# squeaky bass **URL:** \ **Category:** n-Track Studio Discussion Forum\ **Created:** [August 19, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943 "2005-08-19T09:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wozz](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wozz](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/wozz)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/1 "2005-08-19T09:09:51Z")
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**Author:** ![wozz](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wozz](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/wozz)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/2 "2005-08-19T09:09:51Z")
put new strings on an old gibson ripper,an now im squeaking up a strom,is there any way to filter them sqeauks out,or do i rub some colby cheese on the strings till i sound like billy cox? ---
**Author:** ![guitars69](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@guitars69](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/guitars69)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/3 "2005-08-19T18:44:17Z")
oil your fingers. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/4 "2005-08-19T20:26:57Z")
flatwounds are good for anti squeek…but u already have new ones…maybe next time ---
**Author:** ![Ali\_G](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@Ali\_G](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/Ali_G)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/5 "2005-08-19T23:08:50Z")
Yeah, I have squeaky fingers too; innit a bugger? ![:D](http://www.ntrack.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Anyway, what the experts say about bass is: The fundamentals and lower harmonics, (40Hz to 200 Hz) is important, so is the 1KHz band if you want to give it definition and bite, but all the rest of the stuff can usually be filtered out. You could also try gating the 1KHz band just to let the start of the upper harmonics of the notes through I 'spose? Ali ---
**Author:** ![RichLum](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RichLum](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/RichLum)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 6:26am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/6 "2005-08-20T06:26:16Z")
I’ve heard of people using talcum powder to reduce string noise. I haven’t tried it myself… I woud think that once you start sweating it would go all gunky and clog up the windings of the strings… Rich ---
**Author:** ![Ali\_G](https://discussion.ntrack.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@Ali\_G](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/Ali_G)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/7 "2005-08-20T06:31:17Z")
\ | **Quote** | | I’ve heard of people using talcum powder to reduce string noise. I haven’t tried it myself… I woud think that once you start sweating it would go all gunky and clog up the windings of the strings… Rich | Errrr, we weren’t **_just_** talking the G string Rich. ![:D](http://www.ntrack.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Ali ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/uploads/default/original/1X/20e797a188ca427644e35db6327522d0aaee3a74.png) [@system](https://discussion.ntrack.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://discussion.ntrack.com/t/squeaky-bass/6943/8 "2005-08-20T07:29:38Z")
Flat wounds and lard. Works every time. ![:)](http://www.ntrack.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif) Actually, don’t worry about it too much just yet. See how it sounds in the mix. If there’s to much zzzzzzzzzzppppp try to EQ out the highs to the point it gets buried in the mix, then sit back and listen. If you are used to old to the point of no zzzzzzzzpppppp then EQ that gets rid of it probably won’t hurt the tone that much by comparison. Lots of great bass has all kinds of crap in it when soloed. Don’t judge the sound until it’s in the mix. You can also use this as a great excuse to work on playing technique that doesn’t zzzzzpppp so much. After playing a long time on old stings some old habits might have slipped in because they weren’t audible before. Sometimes compression can help even out bass and that includes extraneous sounds that might stick out. Try some near-hard limiting on it, with combinations of EQ both before and/or after the compressor. Experiment with a bass track in the mix. Try the n-Tracks multiband compressor. Compression might make it more audible, but it can bring it down. Don’t be afraid to try some radical stuff.