Nuts ...very important

[palembic]

Hi you all and blessed are thee,
 
after some time not playing Bonnie for several reasons I revisited her and was not very happy with her A behaviour.
As you all experienced colleagues-and friends-bass-players know the A string is ping the middle of a 5-string neck.
That A string always played me tricks!!!!!!!
BAD tricks!!!
When playing I constantly had this mid-frequency-sounding click when playing.  
O-o-o-o-o ...I am NOT a string hitter ...!!!!
I consider the neck and strings of Bonnie as a woman's leg so caressing the string would be more appropriate.
Nevertheless ...there was this click.
I went mad!
Even angry!  
But I ...on a sunny sunday morning I remembered the Brother Joey routine and THAT IT WASN'T ONLY ABOUT NECK AND BRIDGES BUT ALSO ABOUT ...THE NUT.
I just want to emphasize on the fact that when the string is 'clicking' ALL ALONG your neck ...it IS a NUT problem.
So ...I lifted the nut ...oh YES Brother Joey just a little at a time, not more each time than the section of the pubic hair of a mouse.
Just very slowly and ....step by step to just the moment that ...oh man ...oh lord ...oh Your Basship ...how it SOUNDED!!!!!!
No clicking, clecking or clacking!
Just the bass with Red-Devils string slide hiss!
 
I Am happy bassplayer!
So ...just watch your nuts outside there
(there IS something inside me that says that this is a VERY BAD expression ...mmmmmm)
 
Paul TOBO
 
(Message edited by palembic on September 20, 2005)

[bob]

Glad to hear you got that sorted out, I remember you talking about it around a year ago.
 
However... if it really was just the A, then you might want to consider filing the other four slots a little deeper, to get the rest of the strings back to where they were. Probably not worth it if you're happy with how they feel and you didn't raise the nut very much.
 
-Bob

[palembic]

Yowdelyhow ..hy Bob,
 
yes ...you ARE right in fact.
And it was JUST the A!!!!!! Weird huh!?!?
My intention was to go now a little deeper on the nut REALLY to the critical point and keep it that way.
Indeed now the B the E and tha D and G are to high.
so you suggest to file them down.
Hgggggggggghr ...even the WORD file gives me the shivers.
Bu ...Well ...ok ...if you say so ...you understand the winds on the ocean so I guess you understand this too!?!?!
 
Paul TOBO
 
 
Hep ...weren't you supposed to be out sailing some very important sailrace??
 
BTW ...I will be sailing with my good friend Giedo this weekedn on his new yacht (well ...euh-heu ...say yacht you know) on the north sea!!!!
 
Paul TBO