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D String Intonation Point off
<div>Hey everybody,
</div>I have a Jazz Bass, that I wanted to set up. But ghere is this really strange thing, that the saddle for the D String is not in line with the other saddles to intonate correctly.
The intonation point/saddle is about 3mm (1/8″) closer to the neck than the point on the G String
I made sure all other factors like string height and nut height etc are good.
I used a fresh set of strings.
The Bass sounds good and is ready to play, but it looks odd and i have a bad feeling about it.I Have never before seen, that the points do no lie in a line, and i want to find out the reason for this anomaly.
Did one of you ever had the same phenomen? Could it be the thickness of the strings?
I appreciate your input.
Have a good christmas 🙂 heers Jacob
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Make sure the nut slot is breaking right at the face of the nut ?
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<div>Thanks Ian! I forgot to mention, that I tried to use a capo and the effect remains.
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But would you also say, it is highly suspicious, and I should keep on looking for possible reasons? Or should I call it a day, and just leave it it, because the instrument works?
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I’m curious about that too, I often have intonation issues with bass strings although never that bad ! Does it go out of tune gradually on all the frets ?
I learned a very cool trick to set up basses from Evan Gluck’s Stewmac video : before installing the strings, set the saddles closer to the bridge than they need to be, in order to avoid any intonation issue down the line.
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<div>Since I moved it “forwards” it is now in tune all over the fingerboard.</div>
Normally I intonate the first and last string, and put the 2 or three strings in between in a straight line. Then I check, and do minor adjustments.
But when the D String is at the position that seems optical right, the string will become gradually out if tune, the higher you fret.
I may try a different set of strings after christmas.
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Hi Jacob, I would try a different string although I have seen this before.
Best
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Thank you Evan!! I will do that 🙂
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We had one like that last week. It was a Low B string, though. One of my techs kept moving the saddle forward and it ‘kind of’ intonated on the Peterson, but it looked weird with the saddle so far forward. My usual process for fixing this also worked this time: I move the saddle to where I think it SHOULD go and start over. Usually the intonation point is there close to where I think it looks right…basically I move it back to my starting point. I make sure to stretch the string again. I also intonate basses by checking the 5th fret, 12th fret, and 17th fret. Sometimes that gives you a clue of what’s going on. It’s interesting to see how it can seem right at the 12th, but way off at other frets.
If none of that works, I’ll change the string and start over.
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<div>Good evening and thank you for all the input! I took a new set of strings. Problem solved.
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