Bending the neck.

Bass Dude1 · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:40 am Post subject: Bending the neck.

Just wondering if anybody here has heard of pushing the neck in to lower the note and Whats your veiw of it ive been tootooing around with it and it seems fine but i wanna hear more peoples veiws of it as its 50/50 yes no with the people ive talked to.

Mkuk0 · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:31 am Post subject:

Sounds like a recipe for a broken neck to me, surely it would be easier to bend the string to get a variation in note?
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Bass_Snake · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject:

Jaco does that technique. I' m scared to do that to my basses though. Don' t wanna break them. Rolling Eyes

-Ryco · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject:

Go easy Duder! This is an old technique and it's a little hard on the neck - so easy does it.

The opposite trick is to hold your headstock with one hand and [EASY!!] dig your other elbow firmly into the body and GENTLY pull the headstock back. This will raise the note.

Some basses are better for this than others. I wouldn't recommend doing this with basses with thin necks, like old Ric 4001 or Gibson.
But Fenders and stouter basses seem to do fine. Really, it doesn't take much pressure to make the effect.

With some basses it may knock your instrument out of tune, which is kind of a distraction if your playing live. Gives your tech something to do though.

Oh -- did I mention Be Careful.
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Ankhanu · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

Yup, certainly not unheard of, and I've seen many guitar players doing it as well. It's hard on the guitar, and can accelerate the development of warps and cracks. If you do it, do it sparingly, unless you're ready for the repercussions.

Bass Dude1 · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys for your input.