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Thanks again for the reply. I’m near Glasgow. I agree that a luthier is probably required. I was just hoping to avoid if it was a simple fix as I’ve just spent nearly £60 on two sets of strings!

Thanks ikay. I think BigRedX may be in to something with the gauge of the new strings and the reduced tension in the neck. I wonder if reverting back to the 50’s would sort the issue?

Hey, I’m a little worried about messing so you the truss rod. Do you think changing to the previous gauge strings i had might solve the issue?

Hey ikay, does this work?

Thanks BigRedX. The E string is touching all frets from the 12th upwards. The G string is touching only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd frets

Thanks okay, any specific areas you want to see?

Hi BigRedX, I had RotoSound RotoBass 50’s.

Hi. I'm new to the forum and looking for some help with my Hofner Violin Bass. It's a B-Bass hi-Series Ignition so a budget model. I've had it for 6 or 7 years. My problem is I recently changed the strings and all hell broke loose with the set up! Having trawled through several forums and YouTube videos I now know I did many things wrong but can't seem to find the help/specific issue I have. Ok, so I changed the strings all at once and forgot about the floating bridge (or should that be 'falling' bridge when you forget that it's not fixed in place!). I've read-up about bridge placement/intonation and reckon I'll be mainly ok with that. The big problem I have is that the E string feels & sounds as though it is too loose. It is tuned correctly (well, as much as I can tell) but it is really loose so pretty difficult to discern the notes!. There is also a lot of fret buzz and it also looks as though the string is touching other frets from around the 7th upwards. It sounds almost muted when I fret a note. The string is not touching the wood part of the bridge and, on some fret positions, the string is not touching any other fret. The strings I bought are Hofner Flatwound Strings (I ordered these as I made the mistake of ordering regular bass strings before only to discover they didn't fit the short scale bass and there was no silk on the end!) - Link here if it helps https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/string-sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/hofner-40-95-contemporary-series-flatwound-bass-guitar-strings-p15510?currency=GBP&gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI56amtfyh_wIVXS0GAB32Tg2gEAQYASABEgKKIfD_BwE#fo_c=1949&fo_k=84fae4046ee2b0e1334e25c83e11ffcc&fo_s=gplauk&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term= I have tried moving the bridge forward and back and also adjusted the height of the bridge and it is just the same. I also have the bridge dead centre so the string isn't too close to the edge of the fretboard. Also, If I tune the E string up by around 1 1/2 steps (to a G) it plays so much better and I don't have any dull/muted sound anywhere (just the occasional buzz which can be sorted with bridge adjustment) It was fine before and I seem to recall that the last time I changed the strings, I changed them one at a time so as not to mess the set up. unfortunately, I forgot this time as I wanted to give it a proper clean at the same time. Basically, it seems as though the E string is the wrong size/tension for this bass but it is actually the correct length and I'm struggling to figure this out! Any help or suggestions would be very welcome! I should also point out that I'm not really a bass player (more guitarist) - though I can knock out a bass line or two!- I just bought the bass for home recordings to get a natural bass sound on my recordings (mainly rock/blues).