chriswareham

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1373366125' post='2136650'] Definitely black! Can't you find strings with appropriate silk windings? [/quote] It's currently tuned for drop Bb, with the heaviest four strings from a five string set. I'm going to use strings designed specifically for detuning from [url="http://circlekstrings.com"]Circle K[/url] next time it needs restringing, and I don't think they have any silk windings at all which will look better than the red silk on the current set.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1373326465' post='2136359'] See? I didn't even know they made a bass Electromatic! Its great! (imo much more worth than even a copy of a bass beginning with 'R' but I'd do nothing to discourage their purchase.) [/quote] From what I can gather, Gretsch are still owned by the founder's family but their guitars are now manufactured under license by Fender. As well as the high end stuff, they have some affordable models, including the solid body that I own as well as a rather nice semi-acoustic.

Hi folks, Been lurking here for a long time, but finally decided to join up and posted a few pics in the black bass topic. I've been playing bass for twenty years, in a mixture of punk, goth and industrial metal bands. Currently I play in a heavily detuned (drop Bb), female fronted industrial metal band called Inside The Circle. Always had a soft spot for chorused bass parts played either with double stops or over open strings, so I'm looking to put a fair bit of that into our songs. As well as an Electro Harmonix chorus, I also use a Darkglass B3K, which is quite simply the only distortion or overdrive pedal I've ever managed to get a good sound out of. Actually, that's doing it a disservice, as it's more than just good - it's bloody brilliant. My main bass is a Musicman Stingray - the third one I've owned, as I personally feel they're the best bass ever made. I also play a semi-acoustic sometimes, although the first time I used it live it fed back so badly it blew my junk shop valve amplifier up! Since progressed from the junk shop amp (which was a now very desirable Simms-Watts head) to an Ampeg SVT Classic and matching speakers. Was sorry to read the recent threads about the Rickenbacker woes, as I was hoping to buy a copy of the 4001 bass at some point. Always loved the look of them, but the genuine Rickenbacker ones I've played have always disappointed me. Since one my greatest bass heroes - Hooky - played a copy I tried out a few of them and liked one in partcicular but they now seem impossible to get hold of. Anyway, here's hoping I can pick up a few hints and tips from people here - particularly on getting specific tones. Cheers, Chris

And finally, a recent acquisition. Short scale, and very enjoyable to play. Probably going to part with it in the near future, since I want to buy a copy of a well known bass that begins with R ...

One of my other basses. It started life as a banana yellow colour, but was rebuilt a couple of years ago by the great guys at The Gallery in North London. It's medium scale in length, and has a surprising range of quite distinct sounds. I particularly like it for heavily chorused Peter Hook style stuff, which is a bit of a coincidence as Hooky started playing his Eccleshall semi-acoustic about a year or so after I got this bass.

Hi Folks, Waded through all nine pages of lovely black basses, and was surprised to not see a Stingray Stealth. Mine's pictured below, and there's none more black. Except for the ebony fretboard version, which doesn't seem to really exist except in my fevered imagination. She did have black coated strings on at one time. but my heavy picking removed the coating from one end, while my sweaty fingers removed it from the other end.