Newest Member of the Family:ATTN Upright Players

[BassVirtuoso]

I got something today. I'm not going to show you until you help me set it up.

It's an upright and the action is way too high. How do I lower it?

[Omega Red]

there is an end pin on the bottom of the bass, loosen it and push it into the bass, then tighten it

[lobsterjohnson]

that wont do a thing to adjust the action
you have to sand away the top of the bride till it is the right height
or buy an adjustable one or pay a whole lot of mony to have it professionally set up

[BassVirtuoso]

Oh great....

[Son of Magni]

You should be aware though, that the action on an upright is usually higher than on an electric. Almost twice as high. Maybe 3/16 inch at the end of the fingerboard for the G string.

[MuRd0K]

Have you played an upright? You f'n n00b.

[BassVirtuoso]

Wow I'm not that much of a noob. I know it's supposed to be higher than electric. I'm saying, the height at the end of the G string is at least more than 2 inches.

[Left Shoe]

Wow I'm not that much of a noob. I know it's supposed to be higher than electric. I'm saying, the height at the end of the G string is at least more than 2 inches.
itll make you a stronger player and give you arthritis , two bonuses right?

[Munky_Jam]

cost me about $40 (australian) to get my action changed by a pro. Not that much at all.

[MuRd0K]

I was just messing with you :lol:.

http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/bassetup.htm

[Biz]

Honestly if I were you, I would just try to buy an adjustable bridge. They are very nice and easy to use. Since I play upright for jazz I like my action really low, but when I play it for bluegrass, then I can adjust it higher for some slap action. I don't know how much the bridges cost though. You may want to look into it though. Its a good investment.
-Biz

[MuRd0K]

They are like...80-90 bucks. But there are some adjustable ones for 60 bucks on ebay.

[WhoDidTheElf]

Help him faster! I want to see this!

/doesn't know much about uprights

[Chaos]

pssh the action on my G is 3 inches, loser.

[MuRd0K]

pssh the action on my G is 3 inches, loser.

That would have been soooo much better if that would've said G-String :lol:.

[lobsterjohnson]

from the picture you showed me it looks like your bridge is to far back
try moving it forward and it might stop tilting forward when you tune it

[BassVirtuoso]

http://i1.tinypic.com/ofvwpe.jpg

[Belfast Bassist]

Wow you are really good at football or whatever those trophies are for! :p





..and nice bass

[Son of Magni]

I think normally the bridge should be lined up with the little notches in the f holes. It looks like your's is too close to the fingerboard which will make the action higher than it would be. So if you loosen the strings and push the bridge down an inch or so the action might be a lot better.

[Naveed Afzal]

Wow you are really good at football or whatever those trophies are for! :p





..and nice bass


Nah... BV is the only black man in the US, besides freddie adieu(sp) that plays soccer...

[bass&cookies]

very nice

a little off topic, but i finally got myself a cello a few days ago

[Munky_Jam]

well done cookies, i used to be a cellist myself

[Son of Magni]

very nice

a little off topic, but i finally got myself a cello a few days ago
Cello, the only instrument I can play better than bass :chug:

[BenJammin]

If I ever take up another string instrument, it'll definitely be cello.

Nice bass, BV.

[TheBassStylee]

if i ever take up another instrument, itll be upright. actually when i get older, im planing on learning to play one. maybe 17 or 18.. anyways, nice bass.

> mike

[Spazzout22]

It might be worth it to take it to a music person and ask them to make the bridge adjustable. I did it to mine and it's a godsend. Also, that FAQ that Murdok posted was really nice, but you should be able to get your bass set up for $80 including instalation of the adjustable bridge. Anyway, you just gotta sand it down. Personally I'd take it in, but that's because i'm terrified of ****ing up my bass. Also, be aware that if you take the bridge off to fix it, you'll prolly need to adjust the soundpost.

Ok, upon closer examination the article totally doesn't mention that if you take pressure off the top of the bass, there's a good chance your soundpost will fall down. When this happens you need a special tool to fix it. This is why you should be wary of doing things like this.

[HaVIC5]

Always make sure the soundpost is secure when you adjust the tension of the strings, otherwise the bass could cave in on you and potentially hurt or even kill you (its happened!).

[EADG]

Always make sure the soundpost is secure when you adjust the tension of the strings, otherwise the bass could cave in on you and potentially hurt or even kill you (its happened!).


It caves in
The scroll comes down
On your head
You = pwned.