appreciate any info any of you might have! :)