Woodwind

You can't use the regular 4ths tuning strings for 5th tuning. Well you can, but as you found the result was too low tension. If you want to use this bass for fifths tuning you will need heavier gauge strings for what were the E and A strings and arguably something lighter for what was the G string.

I'm afraid devilment would get the better of me and I'd contact the seller using only: a) copy and paste questions b) ai generated text Have fun

I kept a bass tuned in fifths when I was writing for cello in my ensemble. I used 125 for the C, 85 for the G, 60 for the D and 30 for the A. On my bass this came very, very close to how my preferred 40-100 strings felt and responded. The low c sounded excellent! Of course it was an octave lower than cello, but the notation was the same. It was quite an interesting exercise to play my own bass lines on the 5ths tuned instrument, breaking out of usual patterns and see where this led with writing new parts.

I have use an electric drill in the past. I made a tool to fit my tuning keys and would just lock it in the chuck. Low speed, relatively high torque and you're up to tension very fast. However the next bit of string stretching and re-tensioning I'd go by hand.

Just clocking in briefly to thank everyone for their replies. Snowed under at work so will respond to you all properly asap

Excellent thank you!!!

I'm looking to find a physiotherapist or osteopath in the London/South East area that has a specialism for dealing with musicians. Pre pandemic I had a bit of a network of orchestral players ( I was a technician for their instruments), but I'm well out of that world now so not able to ask who they were able to use through their orchestras Has anyone on here got any pointers either from direct experience or through acquaintances. Woodwind is my primary musical voice, but I want to do more bass playing going forward and have some old tendon injuries that are becoming a problem with bass practice. I'd very much like to work with a specialist with my instrument in hand to see what can be done. I'm not going to waste my time with the NHS route nor go by Google results. Thanks in advance Thomas

Those recommended string heights are triggering my old tendon problems! 😬

Looks brilliant!! As for your old neck, I do like the idea that it lives on in a "museum". Chopping the headstock off to keep the serial number definitely has some merit though, but from a purely logistical point of view I don't think sending the whole neck back to you is worth it

Blimey, how bad a keyboard player is she?

Bass and synth bass doubled can sound really great. I suspect the original recording is exactly this. You'll have to be locked in together though and I fear that when the syncopation inevitably drifts it will be you who gets the blame 😞

I used them in the past. I liked the idea of a UK based company. I would never use them again. Correspondence on any issue I raised with them was non-existent. One issue was exactly the same as yours. It took over a month for some of my music to pass through their review system and I heard nothing from them when I queried this delay. Hope your issue does get resolved

The caramel river looks fantastic! Excited to see the finished neck (and bass)

Which fingerboard wood did you go for in the end?

Looks fantastic! Looking forward to hearing how you find it

In the late 90s My bass teacher had one of these basses and always used it passive. Sounded great!

My dream is to be able to travel to all my London based shows by bike. If I didn't live in a first floor flat with a winding staircase I would already own an Omnium cargo bike.

Ha yes, true!

I'm sorry to hear it was bad. I know he's deviated quite a bit from what he represented in his younger days, but always hoped he might still have an edge.... I just looked at the tour dates. Wow he's really packing the shows in over May and June. I wonder if people will walk out from every show?

I really liked the demo video so will be keen to hear your thoughts once you have played through the cab.

Zooming in on your photo I can't tell if it's reflection or if you can actually thread the strings through the bridge rather than the body. Have a look. If there are four holes on the metal plate next to the intonation adjustment screws then try stringing through there.

That's definitely a short scale bass, but the through body stringing is adding a good inch to the length of string you need. If that had through bridge stringing your current strings would fit. The recommendation to find medium scale strings is probably a good one. First hit on Google when I searched for medium scale bass strings brought up Rotosound 66s. I'm not recommending these strings (I can't stand Rotosounds) and with those gauges the feel will seem very light on a medium scale, but it's just an example of what's out there. You could also buy some regular long scale strings and be prepared to cut them down a bit. Good luck on your hunt.

Seeing the bridge I'm guessing it's equivalent to the Sterling Sub Ray 4 rather than the sterling Ray34? Not that that means anything really, other than the cheaper price.

SUNN0))) at the Barbican last week. Completely Phenomenal show. The cohesion between the sound and lighting was remarkable. I last saw them 21 years ago at the Underworld in Camden and that ended up being a (musically) life changing experience - I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing now if I hadn't gone to that show. While I don't think the Barbican show will have such a profound impact on my music, it left me feeling very charged to perform live.

This is what I want to hear. Excellent run of shows! People I know in my neck of the woods (various types of music) seem to be having the same issues as me so it's great to see people gigging regularly.