Making adjustments to my Sterling H/S

[DJ Jazzy Death]

I've read some stuff on this but I'm more interested in what YOU have to say about it... I just bought my Sterling and it sounds incredible. The action is a little low though and it's sort of "plucky" sounding, especially when I use a pick (I know, picks are blasphemus but I only use one for really really fast songs). I did purchase Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings which might make enough of a difference, but I also have the proper hex wrench to raise up the action if needed. Before I do anything drastic, what's the best thing to do here?

 

[strummer]

I've read some stuff on this but I'm more interested in what YOU have to say about it... I just bought my Sterling and it sounds incredible. The action is a little low though and it's sort of "plucky" sounding, especially when I use a pick (I know, picks are blasphemus but I only use one for really really fast songs). I did purchase Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings which might make enough of a difference, but I also have the proper hex wrench to raise up the action if needed. Before I do anything drastic, what's the best thing to do here?

I'd say get a little more relief in the neck, a quarter turn anticlockwise maybe, before you touch the sridge saddle height.

 

[timmy5strings]

Yes a quarter turn should take care of the actions and if you back off the treble a bit , it will help take out the "plucky" if you mean the clacking sound associated with pick. I found on my former Sterling, the controls were very sensitive and moving them a little at a time made a huge difference. Try the EQ, starting from the flat indent and back off the treble and add a little bass, then mids. Remember a lttle at a time. I wouldn't mess with the bridge at all right now.

 

[Marco]

There is a good section on the EB website under the F.A.Q that outlines action and setup really well.

 

[Kristopher]

When I got mine, I raised the pickup height a little bit on the neck single coil to even out the difference between pickups. You may not feel this is necessary, no big deal.

Great choice on basses!

 

[DJ Jazzy Death]

So you're saying I should use the truss wheel at the bottom of the neck and turn it to the left (counter clockwise) to create distance between the neck and the strings?

 

[DJ Jazzy Death]

So I attempted to make adjustments with the truss wheel and it just wasn't working. I was actually getting terribly frustrated because I'm getting ready to enter the studio for a long and grueling recording project. So I went with my instinct and just replaced the Super Slinky Strings with the Regular Slinky's. That for sure did the trick and NOW I couldn't be any happier to play my new Sterling. Sounds nothing short of amazing now.

 

[phatduckk]

So I attempted to make adjustments with the truss wheel and it just wasn't working. I was actually getting terribly frustrated because I'm getting ready to enter the studio for a long and grueling recording project. So I went with my instinct and just replaced the Super Slinky Strings with the Regular Slinky's. That for sure did the trick and NOW I couldn't be any happier to play my new Sterling. Sounds nothing short of amazing now.

awesome

good luck in the studio. the HS Sterling is amazing!

 

[DJ Jazzy Death]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting in there with it and at the same time can't wait to be done! The Sterling should make a great addition though, no doubt about that!