Dear,
I just bought my first bass … stunning piece of wood with amazing sound … through the amp.
However, the “natural” sound (i.e. not the one out of the amp) is metallic like hell. Is it normal ? Will it fade out ? What causes it ? Is there a way to have it out of the way ? !
Thanks in advance for your help,
Have a good bass day !
Laurent
Bonjour Laurent!
Which bass?
Sire Marcus Miller P8 4 strings Natural … a beauty 
Yeah, it really is a beauty!!!
Can you post a sound sample?
Best way is to create a YouTube and post the link here!
What you may be hearing is the sound of the strings hitting the (metal) frets. This could be a technique issue. Try playing with a softer touch and see if that changes it. Remember: pluck along the bass, not into it! If that doesn’t help, or if you feel that you’re just one of those players with a heavier touch, a setup may be required to raise the action (string height) a little bit. Plenty of information about that on the forums:
There’s something really wrong there, send it to me and I’ll check it our for you, 
Like everyone else said, it’s normal.
Of course. Please give me your address. That is so nice of you to check my bass 
Thanks everyone. I think I’ll play a lot with, see if it fades away, and in a few weeks have it setup it needed.
Happy bass day
Laurent
I think that’s a bad idea, especially if it’s a new bass.
Find out what the real problem is NOW, as long as you can give it back!
Just to mention the obvious; this is an electric bass it’s not really meant to be listened to any way other than through an amp. It’s not an acoustic or elctro-acoustic bass. It’s never going to sound in any way good with some sort of amplification.
But as long as we do not know, what @Laurent means with “metallic”, it could be anything!
That’s why I poposed for him to create a little video, demonstrating the sound.
It is true that through the amp, the sound is totally normal … maybe not a bother …