Weird War Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Yamaha BB1200 strung with 45-105 nickel roundwounds. 3rd fret: 0.9mm 12th fret: 2mm 17th fret: 2.7mm Low down the business end, less so up dusty end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Somewhat late to the party- just found my ruler! Now I'm wondering if I've screwed up my measurements- I always had my basses down as being medium/low action, as they always look to me like they could go lower, but I guess most people would class these as low. Maybe I can stop now with the compulsive setup tweaking. I'll need to see if I can't get a set of feeler gauges to get it a bit more accurate. All measurements made on the E string. Peavey Milestone III- EADG with light Elixirs 3rd: around 1mm 12th: about 1.5mm 17th: just under 2mm Peavey DynaBass 5 fretted- BEADG with light Elixirs 3rd: 1mm 12th: 2mm 17th: 2mm Peavey DynaBass 5 fretless- BEADG with light Elixirs 3rd: just over 1mm 12th: just under 2mm 17th: 2mm Conklin Groove Tools 7 string- BEADGBE with light Elixirs: 3rd: 1mm 12th: 1.5mm 17th: 2mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 [quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='592758' date='Sep 8 2009, 11:32 AM']Somewhat late to the party- just found my ruler! Now I'm wondering if I've screwed up my measurements- I always had my basses down as being medium/low action, as they always look to me like they could go lower, but I guess most people would class these as low. Maybe I can stop now with the compulsive setup tweaking. I'll need to see if I can't get a set of feeler gauges to get it a bit more accurate. All measurements made on the E string. Peavey Milestone III- EADG with light Elixirs 3rd: around 1mm 12th: about 1.5mm 17th: just under 2mm Peavey DynaBass 5 fretted- BEADG with light Elixirs 3rd: 1mm 12th: 2mm 17th: 2mm Peavey DynaBass 5 fretless- BEADG with light Elixirs 3rd: just over 1mm 12th: just under 2mm 17th: 2mm Conklin Groove Tools 7 string- BEADGBE with light Elixirs: 3rd: 1mm 12th: 1.5mm 17th: 2mm[/quote] That's probably the most consistent set we've seen so far, in terms of swapping between your different basses. But yeah, them's low! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehappybunny Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 DeArmond Jet Star with Thomastik flats (not sure of gauge) 3rd 2mm 12th 3.5mm 17th 5.5mm Rough measurements with ruler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Forgot about this until it was resurrected, but here I come to screw up your stats: ... All measurements made on the E string. JV Squier 3rd: 2mm 12th: 10mm 17th: 11mm CY Squier 3rd: 1.5mm 12th: 7mm 17th: 8mm Yamaha RBX375 3rd: 1.5mm 12th: 6mm 17th: 7mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 What are you man, a gorilla? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) [quote name='SteveO' post='593046' date='Sep 8 2009, 04:53 PM']Forgot about this until it was resurrected, but here I come to screw up your stats: ... All measurements made on the E string. JV Squier 3rd: 2mm 12th: 10mm 17th: 11mm CY Squier 3rd: 1.5mm 12th: 7mm 17th: 8mm Yamaha RBX375 3rd: 1.5mm 12th: 6mm 17th: 7mm[/quote] JV squier GAS has just plunged Edited September 8, 2009 by Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 [quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='593065' date='Sep 8 2009, 06:05 PM']What are you man, a gorilla? [/quote] my first bass (the CY Squier) was set up like that when bought, and not knowing any better I learnt to play high action. Now when I play it just doesn't feel right on anything less than 5mm. The JV squier is on the last turn of the thread on the height adjuster, but to me it feels great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Just checked the E on my double bass and its at about 13mm at the octave, which I thought was quite high. Not compared to that, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDM Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) I think I have all of my basses set up at around 1mm, 3mm, 4mm or something around that. I'd consider it medium action. I'm considering lowering the action on all my basses to make myself play lighter. Edited September 8, 2009 by thedonutman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 [quote name='SteveO' post='593046' date='Sep 8 2009, 04:53 PM']JV Squier 3rd: 2mm 12th: 10mm 17th: 11mm[/quote] I didn't think you could get a JV Squier double bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Overwater J five string, Overwater medium guage strings .044 .064 .084 .104 .134 3rd = 1.25mm 12th = 2.00mm 17th = 2.50mm I'll edit this at the weekend and add my other basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 [quote name='Kev' post='574959' date='Aug 20 2009, 12:06 AM']dunno how some of you guys play with such low action, i cant play a bass without really digging in Vintage icon v4, 45-105 standard tuning 1mm 3mm 3mm Medium i would say, although my technique doesn't really accommodate for any lower[/quote] Just strung on some status flats roughly the same guage. Made some adjustments so slightly different 1mm 2.5mm 2.5mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SisterAbdullahX Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 [quote name='ped' post='569643' date='Aug 14 2009, 11:50 PM']Vigier Passion series 2, active With feeler gauges 3rd 1.2mm 12th 1.5mm 17th 2mm Pickups - between 2.5 and 4mm from strings Elixir .40-.95 Tuned DADG Low[/quote] My Vigier has the lowest (best) action (and neck) of all my basses. Haven't had the feeler gauges out, but looks about the same as yours, to the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webby Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 1991 Aria Pro II SLB-2 Bass 2mm, 3.5mm, 4mm I think it could be lower, so I'd say it's medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Only just seen this thraed Interesting - will have a look at mine ASAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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