All Discussions Tagged '5-string' - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T15:05:36Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=5-string&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDead notes on an Epiphone bass guitartag:fretsnet.ning.com,2012-10-25:2177249:Topic:955112012-10-25T03:36:44.709ZAlexander Lópezhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AlexanderLopez
<p>I've just found the most annoying dead-spot on any bass guitar. While most Fenders have it around the high C (first string, fifth fret), this brand-new Epiphone Thunderbird active 5-string has an enormous dead-note area: from the open low-B on the 5th string to the fourth fret of the fourth string (G#).<br></br><br></br>I have to say this guy is not a newbie. He owns three other basses, is a semi-pro, and tried lots of things before asking me for help. He's used three sets of strings, with…</p>
<p>I've just found the most annoying dead-spot on any bass guitar. While most Fenders have it around the high C (first string, fifth fret), this brand-new Epiphone Thunderbird active 5-string has an enormous dead-note area: from the open low-B on the 5th string to the fourth fret of the fourth string (G#).<br/><br/>I have to say this guy is not a newbie. He owns three other basses, is a semi-pro, and tried lots of things before asking me for help. He's used three sets of strings, with different gauges, different tunings, and even inverted the nut to string it up lefty-style. The dead spots have always been there: from the low-G# and downwards.<br/><br/>Usually, adding mass on the neck shifts the dead spot to a lower note and gives more sustain (Billy Sheehan has been using a C-clamp on his Yamaha for decades), but I doubt it could be useful in this bass. I mean, it's a Thunderbird: the shit is one of the heaviest basses around! And its neck-through-body 7-piece maple/walnut neck is supposed to increase rigidity and a more even tone.<br/><br/>I don't think that other pickups can solve the problem, because it's still noticeable when unplugged. Maybe installing steel or graphite reinforcements in the neck can increase its rigidity, but it's hard to spend that kind of money in a $600 instrument. <br/><br/>Any suggestions?</p>