Clarky

Well I got my Ehrlund this morning (thanks Daf!) and have been playing around with it this afternoon (allegedly working from home, ahem). It sounds great on my steel-strung Kolstein without too much mucking around over positioning and very much "my bass only louder". However I am really struggling with my German 1880s flatback which has thumpy SIlver Slaps on. If I site the pickup too close to the bridge and sound bar, all the volume disappears (presumably as there is less resonance of the top) but if I move it to far away it becomes boomy and can even run to feedback. I've tried it where drurb has his on the picture in the aforementioned TB thread (which is not so far from yours is sited, Kev/TNIT by the sound of it?) So far I just can't get a nice sound. It generally sounds too boomy or like a nasal piezo. I will persevere but I am a little disheartened that it simply will not suit this particular DB. Any thoughts TNIT and Daf?

I saw Song Remains The Same at the cinema (Tunbridge Wells) some time in the 1970s and also White Rock and the Yessongs Live film.

I was one of many that missed out on tickets in the ballot and would love to have attended. The clips look great. Count me in

I just picked this up from BC'er Orbs (aka Tom). These are Tom's pics which are TBH better than I could do, hence I hope he doesn't mind me using them [attachment=118255:P1010140.jpeg][attachment=118254:P1010145.jpg][attachment=118253:P1010142.jpg]

Tom sold me a lovely CIJ Jazz. He was very accommodating with my cloak-and-dagger hide-from-Missus tactics and the bass was very well packed and in very good condition. An excellent deal and I would heartily recommend him to other BC'ers

Tom bought our band's guitarists' (OBG for short) pedal with me acting as middle man. OBG was delighted with the transaction and is happy to recommend Tom as a good guy to do biz with

This gig is now confirmed PS, we have also been asked to play the Half Moon on Weds 14th November

Erm, me again. We are not money laundering. Chris bought back a bass I bought from him (again). We are both basically pathetic with attention deficit disorder or OCD or something PS, Chris was a gent as ever

This isn't confirmed so its more of a 'save the date' for my West/SW London BC chums. Looks like we might be playing the middle slot (9.30-10pm) next Wednesday, 19th September at the Half Moon in Putney. Short notice as its a cancellation - only uncertainty is one of our band members is currently incommunicado; assuming she says yes (we are gigging next night in Hackney, so she should be around) then we will be playing the gig So Happy Jack, silddx, Low End Bee, Bluejay, MacDaddy and assorted other nice 'that London' based BCers, now's your chance to catch us live without heading off to our usual Hoxton, Camden and East London stamping grounds

Little reminder-ette for those of an East Larndan persuasion

As a first step, slip a tiny shim (a thin bit of plastic or leather perhaps) in the E nut slot and see if that changes anything. I had this issue with the A string on my DB and a small nut slot shim (try saying that after you've had a few) cured it. Failing that, does the issue disappear if you raise the action? IIRC the Eminence has bridge adjusters. Might imply a need for re-shooting?

So duz anywun want to by my Fender Skwire?

Fantastic news Jon! Time we revived that Metallica jam idea with your bro and guitar mate

Depends on your budget but I bought a lefty short scale Precision off this lot in the US. WIth tax/import cost me just over £100 http://www.rondomusic.com/bassguitars4.html

I've looked around and not found any copies on DVD or on Youtube. Unfortunately VHS does seem to be the only (legally available) option

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1347208237' post='1798034'] Silver Slaps are way lower tension than spiro weichs. To be honest though you could get away with a mittel on the E for slapping in terms of tension but it's going to sound very different to your other strings. Maybe try a Super Silver? Higher tension but a similar sound, might work better as an E. [/quote] Ok thanks. Shame as a lot of the lines in my band are fast pizzicato lines (eg where we go "all flamenco") and I can't keep those up on higher tension strings. Even my Kolsteins (on my other bass) are at the limit of the tension I would like. Lord alone knows how Danny Thompson plays fast lines with Mittels then, bar having fingers and wrists like Popeye's!

The differences are quite striking in some cases, eg Velvets sounded darker than I expected. The Olivs sound nice but I really like the projection and sustain of the Spirocores

I have been listening to DB sound samples (see my other thread posted this afternoon http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186342-page-with-helpful-sound-samples-of-various-db-strings/page__fromsearch__1) as - although I love the low tension of Silver Slaps on my old flatback - it doesn't have much sustain or growl on the E, just a dull thump. I love the sound of Spirocore Mittels on sound clips (and especially when played by Danny Thompson, although I realise a lot is in the hands of the player in his case) but do the weich's have similar sound characteristics or do the thinner strings give a different character? Also are the weich's similar in tension to Silver Slaps? Thanks!

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Chris traded basses with me. Kept me well informed all the way and was a pleasure to deal with. Happy to add to the list of those recommending him to do business with

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1347123763' post='1797228'] Nah, I'll just wait til you've had it long enough and then put it up for sale in the Double Bass section. But then again, you might withdraw it a few days later.... [/quote] Mine won't be going up for sale (honest!) I actually picked mine up from a different website (was a bit pricier) but its signed by Danny on the cover