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I have one and love it. Have had recent problems with strings...I think that you may have to be careful which strings go on it. I have just ordered EB flats ...not on yet...they say it has the same sound as the real thing

I have a Tak EN10. It has a cedar top. This gives it a darker tone than the brighter spruce tops that is often the usual choice. It has a relatively narrow neck. I like it a lot for strumming and it sounds great recorded. It does not cut through a mix very well in an electric band however and isn't the best picked. I would go for a good Yamaha with spruce top or on a budget Tanglewood maybe. Every acoustic guitar is different. Walk down a line and try them all...one may jump out at you and it is not necessarily going to be the most expensive....I have lost my confidence in Martins generally...at the top end I would chose Taylor every time. I also have a top end Fylde (that we won at a raffle) One of the best players ever but not a great sounding instrument....at a price of well over 2k you would expect that.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1392671336' post='2371517'] With EB Flats, the higher the Group number, the lower the tension. IIIs are about normal flats tension for me (eg a little bit more tense than standard gauge round wounds). [/quote] So would the Chromes have a higher tension than the EBs? Secondly if I wanted an EB with a similar tension to standard round wounds would that be a II guage? I ask this because I have had problems with my MM SUB strings (in another post). I think that the string tension has been too high.

Is there difference in tension between the D Addario Chromes and the EB flats?

So which flats have you used and what size. Thinking of putting them on my MM SUB

It has been 20 years since I played in bands but I remember that for some reason there was often a long silent break between songs. I have seen this many times. I mean usually we played the same set so there was no reason for it. I think that bands should practice going from one song to the next as if it is part of the whole performance. I think that when this happen there should be some patter. It looks unprofessional when the band are farting about on stage between songs and nothing is happening.

Its internal wall. Room gets cold and damp but all my gear is there without probs. Maybe the strings ...they are quite heavy but have been on for a while.

Yea....it has been hanging there for 5-6 years....bought it here...might be the angle....it is a basic hanger...no strap. ...it is a great bass and it would hurt to lose it. It needs a set up now...think I will change to lighter strings.

......your bass resembles a spiral staircase. I have always stored my instruments hanging on the wall but my MM SUB...which I really like seems to now have a neck problem. Strings are all over the place E is high and A low and buzzing. Is this a bad policy? I prefer to have them hanging because of a space issue and access. Guitars seem Ok but maybe the weight of bass bodies is not designed for this. Only played bass 5-6 years

Did not like to say n case the seller is a member here but all these things went through my head. What should it weigh if it is genuine?

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/vintage-74-fender-precision-bass/1046785796 Saw this in Gumtree. Anyone any comments as to value, authenticity etc. Look in good nick from pics. I have a (mint) Gibson 355 Lucille to trade but looks like he may want cash. He/she can only say no. Always fancied an old PB but I was the same with the 355. Now I never play it.

Hope that you don't mind me jumping in here. I have a Kania contrabass....small bodied acoustic upright. I use a realistic piezo pup but want to record both pizz and slap. Should I use a large or small diaphragm condenser. Have AKG 714BULS and a small AKG pencil (can't remember model...silver colour). Have a few others but these are my most used. Room is bright but I use traps (framed duvet covers). So far been disappointed with the sound of the bass..muddy...tried close and distant miking

I play a bit sax. One of the problems down the years hasn't been the instrument itself but the mouthpieces. I would be prepared to pay a fee to bugger about with different mouthpieces and I think that there would be a (small ) market for this. I must have spent literally hundreds of pounds looking for the perfect m/pc. I think there is a similar parallel with bass strings. I recently discovered flatties and love them but I must have gone through a few bucks worth of sets to get there. Don't think you could charge though. I understand music shop dilemma but on the other hand a busy shop looks better than an empty one.......just got it.....why don't they sell coffee or go the whole hog and have a bar....christ......think I'm on to something here..

Now maybe I am just a s--t drummer (play a bit djembe) and gettin a bit oldn slow but it seems to me that my wavedrum is becoming a bit latensonically...well late. Did a factory reset today and not sure how that went but was wondering if anyone else uses this machine and has experienced this? I normally connect directly into my Focusrite Saffire.

I would love to join an old gitz band but not really interested in gigging every w/e and don't want to travel very far to practice and......this is the biggy....would like to ..like..the people that I play with. Was in a rock band 20 odd year ago...when you get older you are amazed at the s.i.e that you put up with when you were younger. I have a home recording studio and do most of the stuff. What happens is that it becomes all about the music..all the politics and fightin an sweatin an lugging cabs up 3 flights goes...but so does some of the fun...

Thanx for the replies. Yes the E seems flappy and feel I could use a higher tension string. Since they are so damned expensive, however, I will persist for a while. Thanx again....very useful advice Jimmy

Only been playing DB 9 months. Teaching myself to slap using Youtube stuff (no teachers nearby). Have Innov Silver Slaps on a Kania contra (small bodied similar to Emminence EUB). I have a problem with slapping open E and to a lesser extent the A. Don't have a problem with fingered notes My question is ... 1. Does everyone have this problem....maybe open strings are not slapped? 2. Is it my technique....will it come with more practice 3 Is it the G string that is too slack and needs changing? 4 EUBs are crap to slap Jimmy

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Dave Vader. You are the only human to post on this thread so far. I would not dare post a foto of my shed. Some member would call in environmental protection. My studio is a nightmare of cables and filth.

I think that this is a great thread. Have experienced this first hand and at hundreds of gigs. Guitar bullies are endemic to live music throughout the country. I have strangely never heard a bass too loud although loud drums are common. It is all down to professionalism. In a live set you are there first and foremost to deliver a musical experience to an audience. If you want to just enjoy performing..go jam in a basement. Saw an interview with a bass player with Stings band who remarked how quiet the band was. Geetah bullies are not interested in what they are delivering...they can't see that far. I personally walk out of gigs that are too loud....not cos I am an old fart but because I love music.

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I lob my SUB. Paid twice that on BC. Got urself a bargain.

I think that over the years there has been a slow drive to compress everything to the max and remove headroom. Current pop is not only compressed to death in the recording but the use of dynamics. space and silence in the mix has all but disappeared. Don't get me wrong I love that up front compressed vocal in its place but it is only part of a whole canvass. I can also appreciate a good pop song but I think the mistake that is being made is that they all use the same (probably) digital tools and ......all sound very similar......do I sound like ma da?

Been playing guitar 40 years and bass 6 or 7 and just found out that I know virtually nothing about about strings....ie different materials, tensions, lengths blah blah. How could something so basic to playing escape me? Anyway I have a 78 rick 4001 strung with medium flats that is a dream to play but the Rick sound is not for me so I am letting it go but love the strings and thinking of putting heavy flats on my MM SUB. I love the sound of the MM but I keep it strung with heavy high tension wound strings (don't ask). Thinking of putting heavy flats on the MM. Would I still get the same sound and action from the flats on the MM? I am pretty skint at the moment so can' t afford to go experimenting with different bass strings.

Got a 1964 Champ guitar amp which I love. Only problem is that I wanted a line out put in but my tech refused to mess with it.