Creaking bass.

[Thomas Erickson]

Temperature and humidity fluctuations could account for it coming and going if it is in fact a loose joint someplace.

[Matthew Tucker]

surprising no-one from slab side has jumped in with a recommendation to lube your nut. It's all the rage you know.

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

surprising no-one from slab side has jumped in with a recommendation to lube your nut. It's all the rage you know.

well, i resist answering here with composing a new sentence that contains "creak" and "lube your nut"





(and i hope my english is good enough to make a play of words in your language)

[Dave Martin]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

well, i resist answering here with composing a new sentence that contains "creak" and "lube your nut"





(and i hope my english is good enough to make a play of words in your language)

It is. And on behalf of all the readers of Ken's forum, thank you for resisting...

[Richard Prowse]

Can't I leave you guys alone for ten minutes?
My knees don't creak - they're probably the only part of me that still works properly!

"Temperature and humidity fluctuations could account for it coming and going if it is in fact a loose joint someplace. "
Thanks Thomas, I've been wondering this too.
I'll do more stand up practice today and see if the creak rears its ugly head again. If this happens, I'll try to locate it.

Please try and behave while I'm away!

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Dave Martin

It is. And on behalf of all the readers of Ken's forum, thank you for resisting...

Thanks a lot dave.

[Matthew Tucker]

it's so well behaved in here. Tea anyone?

[Richard Prowse]

I've just done thirty minutes practicing/working out some C licks - standing (arco). I've been listening for creaks and swinging the bass around on purpose. No creaks today.
Okay, what have I changed? The only thing I've changed is my endpin height as I've experimented with various seating positions. It's obviously now back on the fourth notch (for standing).
There are only two variables:
1) The weather. It has been very hot Down here (NZ), probably with a fair bit of humidity. Today is a tiny bit cooler, with a wind from the southeast. Southerlies are the cold winds Down here (NZ).
2) My endpin. Normally, when I change the length of my endpin and get ready to play (weight on endpin), there is a little bump and the bass drops like the endpin screw is finding a position in the groove on the pin. I always stop and tighten the screw a little more and there is no more movement. Maybe there is a bit of play in the endpin that I'm not aware of? Maybe, just maybe, the position of the endpin screw could cause the creak?

Well, that's where I'm at. Perhaps I'll return to practice and the creak will decide to join me? Here's what I'll do - I won't unscrew my endpin again until I have to take the bass out (I think my next gig is around the 23rd). If the creak returns, it might look more like a weather thing. Still, if it does return, I'll try to locate it with someone else holding the bass. At least I should be able to rule out the endpin.

[Bin Hire]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

it's so well behaved in here. Tea anyone?

Sorry Matthew, we double bassists certainly are more refined. I've never thrown a TV set out of a hotel window.

Richard, sorry to hear about your creaking problem. It does sound like your solution might require professional help.

[Terry McDougal]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

it's so well behaved in here. Tea anyone?

Matt, I just read your profile. You're one of us. Sounded like you might be a bass guitarist for a while there.