Lungimsam Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Sometimes when I land on a note, it sounds a half step flat (F# will sound like an F). When I release the note and refret and play, it gets back to normal. I have noticed this for the last month I have owned it. Seems to happen on any note at any time. No pattern I can detect. Neck is straight, bass is set up. New strings (1 month old). Intonated properly, speaking length of string only touches saddles. Anyone have any ideas about what could be causing these sour notes? My Pbasses have never had this problem, so I assume it isn't the rig, but the bass. The SG Bass looks great, and is really comfortable on my small hands, so I like it alot and want to use it more. But its pitch is having probs. Maybe I'll change strings and see if it is possible a bad string set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Are you maybe having to do bit more adjustment to your playing the short scale? After playing long scale for so long, it takes a bit of time for the hands and fingers to acclimate to the short scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 No, I'm hitting the notes right on. Neck is comfy. I lowered the bridge pup half a screw turn. It is very loud and I wonder if it was pulling too much. We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Just turn up the volume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvinator Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Does this happen when you are playing with a band? I've had the problem with ringing floor toms cancelling out or seemingly changing certain notes. Also, FOH subs can rumble back on stage and cause some low frequencies to be hard to distinguish; with our drummer - this can happen to me between Ab & Bb (but only in some rooms). If this is the case - I agree with "Turn it up"! Other than that, my fall back position (and this covers everything) is: blame it on the drummer! If you're having the problem when you're all by yourself, I don't have any Ideas......... Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Happens when by myself. I changed strings and pup height to mo avail. I'll have to run it over to my Gibson auto serv guy for a look see. I love the wood and finish. It looks great and is the easiest bass I've ever played. Great upper fret access with the set neck. So I'll keep it and work on it til it's tip top. Just hope I can get it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Are you sure your strings are totally stretched out? Some new strings on a short scale take a pretty good time to take set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone57 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 do you have a good break angle at the saddle? try pushing down on the string in front of the saddle and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Thanks for the replys. The original set of strings I put on the bass were on for over a month, and I hand stretched them alot. But still had the prob. I pushed the strings to make a break point at the saddle as well as the nut but will do it again to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Lungimsam; What's up with the sounds on your SG Std.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Thanks for asking! I have been playing it alot to see what would happen. Behaved well at church today. Seems like the problem is not happening this week. Maybe those strings are finally settling down or something. I think I need to take it in to be looked at anyway this week as my tone pot seems to be kaput. It doesn't do much of anything except make the tone change to an almost brighter sound when I roll it to 0. Who knows, maybe that had something to do with it. I will keep all posted as soon as I find out what is up. Warranties are good things! Here's another pic. Camera cannot show the true color. But this one looks like a nice early '60's color: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 If you switched strings a couple of times, the ones you have on now, may have finally taken set. Not that unusual. No more problems with the new pup on board? Good looking pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Lungimsam; Try getting a pic of the SG with some natural light. Indoors preferably. The finish turns out pretty good in those settings. Lamps with shades on them at times tint the light to much, and washout the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollmouse Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 As you say originally, could be a bad set of strings. If you've had more than one set of strings with this problem, then it sounds like a nut problem to me. Here's an other forum page that covers these probs and fixes quite well: intonation problem Covers lots of probs from poorly cut nut, too having the nut wrongly positioned. If you are thinking of taking it in to have the pots checked, I'd have the tech check the nut and set-up at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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