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Old June 29th, 2009, 02:28 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Anchoret View Post
It may not be entirely a matter of the saddle height, but also neck relief and/or high frets.

However, E and A strings do usually need a bit more string height, all other things being equal.
I follow Rob DiStefano's prescription for setups. I check nut relief first, then neck relief to basically make sure the neck is very close to flat, after this, action is pretty much left up to the saddles unless I want to shim it too.

I wrenched on the guitar for some time trying to remove some of the bow. I think that I have the relief at a decent point.

Probably a fret issue then?

Have others had a similar problem? Is that "growl" pretty normal on a bass? My biggest problem with it is that I play at a low volume and get to hear all of that racket. It doesn't sound so nice when it isn't coming out of a speaker.
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