Quote Originally Posted by Simon Barden View Post
Like a guitar, I just set the strings as low as I can get on my basses. Old-school pros tend to like heavy strings, lots of neck relief and a big gap under the strings. Factory values are always compromises towards something that's still playable but nothing too low that could start to buzz badly if the neck moves after shipping without it being set up by the store.

And some people play with gentle finger motions and let a big amp do the work. Others pluck the strings as hard as they can, so will require a much higher string setting.
Cool cool, I figured it would be up to interpretation. Not having any experience of low end plunking I wasn’t really sure, always best to ask I guess