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Generally speaking, both, IME- I have a full size (4/4) instrument (one of Mr Gollihur's, in fact) and both the body and string length are noticeably bigger than 3/4 instruments. It will depend on the instrument and the maker though.

Also. plugging a bass into the line in probably won't get the best from it- a line level input is unlikely to get a lot of clarity IME.

Do you think you have enough gaffa tape there?

Offset?

Also, the Realist is well known for not having a lot of high end- if you're going for a clicky slappy sound you might want to try something else. £30 is a good price though- I think I paid twice that for mine off this forum.

Here you go. The Arietta in C is fairly straightforward- left hand plays the low notes and the right hand taps the high ones. Just practice each line seperately then put them together. The Pear Tree... is slightly more involved as the lines mix quite a lot- been meaning to do some kind of lesson on this for a while but never gotten round to it Both of these were transcribed on a 20 fret 4 string so should be playable on most basses. Let me know how you get on. Cheers Kyle

Tuba, bassoon, left hand parts for piano/harpsichord/organ, organ pedals. The bass can get pretty far into the treble range as well if you're up for a bit of transposing. edit- low voices from choral parts too. I'm sure I'll think of more later.

I have a couple of grade 1 piano pieces I've arranged for 2 hand tapping if you're interested? Quite short and not too complex.

Hello again. Is there anyone in the UK other than Overwater who sells 7 string sets as a set rather than having to put it together from single strings?

Nails?

The proof of the pudding is indeed in the eating!

I recorded a friend playing a while ago- I used an AKG bass drum mic (can't recall the model- was borrowed) close up and an AKG C1000s at distance straight into a Soundcraft compact 4 mixer- worked pretty well as I recall with minimal processing. Managed to set it up so I could mix the two channels independently in Cubase which is good because you can experiment with mic levels without having to do a fresh take every time!

I've not used one myself but I know folk who have- to be honest its not something I've ever really looked into. Don't think I know of anyone personally who has had issues with it. Sorry!

Why not one of [url="http://www.contrabass.co.uk/humidifier.htm"]these?[/url] Would probably work out a hell of a lot cheaper!

Only one I can think of in my current state is the Pod X3 (I think any of the versions would do- not sure if the kidney bean has an FX loop though). Not a 1U rackmount though.

Why not try the preamp and see how much difference that makes before deciding on the pups?

I remember you posting about using a Dean Markley guitar string as a high F- I think that's what got me thinking. I dig the Elixirs because although they're expensive, the only reason I have to change them (so far) is if I decide to change gauge- I never break strings (except once on a school double bass!) and my 4 string I use for practice sounds far better with year old strings than my Conklin does with 6 mth old Overwaters. I should probably change them one of these days

Cheers WalMan- I'm sure I tried that before? Maybe I am thick. C'est la vie.

[quote name='overwater#1' post='401635' date='Feb 5 2009, 11:19 PM']Yeah, I used to use Overwater 6 string sets, but find that they dont last too long. Ideally, i'd probably use Elixirs, I love my Elixir string on the 6, they're phenomenal! I've emailed them to see if they can wind me something to use as an F string. If not, I reckon trying something like the S.I.T strings would be worthwile! Is it noticeable having the core in contact with the bridge? You're not planning on ordering any more are you? Could go halves on the shipping and get some each? If not, I've just had a reply from Bill Conklin, and might order a set of his Snakeskin ones to try. I definitely do like Elixirs though... hmm The coating is coming off a little bit where I play over the PUs, but they still have an almost piano like clarity, really bright, great sounds and feel!!![/quote] Let me know how you get on there- I also use Elixirs on my 4 and 5 string and rather like them. I wonder if a guitar string would be long enough? I would definitely order a set or three if you can get them to do 7 string sets!

I'm interested in theory but won't know if I can actually come til closer to the time, work and ride sharing (and Mrs VK) permitting.

Do you get a bulk discount on these now Peter?

I've got a fretted and fretless 5 string of this model and yours is definitely backwards compared to them. Probably someone at the factory got their wires crossed!

I string my 7 BEADGBE- the only strings I've used are Overwaters (which I would have thought would be good for you!). They're a LOT cheaper than buying the Conklins (which I was considering)- the OWs are only about £21 a set IIRC. I'm no strings expert though, so as ever, YMMV, but I would be loath to drop $50-60 +delivery getting a set from the states when I can get 2 from the UK for the same price.