Thanks for elaborating on this, @Gio! This is something I have been “annoyed” by as well, and I am still not sure what exactly to do about it. There are situations when this “clacking” seems to be almost unavoidable, like when you switch from the open E to, say, the C# or D or so higher up on the E string (9th, 10th, and so on fret). If it is a slow change (in a slow tempo), I can mitigate the effect, but when you have to switch fast between open and fretted notes, like on might have to do when playing the Hysteria line, as far as I understand it, then it becomes almost impossible to avoid. Or???
Hm, if the sound is produced by the string hitting the fret (what I would call a non-intended hammer-on), how can you soften or dampen that sound by muting the string? It seems to me the clanking happens irrespective of whether the string vibrates or not!?!
Here is a short video, where I attempt to slightly alter the way my finger comes down/presses down (even going on top of the fret) to see whether I can reduce the clanking. (My other fingers are “flying” here to not interfere with this “experiment”):
Apart from the fact that I do have a slight setup issue on this bass (and the action is too high), are there other ways to attack this issue? Or, is this really basically un-avoidable in some situations?
Thanks!
PS: sorry, @juli0r, if I somewhat hi-jacked your thread here 