HOW TO SETUP A BASS - HIGH OR LOW ACTION - BASS SETUP TUTORIAL
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In this video I show you how to do a basic setup on your bass, how you should set it up, how to adjust the truss rod, the bridge saddles, the difference between high and low action and where you should set your action.
I demonstrate all of this while I'm setting up my new Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray Special
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5.08 - what song is that? Love that bassline!
At age 55 during this COVID19 nightmare I decided to pursue an over 25 year quest, learn to play the Bass Guitar. One month ago I got a Squire Affinity P Bass with P and J pickups. I am learning so much and loving it. I noticed I could not slap on my E string. Watching this video I noticed the bridge brackets were all at different levels and the E string was very high. I lowered the action and not only can I slap but my fingers feel much more relaxed and playing scales is much easier. I even hear that pop you discussed. Thanks!
Bridge saddles must follow the neck radius, each saddles 2 screws should be level, yet still following the neck radius.
@@grantkoeller8911 How does the bridge saddle adjustment follow the neck radius?
@@donh5794 The neck radius is a curve, so your bridge saddles need to be the same exact curve.
@@grantkoeller8911 Thanks!
Hi!
I did just the same, bought my self a bass guitar and started lurning this Great instrument 👍😊. And this video was a Great help plus understanding with out "over doin' it" 👍
Super👍
How can anyone dislike this, the guy’s just giving advice - since when did passing on knowledge become a bad thing :(
Haters will hate
Those dislikes came from failed guitarist lols
Negativity fuels negative people. Pressing dislike is one step towards towards achieving their daily goal.
Emptiness breeds toxicity. They exist everywhere, in every walk of life. Just accept them, they need acceptance and love more than most. :)
before truss rod ajusting its important decrease tension of string if you dont want damage neck or truss rod!
I've had a Squier Bass since I was a kid, and I've always HATED it.
Turns out a half inch action on a bass isn't normal.
I always thought bassists had roided up finger muscles or something.
edit: holy shit this is amazing. Feeling kinda stupid that I could've been loving and learning this instrument for the past 15 years but never picked it up because I never knew I needed to adjust the action.
Wow that is really crazy!
same
Action wise, (String height) at 12th fret,
1/2" inch (32/64") is too high,
3/8" inch (24 /64" inch) is too high,
1/4" inch (16/64") is too high,
1/8" inch (8/64") is too high.
The proper height would be,...
6/64" inch for low E and A strings
5/64" inch for the D and G strings
I have seen so many pawn shop basses with massive 3/8" inch action!!!!! (24 /64" inch) !!!
Cool video. Very informative without being condescending.
"...fret down where the NECK MEETS THE BODY..."
You have the best video on Bass Setup sir. NO ONE ELSE talks about fretting where the neck meets the body, which is the most important because it doesn't matter if you have 19, 20, 22 or 24 frets, where it joins the body is the right measurement.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
So true! I never thought of that, but it is really simple and effective
You my friend make the best bass tutorial videos on RUclips. To any beginners looking for learning videos to improve their playing , this guy explains the bass in a ways that’s easy to absorb and doesn’t get off track with stories and rubbish talk. He knows his stuff , but doesn’t flaunt it which impresses me most of all. He explains very intuitively and you pick up on lots of little bonus tips that help you out ,whereas other people giving lessons on RUclips have been a waste Of good practice time I should’ve been getting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge my friend.
I know. Right
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Great video. One thing not mentioned is checking your intonation after lowering or raising your strings. 12 fret EADG notes should be in tune with your open string EADG notes. Making big adjustments lowering or raising will most likely affect the intonation and you will need to adjust the saddle position. If the fretted notes are sharp then move the saddle position backwards, and if rotes are flat move the saddle position forward.
This is what I thought he would be doing -- this is what "set up" means to me.
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I had to move me e string almost all the way back before it was in tune with it's self...
Just started playing bass, felt the action was too high but was afraid to fiddle with it but this helped me so much! Thanks.
Great video, I thought I knew everything about action hight but I learned quite allot within the first half.
me too , detune the string is a tips i didn't know !
Yeah a lot of people want to teach in this roundabout way that either revolves around a specific tool or philosophy that mostly serves to uphold tradition. With Marcelo the methods are direct, the tools interchangeable, and he isn't trying to preserve his grandfather's teachings.
@@utubeThesugi Detuning isn't really necessary for any of these adjustments, but he's just approaching it with an abundance of caution, which never hurts when you're instructing beginners, or folks who might by heavy handed with tools.
@@Billkwando How can the saddle adjustment be raised, if necessary, without detuning the strings if they are tight. Only makes sense to detune before doing it.
I picked up the Bass half a year ago, made decent progress but always felt dumb how other bassists are able to fly around the fretboard when the E string needs so much pressure, especially using my pinky finger was a nightmare. Now after this video and a little bit of help from my Dad (he plays the Guitar and built one too), it went pretty smooth and let me tell you that this is a game changer.
It almost takes no effort to press down strings on the fretboard, tapping and slapping actually work and the pinky finger came into play just naturally now.
Thank you a lot!
JUST GREAT! Now I have an excuse for my wife why I need more basses!
Great video
Dan Mayes
No my friend.... No excuse, no reason, logic, statement, explanation, science, evidence ... nothing will convince our wives of the why we need more basses. Sorry.
She even might seem to agree ... momentarily ....but she will just think the same, no matter what you say.
Let me tell you a secret . If all your bases are the same colour
they dont notice . For the love of God they must never Know .
The consequences could be catastrophic .
Mary Monica
OF COURSE !!!!!!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That’s so true. If anybody ask our wives what bass has he got? He’d say “a brown one” , or whatever colour your Bass happens to be. That’s soooo true. She’d never say “Oh! I’ve heard him say a thousand times he’s got a vintage 1973 Precision Fender bass with sunburst finish with new bridge and pickups.” No. I don’t think so. He could have a brown chinese 50p bass or the original James Jamerson P bass in his possession and she would be absolutely clueless anyway. For her it’s just.... “brown”. One can have as many as one desires and afford and she’d never notice! All she sees is the colour.
I thank thee Mary Monica. ☺️☺️☺️☺️
In gratitude, and in return, I can tell you any man’s secret women want to unlock and you’d want to now. Just one☝🏻
5 string high low and mid action 4 in the same plus flat wound and round wound strings is a total of 12 but with acoustic its 14 but you also have active or passive pickups and double or single makes the total 50 basses that are very necessary
Dan, just give your wife more basses to cook and more basses for you to get hook you'll be fine...
Using this tutorial as well as the intonation tutorial, I was able to set up my brand new bass in no time flat and it now plays great. Thanks Marc for these videos, saved me a lot of money getting a "professional" setup and I now have the pride of knowing I can work on my instrument myself.
You're playing the around the world intro like it's nothing and it makes me wanna cry HOW R U SO GUD
You forgot the intonation step after lowering/raising the saddles. But you nailed everything else and then some. lol just noticed the link after posting the comment, good job bro!
Thank you for explaining this so in depth. I've always been curious when I'd hear people talk about "action".
When I was in a band I had high action so I could dig in for a clean punch. Now I play melodies in my living room with very close action for ease and speed. It's totally what's comfortable to you.
The smile on your face when you hear the snap in the new bass you just set up. Priceless. 👌 Clear, practical video! Very useful!
My first bass setup took like 2 days and by the end of it, I was exhausted. I'm not even kidding.
Great video! That's the way to explain it. This will help many of us to play more comfortable and feel that we control our instrument and not the other way... I don't know how much time I've lost to learn this stuff. Your video would had saved me so much time. Thanks!
Fantastic video bro. Been playing guitar for 25 years and just picked up a bass, very informative and well laid out so a musician can set up for what they want to play and sound like. Bravo sir
Thank you sooo much.
I have a stingray 5 since 2013 and i was sure something was not optimal. As soon i watched your tutorial i have tuned my bass and now it sounds great ! Many thanks
This is so helpful! I bought an Epiphone Toby bass (very high action to improve my play as per your practice hack video) and now I know how to make it play a whole lot better. I'll put it back to *difficult* action of course.
Thank you for all the energy and guidance - I'm really very grateful for your help.
Outstanding video. One of the few videos that explains why you may want low or high action. I'm also happy that I'm not the only person who checks the relief by tapping!
Thank you so much for this! You’re very informative and helpful! I actually have bone issues which makes playing painful sometimes, and the difference after adjusting the action feels life saving. Thank you a million times over 😊
Ok here's my take:
I took the advice since the second hand bass (i bought 8 months ago) hasn't been adjusted since it is showing an obvious sign of bowing. Its really miles high between the fret and the string in some places.
I really took this man's word. Lo and behold, my bass right now feels like brand new!
Before, it was impossible to slapp and tapp. Now, i'm almost there. I'm not a luthier btw.
Awesome! Thanks for doing this video. The advice on how you set up your bass up for slap was very helpful!
Thank you very much indeed. I thought I needed to bring my bass to a local instrument guy by paying loads of money but thanks to you, I could fix it without spending any money.
It's not loads of money, it's the same money that's spent on fast food, movie theater popcorn.or overpriced Starbucks coffee.
Perfect video.I’ve played guitar for 40 years and just started on bass 6 months ago.
I play them,but have always been afraid to adjust Anything on a stringed instrument. This was so helpful and very clear to understand.I bought a new MIM P bass and the action was too high for my liking. After watching this video a couple times and applying these ideas I’ve got it playing SOOOOO much better. Thank you very much for your help.
Thanks! I especially like the comparisons in this video -- helped a lot. I definitely gotta setup my 5 string bass (my only one) in a lower action. Hard rock and metal benefits greatly from the treble-inducing growl of fretbuzz and the snappiness of the attack.
Best video I have seen on adjusting the action. Explained in good detail and not too long and not too short.
The comparison of the sound between the two basses with different action settings was really instructive. I already knew how to set action to where it felt good but I didn't fully understand the influence on tone. This demo made it clear. A great video.
Indeed. Thanks Mr. Feldman. This old bass I have was pretty gnarly. Much better now.
Thumbed up. Been watching you a long time. Really appreciate you always going through things slow and simple. Also appreciating the great camera work and great sound quality to hear the difference. I loved you sharing yourself on tour and listened to most of your advice in your vids. Thanks for being a kind and positive influence on youtube. You're a great bassist and person.
Just got my first bass guitar today. Got to go through all these vids now. Excited to learn!
Best setup video on youtube by far, straight and to the point. Thanks so much!
I was having an issue getting the sound I wanted. This helped. I appreciate this video.
One of the best instructional video regarding hardware of bass so far.
Thanks for the video! I got this buzzing around the 4th fret for my B and G string, and watching your video gave me the information I needed to fix my action. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video! I know its 2 yrs old, but I just got my first Sterling bass and now I finally know how to set it up just right. It's so much more comfortable to play now. :)
Awesome advice. I've always been afraid to touch the truss rod but now not so much. Also I'm so glad that up close your shiny bass is just as grimy as mine 😁
That's actually just the plastic that I haven't removed from the pickguard yet, that's why it looks like that haha
I've been playing bass for almost 8 years now and never knew any of this stuff... Thanks for helping me sound way better than I ever did before...
Perfect video, gave me a proper understanding! Makes me want multiple basses now for different action haha. Thanks a lot!
I am a complete beginner and happened across your video and all I can say is thank you very simply explained. :)
Thank you so much for this - finally felt comfortable to adjust my truss rod on my P-bass and the action is so much better now its only slightly curved in the middle rather than a full on C shape as it came. Exactly how I wanted it but struggled for ages!
Amazing! Perfect, straightforward and detailed video that was easy for myself as a beginner to understand. Thank you so much for this.
This is the top discussion and demonstration of the use of different actions for different purposes.
Thank you for this. I got a bass 6 months ago, and after a string change, the action went sky high and was unable to correct it. There are no guitar shops nearby here so i kinda gave up on it for a while (stress, lack of time, etc.) but today i watched this and my bass become MUCH EASIER TO PLAY ON! This is incredible. My hand doesnt hurt anymore while fretting higher notes. Thank you!!!
Amazing video. Now i understand why i had difficult time playing solo in slap during my band's gig, and I'll definitely turn it back to low action after i saw your video. Thanks!
I lost my shit when I saw my bass had 2 truss rods. I didnt know what to do lol
6 string bass?
Gotta be a Rick
@@licccio2133 6 string bass have 2 truss rods I genuinely don’t know
Great video, you are very good at explaining complex things about the bass. And also enjoyable.
I like low action.
I’ve discovered my new bass hero. Marcelo is an amazing player and a fantastic teacher!
Followed this process on my 90's 4 string Stingray. I can't believe how bad the setup had gotten over the years. My fingers are very grateful!!
This noob is very much indebted to you. The action on my Steinberger XT25 was way too high as set from the factory. Now I lowered it it plays so much lighter. Awesome! Thank you!
This is the first video that I've found that actually talks about how the actions affects tone and playing instead of just how to change the action.
Appreciate that break down...over the years I guess mine loosened up a bit. Was so gradual I had thought it wrongly to be my diff strings and therefore diff tension. I was wrong...and now after watching this I'm set up good to go again and crissakes I'm greased lightin' now...thanks buddy for the very clear and concise explanation.
Excellent tutorial, great delivery and easy to understand. Thank you very much!:)
Great video. Good to hear the comparison between basses before you make the changes - best part of the vid !
Wow, such an obvious steps that help me a lot. Thank you so much for making this video!
omg, thanks man this is the best I've watched finally got my bass playing how I wanted it to Awesome!
Definitely the best explanation I've watched on RUclips!
I’m really glad I found this because when I put my bass back together it will have a new neck with an extra fret. Now I know to check the measurement and notes. Thanks!
Watched a bunch of videos on adjusting your bass' action but this was the only one that was clear enough for a beginner like me to understand
Wow. Just awesome - all around. I learned so much and am not intimidated about doing this. Thank you. Well done!!
You are awesome man , thanks for this videos , you make look it easy , I think I'll never gonna touch my action (beginner bass player) but this is good material.
I already know everything you explained, however you did such a great job in the way you explained things that it was entertaining and watched the whole thing :D
Plus, it never hurts to listen to a Stingray and a good player.
Thanks for the how to.... its always good to see this, the way people go through a setup. Thanks!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you!
AWESOME video Marcelo, you explained it really well...thanks man.
Super helpful in fixing the action on my new Stingray 5 Special! Thanks!
So helpful, thanks for taking the time to do this.
Thanks. The bridge adjustment and sound tutorial helped me out. New subsciber
Excellent video topic, thank you, as it explains some of the terms that many artists use but hardly stop to explain!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, this is 100 per cent the best setup tutorial on the internet
Thanks for the video. We really hear the difference between the two setups
Thank you brother. Your amazing. Great insight and knowledge. I really appreciate your time
Thank you! I’m a new player and was wondering why the slap technique was not working well. Just made the adjustments and Bam, that fixed it! Neck was warped and strings way too far off the fretboard.
Thank you for doing this. Bought my first bass in 30 years. Learned right handed when I was 18 life happened and sold it when I was 19. Picked up a lefty a week ago to learn it the way I couldn't afford to back then. I have my Ibanez set up at 2.5mm on the E and A and 2mm on the D and G. Seems to work well for me. But to know how to adjust it right will help down the road. Cheers from a old hippie.
Amazing video, very well explained, nice basses btw, they look incredible!
So glad i saved your video for a later watch ...its been awesomely helpful..tho i got a fairly used bass and never discovered some wrongs which have been using for 2months, but after watching this video, am really enjoying my Bass😋 its sounds a lot more better than 2months ago.
I set it the way i want...Cheers🥂Man
Thanks Man - Helped me a lot on adjusting my pre owned Warwick Thumb which was a mess when i got it.
2:54 thats the flea tone secret wooww
EXCELLENT, Marcelo you are so "Bello" bro, I followed your instructions and my Precision Bass sounds so great now, thank you so much
Very good video. Have been having a tough time setting up my basses. This cleared up a lot! Thanks!
GREAT video! I learned a lot and you explained things very well. Can you talk about your gear a little more? What are you playing through during this video? The tone sounds incredible! Love to learn more about that! Thanks again!
wish these sorts of things were around 10 years ago when i was a kid. thanks for making this easy, subscribed
Thanks for posting. Really helpful video, with a great easy to understand explanation. Really very much appreciated.
Woww This guy is definitely the bass wizard, very grateful for this info treasure
Setup videos is always welcome ! Thanks bro!!!
Thank you!
The color of that MM Stingray 5 is amazing
It’s absolutely the video bass player needed.Amazing Marc!!! How about the G string close to edge? Will you shot another video for that? I just want to know if new MM match your needs. I care about that too.
Marco thanks for making this easy to understand. I just finished my setup. Nice and Clear Bro!! Thanks
Thanks for this! I cant wait to get home and try it out. I've been wondering why my string were set so high, I didnt even know this could be done.
My bass was buzzing all over the place and I played around with the action. Turned out some of the strings were super high, while others were super low. Thanks to this video I was able to amend the problem and I can finally enjoy my bass the proper way.
Thank Marcelo, I have always been afraid to adjust my basses even though the action is higher than a hippy. Will now do them with confidence.
this was AWESOME thanks man, super easy to follow and made it sound like I could do this; before it was way too mysterious
Wow I have seen manny videos about setting your bass up but never understand. Now with your video I get it. Thanks!!
Best helpful video I’ve found on this subject. Thank you! 🤘🏽
wow. What a perfect explanation of verything on action and great examples. Love this channel now.
Foi bem didática sua demonstração da forma de regulagem, Parabéns!
Great advice, that is often overlooked, even by experienced players. Thank you!