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[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1473376716' post='3129717'] 2 german shepherds travel daily in my gigmobile. [/quote] I suppose it's nice to have the company but is the language barrier a problem?

I've cut the silked ends of Rockabillys and Super silvers to fit on my Eminence EUB - they will unravel a bit. but as long as the cut end is tucked away inside the roller and you're not taking them on and off the bass a lot, they will be fine. I wouldn't cut the string on any part of the main monel wrap - that will cause the whole thing to unravel.

Justin Chancellor from Tool. Love listening to it and love playing his stuff in the privacy of my own home but couldn't use that sound live.

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1472980554' post='3125675'] I'd be interested to have a go on the Eminence, Dave. I seem to be doing quite a few gigs on stick lately. I'll bring my Kolstein travel bass. Only four weeks to go now. [/quote] No problem - Jayne and Barbara will be coming.

I'd quite like some beginners French bowing tips - like how to hold the bugger for more than 5 minutes without getting cramp in my thumb. If more basses are required, I'll bring my Eminence EUB and my carved Hungarian Poller, provided I can fit it all in the car. Pretty sure I've had both DBs in the car at the same time before, but can't recall how I would have done it.

My 4 string had Helicore hybrid E-D and a Helicore orchestral G.

Try the ultra blacks - same as rockabillys but higher tension.

I've used both and definitely prefer the braided. They have less tension than the honeys (on my bass) and feel more responsive under the right hand. To me (on my bass etc, etc) they are closer in sound and feel to super silvers but with a tighter sounding A and E. They were my bestest favouritest string until I switched to a magnetic pickup and had to switch to steel strings.

There's a Headway EDB1 in the for sale froum [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/290408-headway-edb-1-preamp-for-sale/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/290408-headway-edb-1-preamp-for-sale/[/url] They don't come much better than this.

Whatever you go for, try to find one with a high pass filter (HPF). The Bassmax is a hot pickup and the low end can easily overpower your amp and make your bass sound very boomy and indistinct, so it helps to be able to take out the frequencies below 80hz which will tighten up the low end and help reduce the chances of feedback.

I used a Fishman platinum pro for a couple of years with a Bassmax - always worked fine for me. They're discontinued now but they occasionally turn up in the for sale forums.

That is good service... Never occurred to me to ask the distributor!

Bob Gollihur has the direct replacements available on his website. You have to buy a full set of 4 though - you can't buy them separately. I need to replace my A tuner at some point, so if you do find an alternative to the ones on Bob's site, please do let me know!

They're about £1700-2000, depending on the exchange rate and which options you choose.

I Inderstand what you're planning to do but I'm not sure why you're doing it!

I was too young to remember U2s debut, but The Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree were were ubiquitous on car stereos all over Fermanagh during the 80s. There were also a couple of summers where you couldn't go 10 minutes without hearing 'Don't go' by Hothouse Flowers.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1471347645' post='3112310'] I think it's more likely the fact that they have spent all the budget for the artwork on it, and the only affordable alternative is the name of the artist and the album set in Arial black on a white background. [/quote] And that would have been the better option. You'd think he would have said something while the photographer was setting up the wolves?

I'd second starting off with a set of innovation Rockabillys - they're relatively cheap, easy on the hands and will easily cover the styles you want to play. You may find as you progress that you (or your bass) would prefer something with a bit more sustain, in which case, Spiro Weich would be an excellent choice. They're a bit more expensive and don't come up for sale second hand very often, but they last forever and are very stable and reliable, so you only need to buy one set for the rest of your playing carreer. For a couple of years I settled on Spiro weich E and A with Innovation Super Silver D and G - I loved that setup! Then I switched to a magnetic pickup and had to swap the Innovations for Presto Nylonwound D and G. Still a good setup, but I do miss the sound of the Super silver G on my bass.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1471338387' post='3112190'] Nice to see a couple of new suggestions here - the usual suspects have been done to death on FB etc. Here's my nomination, released only last year: LOLz [/quote] What always surprises me about cover are of this calibre is that some people sat together in an office and said 'yep, that's it - that's definitely the cover we want for our new album'

It's good.... at first i thought it was less natural sounding than my Bassmax, but now the Krivo sounds better than the Bassmax - certainly at high volume.

I just printed an image onto a projector transparency and then cut out the relevant sections to make a stencil. I stuck it on the grille with masking tape and masked off the rest of the grille and had at it with a can of spray paint.

I'm coming! I'll bring my gigging setup: east German ply workhorse with Krivo magnetic pickup, EA Doubler amp, Fishman Platinum Analogue pre and BigE/MAS45 double bass cab. I can also bring my other preamps (Fishman Plat Pro and Fdeck series 3) if anyone wants me to. Could also squeeze in my Eminence EUB if anyone wants a bang on that. Dave

Also, looks like it's had a new fingerboard fitted, so it may well have had some restoration work done already? TBH, you'll need to see it to look for any obvious defects and if you're not confident about spotting problems then it's probably not worth the gamble.

That looks a lot like my Musima (East German factory) bass. They're solid workhorse basses -mine does 80 gigs a year. As the bass isn't strung up and you can't check for cracks or faults before you buy, then you are taking a bit of a gamble. On the other hand, if the bass is solid (the Musima basses are built like brick sh*t houses) then £400 spent on a bridge and setup will get you a very decent bass for jazz/folk/rockabilly. I paid £550 for mine and spent another £350 on a set up and am very happy with it.

There's no consensus between string manufacturers about what constitutes 'medium' tension, so you may need to experiment with different strings? I've found that medium tension steels and medium tension synthetic strings are very different beasts, but I've found the following sets to work well for me: Spiro weich Innovation braided Presto nylon wound. If you want strings for arco, then the Innovations are the best bet. They sound quite nice with pizz too.