Wolf tone bass

1. What is a wolf tone bass?
2. What is a wolf tone double bass?
3. Are wolf tones bad?
4. What is a wolf tone in music?

What is a wolf tone bass?

What is a wolf tone? It's a phenomenon that occurs in the body of the bass when it's being played, resulting in a wild oscillation on one given pitch (with 3/4 basses, most commonly A or B-flat). Sometimes, the pitch drops out completely (strobing).

What is a wolf tone double bass?

Treatment of wolf tones.

A wolf tone is an artificial overtone which occurs at the frequency your double bass naturally resonates. They are very common and the bad news is that a that a wolf tone can sound terrible but the good news is that they are easily treated.

Are wolf tones bad?

When a violin has a wolf tone, it is fundamentally regarded as a construction flaw, but this is not the case. It is true that top-quality instruments should not have a wolf, but if individual notes are poor in their response, that is not necessarily a defect in the instrument.

What is a wolf tone in music?

Wolf tones occur when the resonant frequency of a vibrating string and the resonant frequency of the vibrating body of the instrument interact with one another in such a way as to produce a new, unwanted beating tone that occurs simultaneously with a note being played.