Re-stringing my 6 string

[JeBuSrOcKs]

Well i got my 6 string just over a month ago and tonight I decided I would take the strings off so I could give it a clean. Well I cleaned the bass and went to put the strings back on and they were rattling horribly against the frets. Ive already broken my C string which has annoyed me and I dont want to risk breaking anymore. Now has anyone got any ideas why my strings would start rattling against the frets cause I have no idea why they are and how would I go about fixing the problem?

Mike

[EADGC]

Sounds like you left the strings off too long and your neck developed a backbow

[Akira]

If they are rattling on the frets, they are obviously too close to the frets.

Does it happen all over the neck, or just on the first five or so frets?

[JeBuSrOcKs]

well it seems that anything from the 8th fret to the 24th fret is fine and anything below that rattles

[EADGC]

definitely backbowed. Don't leave your strings off for so long.

[JeBuSrOcKs]

So how would I solve the problem?

[EADGC]

Loosen the truss rod

with the strings facing away from you, turn it to the left

[Son of Magni]

Sounds like you left the strings off too long and your neck developed a backbow

That's not the problem unless you left them off for weeks. Did you say your C string is broken? Did you replace it? If you're missing a string then that's why the action is off.

[EADGC]

Good point

or it could be both I suppose..

[TheJerkyBoys]

You definitely need to set up the truss rod. I just recently learnt how to set up a bass myself. This is a great guide: http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html