EssentialTension

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1321197243' post='1436298'] Ah, fairy nuff. I never cut the strings, so they are shoved right to the bottom of the trees. As a result, my A's have a nice healthy break angle. Angled headstock? Schmangled Schmeadstock. [/quote] That's the way to do it.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1321196933' post='1436291'] The general vibe seems to be that the E sting has a nice short run from the nut to the tuner, at a nice break angle downwards. The D and G strings go through the string retainer to produce the same angle downwards. the poor old A string is orphaned,with a longer run to the tuner than the E and with no retainer to maintain the angle of the dangle,leading to tuning and nut jump problems.(allegedly). [/quote] The A string has always sounded fine to me.

Agreed that a 5-string can do the trick but I'm more comfortable with a d-tuner and so DADG than I am with the extra string.

D-tuner can help but I agree keys are changed too easily and often for no good reason.

I can't help myself but if you can't get an answer here try the Gibson forum at [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?board=3.0"]The Last Bass Outpost[/url].

I think Basschatter [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/2497-born-2b-mild/"]Born 2B Mild[/url] sells Boulder Creek thru his shop [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/bass-guitars/boulder-creek/"]http://www.bassgear.co.uk/bass-guitars/boulder-creek/[/url]

Great looking with the black pickguard.

Both, I liked the 'artisan' word used in one of the posts above.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1321037879' post='1434794'] My band has a brass section and we play it in C, so it can't be that difficult! [/quote] And C is the original key IIRC.

Nice song too, nice sentiment.

Very nice, WoT.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1320965074' post='1433960'] Sure are, and threaded saddles too, so a real transition bass. [/quote] Mmmm, very nice.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1320856882' post='1432362'] Here's my new (to me) 1970 fretless. [/quote] Are those lollipops?

On my Precision I use the foam from underneath a Jazz bass pickup. I also have one of these: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mufler-Bass-Guitar-Mute-Jazz-Sound-/130597126010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6831ff7a"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mufler-Bass-Guitar-Mute-Jazz-Sound-/130597126010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6831ff7a[/url]

I had the CV Jazz and it was a very nice bass. The pickups could be better and I put some Wizard 64s in mine for a definite but not pricey improvement. However, in the shop playing them I did think the Precision was better - maybe only because I prefer a Precision anyway - but I bought the Jazz because I already had a Precision but not a Jazz.

I don't know about Wobble but I often play with one finger if I can. I definitely get a different tone with index finger and with middle finger and much prefer index finger. I think what causes it in my case is that, although I keep my nails extremely short, with index finger I'm playing with finger pad only but with middle finger my nail still catches the string however short the nail is. I never use three fingers.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1320786110' post='1431507'] She was with me when I sold my flying V in Croydon & bought my MIJ tele thinline in Pimlico on the same day, so that was proudly on display - as was the 'empty' case. [/quote] Brilliant.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1320784422' post='1431480'] stashing the danelectro longhorn in a telecaster guitar case in plain sight was pretty good. It even felt empty as the bass is so light [/quote] Impressive. To work that particular trick is it necessary to own a Telecaster and, if so, where do you hide the Telecaster?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1320782736' post='1431440'] I really fancy a VM Jag SS, but I've already got basses hidden everywhere I can hide a bass & the missus would definitely notice a new candy-apple red one. [/quote] What is your very best hiding place?

That won't finish up cheap.

Shame I haven't got more money or no other plans..

The Pino and the Tony Franklin fretless.

... and neither thread in the ebay links forum.

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