It's an A-string retainer. Fender has been putting them on their "premium" basses for about ten years. You can buy them a-la carte, but they're only compatible with the modern light weight tuners that have the hex nut to tighten them to the headstock. I've added them to my American Standard basses and one i constructed myself (using an American Professional neck).
If you pause the video at or around the 2:37 mark you can see that staggered tuners have been installed, and installed incorrectly. Staggered tuners are supposed to be installed from the tallest to the shortest, starting from E to G. The first and fourth tuners should be swapped, as well as the second and third. If this was set up properly you wouldn't need the extra guide, and not even the factory guide because the whole point of staggered tuners is to get the tension right past the nut so you don't need the additional guide to keep things working right.
It's an illusion. They always look that way because they are heavily tapered and adding just one extra wrap of the E and A strings makes them look off. But if you break out a rule or caliper, you'll see they're all identical. The trick is to get the number of wraps *perfect* on the E and A. I use a .120 E string, so that's somewhat difficult to pull off consistently.
All of my modern fenders that have the same type of tuners appear this way. But when you put a ruler on them, they're all the same.... they are not staggered.
I have a Tom Anderson Jazz Bass neck that I have to take off for truss rod adjustment (it has 22 frets - fretboard overhang over the pickguard). Thank goodness it doesn't need to be adjusted.
The little arm on the A string tuner is to bend the string down and create a string angle/ put pressure on the nut. It helps with unwanted buzzing when playing the open A string. I have this problem on my homemade Jbass, but I fix this issue with a capo behind the nut lol 😂. my buzzing is a result of me not thinking enough while milling my lumber, my fingerboard was flat, but my headstock had a slight forward bow that I didn’t see as an issue at the time. But this created a reverse headstock angle that creates that open A-string buzz.
“ I have to make a space in my head for new things...” awesome ! I just did a recording with my ‘74 Telecaster Bass on it , and , like yours , it sounds like they didn’t take the bark off!! Thanks , man 🙂
Some intelligent designed basses use to have an even longer route in the body/pickguard, so you are able to fit in the complete short partt of a 90° allen key. about 1/3 of the allen key disappears in the neck, the route in the bass and pickguatd is as long as you need to fit in the rest. Have a look at Vychodil basses, they are stellar. Musicman Basses with the adjusting wheel are imho the most intelligent solution for the neck-adjusting process.
I already had the Idiot Mark on my '15 American Standard Precision when I bought it from a Sam Ash here in Jersey. Loved the guitar so I bought it knowing it might bring scorn.
So it's like an A-string spacer washer? Why not just go with a three string tree>wouldn't that do the trick or am I mistaking what its function is here/I've never seen anything like this.
What is the cause for the bridge to be all the way down?
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Noooo! Please no Postal strike! I'm planning on purchasing an instrument from a music store in Canada, because only one or two companies here in America sell it, & they want double the price.
Dave, those are Fender Stealth Bass String Retainers. Designed to increase the break angle over the nut and to provide more tension..Only recommended for the B, E & A sting. I use one on my American Standard 5-string P-Bass on the B-string and it does seem to help a little with the floppy B syndrome.
Hey Dave that looks like a narrow nut on that bass. Speaking of which, are there any standout makes and models youve seen over the years that are particularly narrow at the nut?
Truth, Dave! Clean design; no pickguard, rear control cavity rout. My second fave G&L to the SB (places hat over heart in memoriam of my departed sb1).
Musicman has the best trust rod adjustment system. Ironically the necks stay super straight. My Fenders need to be adjusted a couple times a year.. my Stingray once every three years. It that
Hey Dave the rest of the family is in the living room watching Trump on TV.hes having a meeting 20 minutes from my house in Tennessee and I'm watching you on RUclips.i think you should run for president of the United States and move down here lol.id rather watch you any day than the damn president.thanks for what you do Dave and keep up the goochery.cheers
Nothing bothers me more than basses that have a pick guard for no reason other than to cover a massive gaping hole in the body. It should be a cosmetic choice, not a necessity. That's the difference between old Fender and new Fender. We've all seen the bass of doom, they routed out the holes for the pickups perfectly, and then put a pick guard over top. Jaco took his off because he preferred how his bass looked without it. He couldn't do that with a new Fender, because it would have a massive gaping hole in the body. I don't like to complain, but it's just lazy. You shouldn't be paying a premium for a product that had corners cut in its manufacturing.
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It's an A-string retainer. Fender has been putting them on their "premium" basses for about ten years. You can buy them a-la carte, but they're only compatible with the modern light weight tuners that have the hex nut to tighten them to the headstock. I've added them to my American Standard basses and one i constructed myself (using an American Professional neck).
If you pause the video at or around the 2:37 mark you can see that staggered tuners have been installed, and installed incorrectly. Staggered tuners are supposed to be installed from the tallest to the shortest, starting from E to G. The first and fourth tuners should be swapped, as well as the second and third. If this was set up properly you wouldn't need the extra guide, and not even the factory guide because the whole point of staggered tuners is to get the tension right past the nut so you don't need the additional guide to keep things working right.
It's an illusion. They always look that way because they are heavily tapered and adding just one extra wrap of the E and A strings makes them look off. But if you break out a rule or caliper, you'll see they're all identical. The trick is to get the number of wraps *perfect* on the E and A. I use a .120 E string, so that's somewhat difficult to pull off consistently.
Not my bass, but not an illusion either. They're staggered and in wrong.
All of my modern fenders that have the same type of tuners appear this way. But when you put a ruler on them, they're all the same.... they are not staggered.
there is no high E on a bass
I meant G. Typo. Fixed.
I have a Tom Anderson Jazz Bass neck that I have to take off for truss rod adjustment (it has 22 frets - fretboard overhang over the pickguard). Thank goodness it doesn't need to be adjusted.
Bringing the straight fire with that intro...
That bridge is for sure my favorite Fender bridge. I have it on my P bass.
I believe the foam piece in the battery box was intended to stick to the inside of the cover to prevent the batteries rattling about when closed.
Yes. it will also protect the contact points from unnecessary strain and contribute to longevity of the connection. Moving parts are breaking parts.
Thanks Dave
Awesome👍
The little arm on the A string tuner is to bend the string down and create a string angle/ put pressure on the nut.
It helps with unwanted buzzing when playing the open A string.
I have this problem on my homemade Jbass, but I fix this issue with a capo behind the nut lol 😂.
my buzzing is a result of me not thinking enough while milling my lumber, my fingerboard was flat, but my headstock had a slight forward bow that I didn’t see as an issue at the time. But this created a reverse headstock angle that creates that open A-string buzz.
My BC Rich Stealth has an active/passive switch and it's really handy if the batteries are starting to cut out
Nice looking bass
Beautiful instrument
I bought notched straight edges from neck chek. They're great!
Awesome bass! Great work!
Best Intro yet Dave!
If I lived closer, we’d be sharing a drink in the garage.. love hanging with you Dave.
My fav Canadian! Nice bass.
Nice job dave, always entertaining!
good setup thumbs up and shared
“ I have to make a space in my head for new things...” awesome ! I just did a recording with my ‘74 Telecaster Bass on it , and , like yours , it sounds like they didn’t take the bark off!! Thanks , man 🙂
Thanks for the wonderful video Dave. As always, I have learned lotsa stuff about guitar set-up and whatnot from you.
Skookum? Perkwacky? Spoodge? I'm learning a new language while enjoying this fine channel. Love ya Dave.
a deluxe MIA and you still have to bottom out the saddles. neat!
Active pickups: which is why Alembic pioneered the hum cancelling dummy pickup. They'er totally silent on stage and in studio. I used to own two.
Some intelligent designed basses use to have an even longer route in the body/pickguard, so you are able to fit in the complete short partt of a 90° allen key. about 1/3 of the allen key disappears in the neck, the route in the bass and pickguatd is as long as you need to fit in the rest. Have a look at Vychodil basses, they are stellar.
Musicman Basses with the adjusting wheel are imho the most intelligent solution for the neck-adjusting process.
What about the canoe bed story? Nice axe. I thought I saw a little binding separation on the low side
Got one those Dave great bass
I think the Fender Jazz Bass is the best sounding bass out there and I'm an electric guitar player.
Lettuce,turnip,and pea ,hahaha.Funny and informative.Good work again Dave.👍🎸🎶✌
Beauty that bass
Great intro Dave
I already had the Idiot Mark on my '15 American Standard Precision when I bought it from a Sam Ash here in Jersey. Loved the guitar so I bought it knowing it might bring scorn.
So it's like an A-string spacer washer? Why not just go with a three string tree>wouldn't that do the trick or am I mistaking what its function is here/I've never seen anything like this.
Gooched bass. Writing this b4 I watch the video
What is the cause for the bridge to be all the way down?
Noooo! Please no Postal strike! I'm planning on purchasing an instrument from a music store in Canada, because only one or two companies here in America sell it, & they want double the price.
flat wounds string thru Dave??
Stewmac's greatest customer
Dave, those are Fender Stealth Bass String Retainers. Designed to increase the break angle over the nut and to provide more tension..Only recommended for the B, E & A sting. I use one on my American Standard 5-string P-Bass on the B-string and it does seem to help a little with the floppy B syndrome.
They call that string holder at the 4th string "strong arm string retainer".
Hmm...gonna listen to some Saxon.
At 3:42 Dave has a jazz bass weenie roast.
Hey Dave that looks like a narrow nut on that bass. Speaking of which, are there any standout makes and models youve seen over the years that are particularly narrow at the nut?
Truth, Dave! Clean design; no pickguard, rear control cavity rout. My second fave G&L to the SB (places hat over heart in memoriam of my departed sb1).
Canacustan. Nice one.
Canookistan.
Musicman has the best trust rod adjustment system. Ironically the necks stay super straight. My Fenders need to be adjusted a couple times a year.. my Stingray once every three years. It that
Maybe one day Fender will trickle that cog wheel adjustment down from the Elite series.
Fender used a truss adjust "wheel" on the USA Dimension models like MM. They've since been disco'd.
Hey Dave the rest of the family is in the living room watching Trump on TV.hes having a meeting 20 minutes from my house in Tennessee and I'm watching you on RUclips.i think you should run for president of the United States and move down here lol.id rather watch you any day than the damn president.thanks for what you do Dave and keep up the goochery.cheers
Make America Gooch Again
Nut
Hammock like...
Hotdogging...
Was always partial to the Jazz....
Looks like you forgot to tighten down a screw near the 'G' string at the base of the neck.
If you cut your strings, there's no point boiling them any more :-(
There’s ground noise 😮
thanks professor
You really love that Petersen tuner ...it’s junk Dave.
Dave's World of Fun Stuff lol
Mr Bill! Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Hey Dave you sound really stoned how much did you smoke or did you do edibles
It does mean 2011 Dave!
hahahah i thort we were going to get through a vid with out the phone ringing then it did it write at the end hahahahahahahah someone likes me!!
Nice bass but it didn’t come with its own ash tray or center handle like a real one... Hey, no thumb rest either.
That is a parched looking fret board.
“Canuckistan.”
Cunuckastan? LMFAO
Fender should make some models without the pick guard.
Or Squier.
Why do Jazz Basses hum?????????????????? It is because Jazz Basses do not know the words!
David Desmond Lmao!
Nothing bothers me more than basses that have a pick guard for no reason other than to cover a massive gaping hole in the body. It should be a cosmetic choice, not a necessity. That's the difference between old Fender and new Fender. We've all seen the bass of doom, they routed out the holes for the pickups perfectly, and then put a pick guard over top. Jaco took his off because he preferred how his bass looked without it. He couldn't do that with a new Fender, because it would have a massive gaping hole in the body. I don't like to complain, but it's just lazy. You shouldn't be paying a premium for a product that had corners cut in its manufacturing.
Gaping holes leave room for larger pick-ups. That's a feature for potential flexibility.
I don't like pickguards, so I bought a Jazz Bass without one.
i have a similar tokai to jacos