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if you don't like honk avoid the Seymour duncan hot pickup, its pretty much pure mids, the SD Vintage is like the complete opposite, scooped in the extreme, as you can probably tell i'm not a massive SD fan

Picato are good strings, good old school thumpy flats, as long as you are not expecting a bright flatwound I think you will be perfectly happy with them, as with all flats I would go a gauge lighter than if I was buying roundwounds

I would avoid the 100 and go for something more powerful, I used to play in a 3 piece band that did rehearsals in a rehearsal studio that had a 60w Fender Rumble, my bass got completely buried in the mix , ended up going DI into the PA instead

Hi Am considering the below combo's , wondering if the below are any good , thanks Ashdown rm c115t-500-evo combo Ashdown rm-c210t 500 evo combo Laney R500-115 combo

Sorry, im not up to speed on Fenders, what am I missing here? Is this an MIM or something?

Great point, I never thought of Ringo as a lead drummer but he totally is, Ticket to ride, Come together, Tomorrow never knows all great examples. Just had a listen to 50 ways and I totally agree

Hi all Have in the past been lucky enough to have played many gigs that had backline provided, in the band i am currently in I will need to supply my own amp etc, the guitar player drives so will be helping to transport equipment, just wondered what the general consensus is on fuel costs etc and how they are split , how do you split these costs in your band ? thanks

No, not considered half rounds as of yet but maybe something to consider, only thing im afraid of is that they will sound like dead rounds once broken in, I tried a set of the Fender pure nickel strings once and they sounded ok initially if a little bright then pretty much as soon as they broke in they just sounded like dead rounds, I took them off as soon as they got to that point

Sadly I am not near but thank you for the offer, I appreciate it

Ok so things have been further confused, played the GHS flats at rehearsal last night and whilst the thump was nice I found that in a band situation there was zero articulation to the notes, I was really struggling to hear the pitch of the notes so I think what I need is a flatwound that is low tension with some definition and some thump (but not cobalts) , I am thinking maybe ordering single Chromes and putting together a custom set.

Wow that is a beautiful bass , i cant be of much help with the year but the logo changed from the raised one to the decal in 68 so this will be 68 or later but definitely earlier than mid 70s

I tried the FL set once, I couldn't believe how stiff they felt to fret, I read on another forum that despite Labella saying these are their light set they are actually around 185ibs of tension

I tried these a while back and passed them on as I found I got buried in a live situation, maybe I wrote them off too quickly , I may give them another try, shame strings are so damn expensive otherwise I would buy a few sets and try them all out, I cant remember the tone of the nylons, are they thumpy like flats?

Hi all hoping you can help, I have recently after using TIs for a long time become a little dissatisfied with their tone, the feel of them is great but I feel the tone is lackign something, after trying GHS flats on my bass it became clear that the TIs are a bit of low mid thump, the GHS flats sounded so much better its not even funny, no contest at all, which brings me to my next question, is there any flats that feel close to the flexibility of TIs? GHS in the light gauge are low tension but still noticeably stiffer, they are not uncomfortable to play by any means but I just love the flexibility of TIs. Can anyone recommend a flatwouand that is close to TIs in feel, I am thinking of maybe Labella 760fx but maybe the Labella low tension flexible flats would feel looser? Thanks

Thanks , I will give Gear4music a try

Hi All Just wondering where people get their strings from and where is good to buy from. I see Stringbusters seems to have dissapeared, Stringsdirect has a decent range but the prices are pretty expensive

Fair enough, I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to string tension, if it feels ok to you then thats what matters

I realise this may be subjective but the 760FS have always felt like solid iron bars to me, not sure what the actual physical tension of them is like, I would personally go for 760FX for low tension

Ok, have done a little research and it seems the 208 is worth skipping

I wonder how the 208 fares, I am edging towards the 115 for space reasons (tiny home ) but I wonder if the 208 would be a good compromise or whether it would lack low end

Thanks , this is very encouraging to hear

Thanks , how is the output for medium size gigs ?

Thanks for the replies guys, very helpful replies

Hi All As per the thread title I am after a combo that can do medium size gigs that is not too pricey, am considering the below amps which all look like they would be up to the task, am after suggestions, thanks https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-BG250-115-MKII-Bass-Combo-Amp/VJF TC Electronics BG250 115 MK II combo, 250 w 1x15" combo https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/TC-Electronic-BG250-210-Bass-Combo-Amp/VJJ TC Electronics BG250 210 2x10" 250w combo https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Peavey-MAX115-MKII-Bass-Combo-Amplifier/U6S Peavey MAX 115 MKII 1x15" 300w combo

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