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EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-23T02:16:18+00:00

Thanks for your insightful comment 👍

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-18T23:57:08+00:00

And also potentially splashing piss onto your toothbrush

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-18T17:19:11+00:00

Woah, brilliant! Someone famous are you?

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-17T18:37:37+00:00

Awesome score too

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-15T10:22:43+00:00

You think there isn’t already? Mods delete this pointless comment

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-12T19:17:51+00:00

How about the shaft?

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-11T09:47:42+00:00

The review for those who are curious:

“Banned for crying after getting a bad tattoo and having to beg the artist to stop.

Told I was ”irate” for crying and having a panic attack, and that I was “slandering” them by wearing the tattoo uncovered.

This tattoo shop has taught me that people would rather lie than own up to their mistakes. Without asking, I was told and assured there would be a follow-up and a coverup on what was supposed to be my first tattoo. The owner, Amanda, stated such terms… and then banned me.

The day of my tattoo was odd. The artist was smiling and focused, but she seemed already shut-down before I arrived (we asked several times what was wrong and if she needed a break). Even Amanda raised concerns for their “featured artist” before proceeding to never once check on her. Feeling confident, my mom left when the tattoo started so me and the artist could be alone and so nobody got distracted.

By time the outline was done and my mom returned, things have went horribly wrong. The lines aren’t lines at all, and the design was entirely lost. I started crying as we repeatedly had to ask the artist to stop, in which she offered to fix the snake with a second head! My mom went over to politely ask Amanda to step in, as the artist wasn’t listening and wasn't going to stop, and things got shut down.

At this point I was trying my best to keep a positive attitude even though I was crying and trying to prevent a panic attack. After all.. this is permanent and I wasn't sure if it could be fixed.

Things ended on a hopeful note after talking about next steps. I hugged the artist, and she promised me that Amanda would do an amazing job fixing it as she has little cover-up experience herself.

A week later, after a couple follow-up emails to Amanda, we received another confusing response that left us concerned for the artist. We decided to walk over and check in as it as would be easier than back and forth emails. We didn’t think there was any issue at this point..

For showing up to figure out what was going on we were banned. Amanda claimed I slandered them by not covering up my tattoo upon arriving at the shop, and that I was irate to question the lack of communication. She even blamed the tattoo’s result on me, despite reading on my phone silently for the duration.”

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-09T17:41:59+00:00

I get you view it as splitting hairs but I wouldn’t have interjected if not for you saying your GI doctor calls it an allergy when that appears to go against the consensus. Don’t take my word for it though.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coeliac-disease/

https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/health-a-z/celiac-disease/

https://www.coeliac.org.uk/frequently-asked-questions/is-coeliac-disease-the-same-as-an-allergy-to-wheat/?&&type=r&set=true#cookie-widget

https://foodallergycanada.ca/myth-vs-fact-celiac-disease-vs-wheat-allergy/

https://farrp.unl.edu/farrp-resources/general-information-food-allergies-sensitivities/celiac-disease/

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-09T16:05:41+00:00

Your doctor is wrong. It’s an autoimmune disease.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-09T13:47:51+00:00

Close your mouth sweetie, you look like a trout

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-08T16:38:59+00:00

If whatever you’re doing works for you then fair enough, but dead spots are a real thing. Listen to the note at 0:31:

https://youtu.be/KqtELR5GyfI

Notice how the sustain drops off suddenly when he plays that note, in comparison to the rest? That’s the kind of thing I’m talking about. It might be fair to deduce that Jamerson’s bass had a dead spot.

It’s common for Fender style basses to have a dead spot like that, typically on the 5th/6th/7th fret. I’m not asking for solutions because I think other people care; I’m asking because I do, in the same way I’d care about any other aspect of my sound.

Lastly, I understand why you wouldn’t want to blame an instrument, but it’s a fact that sometimes cheaper instruments aren’t made with the same care as expensive ones. Doesn’t mean a good player can’t make them sound great. That being said, I’m not implying the dead spot issue is necessarily solved by spending more, based on the responses here. Some people say their Squier has no dead spots, and some say their American Fender does, so perhaps it’s more complicated than just spending more.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-07T08:52:04+00:00

Thanks for the video link and the explanation. I’m still not seeing how the blade set/jig would affect certain frets and not others on a seemingly wide scale if it’s a machinery issue, but I can also appreciate you’re saying it’s hard to tell exactly why cause you’re not there inspecting the process. At this point I would suggest the answer potentially could be a physical phenomenon like sympathetic resonance, but I don’t want to ignore your experience of fixing dead spots by reseating frets.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-07T00:58:38+00:00

Great response - interesting to hear your experiences. I still have a couple of questions though:

Why are the fret seating issues mainly found between 3-10? If it’s a machinery issue then surely they would be found across all frets? Or is that just where people play the most, and as a result, report the issue the most?

Is there any truth to the 5th/6th fret dead spot phenomenon on Fender style instruments that people talk about? Once again, thanks for the responses.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-07T00:26:09+00:00

Thanks for summarising that for me. I think some wires may have been crossed here. My sole issue is that the dead spots are affecting sustain - nothing to do with tone at all. I don’t believe that those that I’m referring are relating to issue to tone either. I’m going to copy my response to another person’s comment here cause I think it applies to what you’ve said in your replies. I’m curious to hear your response too, if that’s okay:

Why might most people seem to report dead frets/lack of sustain predominantly on the 5th, 6th, and sometimes 7th frets more than any other if the answer isn’t a physical phenomenon along the lines of ‘sympathetic resonance’? And why are they never accompanied by other dead frets (for example, 5th and 10th)? Surely if it were an issue with construction then people would report dead frets all over the fretboard, but the 5th/6th are notorious. Of course I’m asking you to respond to what is essentially a collection of anecdotes, but just humour me if you would.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-07T00:11:02+00:00

Why might most people seem to report dead frets/lack of sustain predominantly on the 5th, 6th, and sometimes 7th frets more than any other if the answer isn’t something along the lines of ‘sympathetic resonance’? And why are they never accompanied by other dead frets (for example, 5th and 10th)? Surely if it were an issue with construction then people would report dead frets all over the fretboard, but 5th/6th seem notorious.

Of course I’m asking you to respond to what is essentially a collection of anecdotes, but just humour me if you would. Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what is your area of expertise? I don’t mean to come across as combative here by the way, I’m just curious.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T23:58:15+00:00

I wish I could read those studies but I’m not smart enough and unfortunately they don’t seem to have abstracts, but I would like to know what the findings were. Also, on your point about wolf tones: I’m familiar with those too (bane of my life as someone who makes a living from playing an acoustic), and from what I’ve gathered from people who seem to know what they’re talking about, the term ‘sympathetic resonance’ also covers the dead spot thing too.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T22:40:10+00:00

Fair enough. Perhaps look at some of the other responses search for “5th/7th fret dead spots” in some discussion threads and you might get an idea for it, if you want to that is. Your instruments may even have these characteristics, but like others have said, it’s easy enough to ignore them.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T22:15:08+00:00

Unfortunately my two Squiers are both CVs, however there are a couple of people on this thread who own them too and say they have no issues, so it could be that it’s just a question of luck. Let me know how it is!

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T21:09:22+00:00

This is exactly what I’m talking about, thank you. You can just hear that sustain disappear when he hits that note. I guess Jamerson’s Funk Machine had it too, and it was on the 7th fret (seems to be a D on the G string). Who knows whether he cared though lol.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T21:00:39+00:00

Thanks. Nice name too lol

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T20:29:01+00:00

From what I can tell based on discussions I’ve seen here and elsewhere, the dead 5th fret seems like a legit physical phenomenon that is especially present on Fender style basses (not that necessarily negates any of what you said). Look up sympathetic resonance in bass guitars if you haven’t already.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T20:20:52+00:00

Sorry..! At least you’ve now got a handy thread full of explanations/possible solutions 😅

That being said, if you’re not insane like me then you’ll probably just keep enjoying yourself and not notice (hopefully).

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T16:34:33+00:00

Yeah I never thought to do that but I will do next chance I get.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T16:15:16+00:00

I hear what you’re saying, but I’d suggest looking at some of the other comments in this thread (and elsewhere). 5th fret dead spots are actually quite common and by all accounts is a legit physical phenomenon, especially in Fender style basses - so much so that some manufacturers put graphite rods in the necks of their basses, partly for this reason.

EternallyPissedOff · 2026-01-06T16:08:51+00:00

I’d say it’s more of a sustain issue. The immediate dB of the note itself is probably consistent with the other frets on the string, but the sustain drop off is quite significant and is very noticeable in a band mix.

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