Hi guys,
Today I ran into a really strange phenomena. A customer showed up with his Fodera bass. The first 9 frets are like scalloped, but has peaks under each string. It looks like the crown of each fret is sanded down between the strings. Hope the pic helps to understand. I have never seen anything like this. The guy purchased the bass brand new 6-7 years ago, so he is the original owner. His setup is pretty low, but not extremely low, and he is not playing heavy or super-dynamical...
All I can think of is that the string's vibration made theese worn-out spots, but the firs fret looks the same, where the strings dont have such amplitude since the nut is close...
Any thoughts?
) he had very long finger nails. Now I've noticed it likely several times and I am always keen to check out the client's nails when they pick-up.