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    String advice for fretless!

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    [quote name='Davo-London' post='832284' date='May 9 2010, 03:44 PM']I'm a big DR Sunbeams fan. In fact I have the same DR strings on my fretted and fretless basses as I love em so much.

    For me they have a wonderful flexibility and feel for a start. The tone doesn't fade in the way that stainless steels strings seem to. So they treble-fade much slower and so you don't really notice it. For me, months go past and I suddenly think: Oh Gosh I should be changing strings but the tone is lovely that I'm loathed to.

    I have a Jaco Fender Jazz fretless with an epoxy'd rosewood board - for me this creates the Jaco tone that I love. It is really melodic and sweet. On my Cliff Bordwell fretted ball bass the Sunbeams get the most out of the Audere pre I have on board. The bass, mids and treble EQ all respond tunefully to the string/pickup/pre system I have. I have Nordstrand big singles PUs.

    Try them out - I would be surprised if you really didn't like them.

    Davo[/quote]

    thanks for that, reckon I'll give them a whirl!

    Musical Geniuses

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    [quote name='Meenie' post='816565' date='Apr 23 2010, 07:02 PM']Tim Smith of Cardiacs,doubtless genius and it is a true shame that he hasnt got the credit he deserves,one of Englands finest.

    He is quite ill still after having a heart attack and stroke but on the mend apparently...how on the mend remains to be seen.[/quote]

    yes! the creative force behind the single most underrated British band of the modern era. genius. zappa yes. miles yes

    Best bass solo

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    Ooooh tricky one, but I always find Tal Wilkenfelds solo with Beck really inspirational

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIFFRHBCPzA&feature=youtube_gdata"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIFFRHBCPzA...e=youtube_gdata[/url]

    Funk and Groove

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    Posted · Edited by Dad3353

    Yeah man, I was gonna put that video up, its one of my favourite live RnB videos. The band is smokin, shame it wasn't the same one she brought to Glasgow a couple of years back.



    such a great arrangement, and that 55-94 sounds sick too :)

    Caroline Campbell

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    Anyone going to the Hugh Cornwells Rattus Norvegicus shows is in for a real treat. Caroline Campbell a great player, does JJ's lines really well, great sound, tons of attitude and verrry easy on the eye :rolleyes: Hugh played his new album (pretty good), then the whole of Rattus in order and encored with Straighten Out, Golden Brown and No More Heroes, great evening :)

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