The feel of my bass constantly changes

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Hochberg

I love the sound of my bass but I never know how it's going to feel. Sometimes nice and loose, and sometimes very tight, like last night when I felt like I was pulling on coat hangers. I haven't determined a weather related pattern to it's instability and am wondering if something in it's construction could be contributing to this? It has a new fingerboard and is set up well.

Any ideas?

Sounds like weather change related movement. What bass is this? Measure the height under the strings at the end of the fingerboard. It will vary most between the middle of winter and the middle of summer.