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    Sandberg California II TT5.
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    I once sold a Status. I missed it every day. After about 5 years I found it and bought it back. I rediscovered why I sold it. I sold it again no more than 3 months later.
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    Basically, you set the sensitivity of the spring system in the back. So little things like gripping too hard won't change the pitch at all, but a definite effort like bending a string will. Told you - it's witchcraft!
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    You could get Newtone to make them for you. They have a choice of core and wrap wire. IIRC it's the 'platinum' series that is advertised as a lower noise / smaller wrap wire option. They will make any length you want. Just follow the measuring instructions carefully and about 2 weeks later a set will arrive. Very nice strings!
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    I don't know if they are long enough but the DR Pure Blues are very smooth for a round. Or maybe have a look at the Elixir coated ones? I've not tried them for bass but I like them on guitar.
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    The MB is my modern RnB, Marcus, super low end amp. The RM is my more traditional, P bass with a pick / Duck Dunn / Old RnB amp.
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    Not true. It can be set up to allow some “tuning” variation like bending notes. But it will then always return to original pitch even if the string has been stretched. The official guitar videos are ok, but the best one I saw was on a Devin Townsend rig rundown type thing. I’ll see if I can find it.
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    no, that’s not it. If you pluck a sting hard then the initial attack is slightly sharp and then it settles. If you squeeze a string on the board too hard it goes out of tune. If you inadvertently bend a string it goes sharp. Doesnt matter how well your bass is set up, it does it. It may not matter to you. But with this bridge it does not happen. It maintains tension even if you try a hard bend on a string to TRY and bend by a tone (if you set it up that way) it will not change pitch while you bend. Of course you might not see a need. But think beyond your use. What happens if you are duplicating a piano or synth part and the bass note gets the entirely normal Pitch Arc with the initial attack being a little sharp compared to the other instrument and it annoys you on the recording. That just won’t happen with this bridge. It’s not just tuning stability, it’s tuning maintenance no matter hard or soft how you play. I won’t need it, but I can see how it could be very useful for a recording bass. If I was in the market to replace my recording guitar I’d have the guitar version in a heartbeat.
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    On my home made Nordymutes I cut the foam to be pointy. So pushing it on more means a greater surface area, and pulling it off a bit means a smaller surface area doing the muting. It works quite well and is easily adjustable on the fly.
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    I have an RM800 Evo2 and a Mark Bass AG1000 (and I've had the LM3 in the past) I don't think they sound very similar at all. They are both great amps, and I really like both of them, but I don't hear many similarities in tone.
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    I might be able to borrow them from the band to scan them. I’ll ask on Saturday.
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    @basstone The version I played is the Murtha one I used this as the backing for my video. It misses out the repeats, presumably to get the youtube vid smaller. I've got a scan of the bass part somewhere if you want a copy.
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    Yes - plastic ones. I got about 100 of them for a few quid. The foam was self-adhesive draft excluder. It worked very well. I must have some of the sticks somewhere. I know I didn't use 100 of them!
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    Zoot Suit Riot. It's a big band arrangement of a vocal tune by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. This is the original
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    I had previously made some homemade versions of the Nordy mute, but I cannot find them anywhere! Probably where all my other safe-place stuff is!
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    I'm trying to make my shortie my main bass for everything - so I've got some foam too. I love the thump from La Bella DTF but they are pretty useless for brighter stuff. So I've got Hi-Beams on it with some foam that I can easily remove. First rehearsal with the Lionel is on Saturday. Looking forward to it.
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    Has anyone tried the Mono Sleeve guitar version for a shortie? The Sandberg case that came with my Lionel would fit a long scale. I could just cut the top off...
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    My new ACS plugs arrived today and they fit perfectly. Rehearsal is on Saturday so I'll give them a test run then.
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    It's a small staff. Maybe they were all serving customers.
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    It's a very clever system. I saw a great vid about the guitar version and setting it up differently for recording rhythm and lead parts. When set for rhythm bent notes did not change the pitch at all. It negated the effect of inadvertent bends or pressing too hard on the board. None of that caused the pitch to go sharp. Then set it differently to allow for bending for solos and vibrato etc, but still maintaining rock solid tuning even with string slippage from bending. It's witchcraft!
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    Ultralite tuners are smaller in general. But as for the post size - get a ruler and measure it.
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    I've got a One10T on order to go with my existing One10. Should be another couple of weeks. I've always been happy with the treble on the One10 (it goes higher than the Super Twin) but I thought I'd get the T version just to increase options. In the past when I've had a cab with a tweeter I've always turned them off. I may well still do that most of the time unless I'm in a Marcus Miller sort of mood.
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    I've never built a bitsa so I have no real idea how much bodies and necks cost in the first place.
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    I'd buy my youngest a new laptop to replace her aging pile of crap.
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    As far as I know they are "Coming Soon" so the full details aren't yet available. I was excited... and then realised they would be the cobalt ones. I don't like them - I like the Group series flats.
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