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hmm...is this normal

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Do you guys think the g string on my SR5 is a little closer to the edge than most SR5s? It's sorta getting on my nerves because sometimes when I play it slips off, I don't have that problem with my fenders. Should I try a different gauge of strings?
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Classic Rocker said:
Do you guys think the g string on my SR5 is a little closer to the edge than most SR5s? It's sorta getting on my nerves because sometimes when I play it slips off, I don't have that problem with my fenders. Should I try a different gauge of strings?
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Nope....looks fine to me as well.
 
This is just the way the EBMM 5's are made, Bongos included. Normal? Yes. Acceptable? No.
 
xring said:
OK. That's what I said. Thanks for clearing that up.
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How about rehashing something again when it's been already established as a subjective matter of opinion and possibly poor technique in yet another thread??

I heard you whine the first time.
 
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Normal? Yes. Acceptable? No.
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Well, I'm not sure if the original poster here has a problem or not, since the angle of the photos (always the case) makes it difficult to diagnose, and playing the bass is the only real way to ascertain what the deal is.

My absolute final word on this is: the G string on the average SR5 (if such a thing exists) is a bit closer to the edge of the fretboard than on some other basses. This is not, as far as I can tell, a flaw. The string spacing on the SR5 is not as wide as it is on some other basses, which is why some people love it and why some people don't.

My long-time desert island SR5 (Heinz) has the exact same spacing as most of the other SR5s I've played and owned, and I initially would occasionally pull the G string off the edge of the board.

Initially.

It has literally been years since that has happened.

My opinion is that it was my problem, not the bass, and once I became accustomed to the string spacing, I subconsciously changed the way I approached the G string. Voila, no problem. Now was it a problem with the bass or was it a problem with my technique?

I would be the very last person here to advise anyone to sharpen up their technique, since I literally have none to speak of, but that is my story and there are thousands (perhaps more) of SR5s out there, being played by all manner of bassists, and all of those basses have the same string spacing.

But to be fair, it is your bass, not mine, and there are one or two stories of people having the nut re-cut to bring the G string in just a bit. If I were the one experiencing G string slippage and it didn't go away after realizing I was pulling on the string instead of just pressing down, I might just have someone do the re-cut on the nut.

Is it just me?

Jack
 
Classic Rocker asked a question, and the "subjective" info on both sides had not yet been heard, although a link was posted which really did not answer the question. I'm sure a search under "G string" or "String slipping" would have yielded more advice on the matter. Bovine pretty much has it nailed as usual.
Got some cheese for my whine? :D
 
FWIW (not much...ask anyone) I noticed that the G string was pretty close to the edge of the fretboard when I first tried out the Bongo...closer than on other basses I've owned. If I got sloppy it would slip off.

I very quickly adjusted to it. No big deal.
 
adouglas said:
FWIW (not much...ask anyone) I noticed that the G string was pretty close to the edge of the fretboard when I first tried out the Bongo...closer than on other basses I've owned. If I got sloppy it would slip off.

I very quickly adjusted to it. No big deal.
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Yeah its all about state of mind. For a couple of months I kept slipping, but after taking the plunge and using the SR5 without any back up at a gig last year - no problems. The smell of the crowd waiting for you to make a mistake focuses your mind (and thatjust in church
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Hope you get used to it...
 
On my black silo (see sig below) the high E string felt a little close to the edge. I didn't know about customer service at that time so I took it to a luither I trusted. He got out the micrometer and found that it was like 1/64" low. He commented that that was rare for MM cause they are built so well. He filled the slot with bone dust and super glue and cut a new slot in two minutes. It was scarey how fast he did it. He stopped everything he was doing to fix my guitar in no time. It felt better to me at that point. I never noticed that on any other MM I played.
 
Looking at the pic, the G string seems no closer to the edge than the B string does. Playing with your fingers flat has a tendency to make you pull down on the string when you fret it. If your fingers are arched and pushing straight down on the string, that won't happen.
 
I've always wondered if the basses I have seen with the 'G' string closer to the edge than normal was because of bridge misalignment, or is there some other factor involved?
 
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