5 and 6 string Action

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Greg Lorisco

Are the KS medium taper cores you use Nickel? That helps with fret noise.

No, not nickel. Again, "fret noise" can occur with a bad set-up or in the hands of a player with bad technique/control.

[Greg Lorisco]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

No, not nickel. Again, "fret noise" can occur with a bad set-up or in the hands of a player with bad technique/control.

True, but you mentioned that you liked fret noise, so I was inquiring as to what you meant by that?

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Greg Lorisco

True, but you mentioned that you liked fret noise, so I was inquiring as to what you meant by that?

No, I never said I "liked fret noise". What I said was this:

"I like the edge frets can provide, but that doesn't mean (using the set-up I use) that I have to contend with "fret noise" when I don't want it". There is a difference. Make sense?

"Growl" can mean different things to different players. The "edge" description I'm using is more of a biting-metallic-bright sound ("edge") that frets can produce when played for that purpose. I can't think of a better way to clarify this at the moment. BUT, if that makes sense to you and you call that "growl", then "growl" it is.

[Greg Lorisco]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

No, I never said I "liked fret noise". What I said was this:

"I like the edge frets can provide, but that doesn't mean (using the set-up I use) that I have to contend with "fret noise" when I don't want it". There is a difference. Make sense?

"Growl" can mean different things to different players. The "edge" description I'm using is more of a biting-metallic-bright sound ("edge") that frets can produce when played for that purpose. I can't think of a better way to clarify this at the moment. BUT, if that makes sense to you and you call that "growl", then "growl" it is.

Ok, that makes sense. I have never played a KS bass, but have heard a few and they all seem to have growl to them and I wasn’t sure if some of that was from fret rattle as well as the wood and just the general timbre of the instrument.