marvin spangles

6 hours ago, BassBurns said:

Are the Spirocores 3/4 or 4/4?

Hi 

3/4 

10 hours ago, Freud_Chicken123 said:

Hello, how long we the Evahs played for? And are they mittel?

Yea mittel 

they’re a few years old but didn’t stay long on my bass so they’re in pretty good Nick 

Thomastik 

Thomastik mittels full set some fraying in winding but working 100% £50 

sold

Thomastik 

Bel canto  full set some fraying in winding but working 100% £50

Thomastik weichs ADand G some fraying in windings but otherwise very good plenty of years left in these £50 

Pirastro 

Evah pirazzi AD and G  very good condition £ 30 

sold

Pirastro 

Flexicore deluxe.    full set  on bass for less than a year excellent condition £130 compare with  the new prices 

Perpetuals     full set on bass for about 6 months £100 

sold

Will sell the lot for £300  or separately as priced above 

Guts sold 

dominants sold

any love on thé spiro mitttels 

great nick

and belcantos 

Cool thanks again

Yes WiinterMute 

problem solved. That was the problem. I'd airdropped the files.

Dragging them from my iCloud  photo library and success. Can someone delete this thread. 

Thanks to all those who took the trouble to help

best Peter 

Thanks guys 

To Ped

I'm seeing the Heic extension 

to Nail Soup

I used my phone to take pics . Put them on the desktop of my mac. and either "Dragged them" or used "choose file" and neither method worked. Using a Mac pro

Trying to upload pics to no avail

help 

IMG_5560.HEIC

I don't seem to be having any success at uploading pics of strings to show their condition. I follow the instruction Drag files here but i don't see any pictures just the name of the file.

Help 

regards peter

On 15/10/2019 at 13:41, Marc S said:

17 minutes ago, gypsyjazzer said:

Hi

Are the set of 'Dominents' still for sale? Are they:

For 3/4 double bass? 

Age / Good condition?

Could you send me a picture of the windings?

 

Many thanks,

gypsyjazzerIMG_5560.pdfIMG_5560.pdf

hi yes the dominants are still for sale and they are in good condition. The G is hardly used as I was using only the EA and D with a gut on top. Trying to send you pics but not sure if it's working . let me know if you can see them. If not I can email you pics direct. best p

 

So sorry for not getting back to you . These are slightly lower inIMG_5560.HEICIMG_5560.HEICIMG_5560.HEICIMG_5560.HEICIMG_5560.HEICIMG_5557 2.HEIC tension but they are really best suited for bowing . One of the easiest strings to bow and produce a sweet warm tone. . Some people like their warm pizz but they wouldn't be as good as Spiro. 

 Full set of Dominants v good  £75

Two sets of Belcantos              2x£50

Set of  Spirocore Mittels with Stark E     £75

Set of Guts  lyon G dirty looking but works perfectly

                     Pistoy D

                     Wound A and E   £90  Affordable price for entry into the wonderful world of guts. 

On 15/10/2019 at 13:41, Marc S said:

Hi @marvin spangles,

Did both these sets sell?
I'm just wondering what the tension is like on these - are they lower tension, due to the rope core?
Do you know if they compare, tension-wise with any other strings (like Spirocore Weichs, for instance)?

So sorry for not getting back to you . These are slightly lower in tension but they are really best suited for bowing . One of the easiest strings to bow and produce a sweet warm tone. . Some people like their warm pizz but they wouldn't be as good as Spiro. 

On 14/10/2019 at 15:39, gypsyjazzer said:

Hi Marvin

Did you sell those 2 sets of Thomastic 'Belcantos' DB strings advertised in May?

gypsyjazzer

Apologies I'm only seeing this now. These are still for sale. 

Sorry for not replying sooner. I've been off line for a long time . These strings are still for sale 

Yea tinyd Tom is great . However I have an equally talented luthier here in Donegal Fitz Howard 

Thanks for all the advice guys . I’m getting a blank Despau bridge from Thomann . 

11 hours ago, 6feet7 said:

I had Simon Farmer at GUS guitars convert mine to adjustable plus pickup holding screws.

Thanks but I live in Ireland and would be getting the Set up done here regards p

HI can anyone help me please?

I want to buy a high quality adjustable double bass bridge with a 1/4 -20 thread . 
ive tried Thomann and Bob Gollihur and the String Zone to no avail. I’d be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. Best regards Peter 

Spiro Weich are excellent on many basses for arco and pizz . Don't know about slap. Anyone?

Stick to the DB. Aside from a mute you could dampen the bass considerably by putting a wrapped towel between the tailpiece and the bass. As for the baby . I remember as a student taking my first born to Orchestra rehearsal . She slept through the rehearsals.
Choose good music to rehearse and maybe you'll get the double whammy of improving technique and subliminally "jazz washing" your baby.

Like Happy Jack says it depends what you want it for . Separate head and cab allows for a more adaptable rig . A quality head can be paired with a lightweight cap for DB and a bigger cab where more grunt is needed e.g. on an electric bass gig.
EA and Acoustic image amps are excellent pieces of kit and worth the investment . As are crazy 8 and the Ten . I'm sure there are other options available too. . Re cost . I like to be on a gig and not be thinking my gear is letting me down . When I'm playing the last thing on my mind is gear.

" Plain gut has a very weak sound (much less volume than wrapped ones). "
Hi comrade
Not sure what gut strings you base this comment on . In my experience the opposite is true. Quality gut strings are louder than all the strings I have ever used on my bass. I use Gamuts
Lyon G
pistol d
And wrapped A and E.
Maybe others have a different experience?
I should add that I'm lucky enough to have two basses . Jazz bass strung with guts . Classical bass with Spiro Weichs.

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Thanks