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20 hours ago, Killed_by_Death said:

pros use it to make roundwounds sound like flats

 

Think You will find Carol only uses Flats the (bridge) mute is to cut overtones.

2 hours ago, SumOne said:

 

I'd you don't like that, then I'll raise the stakes with this :

 

It's a cover of a Herbie Hancock tune. Great LP Sleeve

That's Lovely enjoy...

If the case is original the name kind of dates it

20 minutes ago, SumOne said:

Bass Direct have replied to tell me that the B string is not trough-body, just tapered as LaBella do that for all the B strings in that range.

I agree all DT 760 B's are tapered

My favourite track. From Reggaebass' favourite band. Puma ❤️

Still a great price for the 4 set. Keep the 5th for other purposes...

Hope You find the strings You want SumOne

13 hours ago, Maude said:

As @OllyW, just unboxed in the garden and it matches the cushions perfectly. 😄

Oh my! 

Not plugged it in yet but it's really resonant acoustically, the bassline to Joy Division's 24 Hours sounded great with the droning D string. 

And before I knew it, tea was burnt. 🙄😁

The Blue ones look great, well done and enjoy.

However unboxed in the Garden!!! It was Snowing here yesterday !!! LOL (All move to Cornwall?)

Happy Birthday yesterday Ian

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

I had to play this song once at a party, so I tried to hang my bass like Paul Denman , it’s a great song but I don’t know how he played with the bass so high ,But he looks comfortable 

 

I think He had it even higher than that when they did Live Aid!

What a great band though & great cover version. Sad thing is when Sade recorded it the situation it describes seemed to be getting better - however now We seem to have gone backwards!!

(Woops: mentioned politics once but think I got away with it !!)

Here is this old Punk Hippy's attempt a reggae type tune

Thanks Guys. I was trying to embed code like the old days LOL

give up

How do you embed like above?

56 minutes ago, ProfJames said:

Same track...............then and now...........headless bass.............quicker tempo.............wonderful.........

 

And it shows Status Basses AREN'T Just for Slapping!! LOL

Inspired by a post in the "Haircut" thread -- The Girl from the poster on My wall 1977/8

5 minutes ago, SumOne said:

I'll probably try the  D'Addario Flatwound Chromes next.

If You look & listen to the Robbie Shakespeare youtube a few pages ago it looks like He is using Chromes on some of the Basses pictured -- The sound is definitely Flatwounds

Looking out My window At another crap dull rainy day I slipped into a parallel universe and dreamed of this...

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11 hours ago, SumOne said:

I'm due some new strings, currently have 5 string steel roundwounds 40-128 and thinking of getting Nickel and heavier gauge (45-130), mostly as D and G sound a bit thin. Or possibly I'd go for roundwound but I occasionally play funk/slap so ideally want something that can still do that (but most of the time it's for Reggae). Any particular recommendations? 

If You just want to up the D & G Daddario do (roundwound) 45 65 80 100 not sure what the 5th is but they do a set. For Flats it maybe best to run another Bass. You can swap & change but the windings can damage if you keep taking them on & off.

It's nice to be able to swap basses for different sound/feel. But for many years I only used rounds with no issues.

9 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

 

(OK, I may be distracted by the overall image)

"The W*nkers Don't Care..."