Burnerblog

So, I was curious after doing the cleanup on the Fender Jazz Bass. I picked up the SB-2 and played it; sure enough, I didn’t like what I got out of it. I took the bass to a luthier (a person who works on stringed instruments, particularly guitars) and he did a setup on it (where the height of the strings and the neck are adjusted). The action (the height of the strings from the fret board) seemed to me to be rather low for my playing style (I pluck with my index and middle fingers) and the pickups (the electronic coils that pick up the vibration of the strings and turn them into sound) were a bit high. Well, today, I adjusted them all myself. I raised the action a little bit, lowered the pickups a little bit, and was able to play without any rattle (which was the main reason I stopped playing this bass) and got rid of the pop on the A string (the second reason I stopped playing this bass).

What does this mean? It means I made the instrument more playable for my style.

I then picked up the Fender and played a little bit, and sure enough, the neck was straightening back out now that all four strings are on and the neck is back under tension. I can’t wait until alter today when I can play both of ‘em with the amp turned up loud while the family is out. Then I can REALLY test to see how they are.

As for my old trusty Samick? The Corsair (the model of the Samick bass I own) was cleaned up and made to look pretty again. Now, all three of my basses look sweet, clean, and are all playable.