The appropriate use of the Tenacious D CD made me laugh.
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This may be the greatest video since… well, maybe since that rather dashing video with the beginner basses.
This is an unbiased opinion.
And, in my own words, I feel capable of setting truss rod and checking nut height now, which I never did before. High fives Josh!
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I have a space on the mantle that I keep open, dusted and polished for the day.
This is my big break!!
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A. That’s a really well produced and useful resource. I do pretty much everything the way you do it.
I slightly detune the string when I’m adjusting the intonation as the sometimes the spring isn’t strong enough to push the saddle and counter the string tension. But I’ll try pulling up on the string instead next time, like you suggested.
B. The shortest Oscar winning performance was Beatrice Straight in Network (1977) just five minutes and 40 seconds of screen time.
So you’re in with a chance @Gio
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Absolutely!
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I keep sending Josh my reel and headshots.
Most of the reel is me in a blindfold.
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That does seem to be a recurring theme 
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I didn’t know about the intonation step! Gotta check that. Thanks!
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Added to the After Beginner To BadAss section of the
BassBuzz YouTube Video Guide.
Just noticed this video has racked up almost a quarter million views in less than two months!
Congratulations @JoshFossgreen!
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I just re-watched this video so I could setup my Kala U-Bass.
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How’d it work on the U-bass? I’ve never actually set one up.
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There isn’t much to set up on a U-Bass other than the truss rod. Ever since I got it, the action seemed high. I re-played the video as a refresher and a confidence booster that I can adjust the truss rod without breaking anything. The bridge is non-adjustable, so no intonation or action height changes. I adjusted the truss rod and it is lowered the action a bit so it’s much easier to play now.
Thanks Josh!
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I have run out of intonation adjustment on my A string and the 12th fret is still flat. Any Suggestions? I have already brought the Bass to the local Music store.
It is a Cort C4 Plus
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That sounds odd. Just to confirm you have moved the saddle all the way forward?
Could be you have a bad string. You can get a longer saddle screw if needed.
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Just a note: When dealing with a fretless bass, it’s pretty much the same process but you need to do all your fretting on the markers themselves instead of just behind them like you would with a normal fretboard. This has a HUGE effect when you’re trying to get the intonation correct. Holy hell tweaking intonation on a fretless takes forever. You gotta shoot for more of a “close enough for government work” instead of perfection otherwise you’re going to drive yourself insane.
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Try pushing down on the string just past the saddle, insuring that the string is coming off the saddle at the right angle. Pushing down in this spot on all strings is a much missed step in bass setups and generally will show itself on the E string running out of intonation room, but can happen on any string.
If it is still a problem, check the saddle slot to insure the string is landing and coming off the saddle properly, also check that the string is in the nut properly (hey, you never know, check everything).
Short of that, you may just have a bum string.
If they are the strings that came on the bass, I would suggest replacing them (I always do this first thing with a newly purchased bass).
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