kristo

I've recently picked up a Brandoni acoustic bass for using in my bluegrass/blues/jazz band and am absolutely loving it! I was using a Japanese Mustang bass (which I also love) but it didn't really fit in with the acoustic vibe of the band. I've tried numerous semi/hollow basses but none have felt right like the Mustang does. Then I stumbled across the Brandoni in Wunjo and was instantly smitten. It's essentially an acoustic guitar body converted to bass, but the tailpiece style means that short scale strings can be used. I ditched the stock roundwound strings and added some Labella 60-115 white tapewounds. The fatter strings nicely offset the 26" scale and it feels great to play. It sounds warm, and gives us the double bass kinda sound I wanted. I just wanted to see if anyone else is playing one of these? (Picture before I changed the strings)

That's a shame. I'm working on my dot reading and having a bit of 1990's reminisce so The Riverboat Song and Place Your Hands in dot form would have been awesome. Thanks for the tab link.

Can someone please help me access the PDF. I can't get it. :-(

These look ace, off to Andertons at the weekend to try one as GAS levels are high!

Do you know which Presto set would be similar in feel to Silver Slaps?

Cool, thanks. Is it usual to keep the input gain on preamps/amps pretty low with these? I've tried it into my Tecamp Puma combo (with a Orchid DI box for impedence matching inbetween) and it sounds better with the input level turned right down.

😜 Glad it looks ok, now to find a preamp that gets the best from it......

I don't think it's crushing as it moves with a little pressure. Thanks for the reassurance, now to get back to trying to play it! Cheers.

I'm a beginner double bass player whose recently added a Bass Max. I'm not entirely sure if it's fitted correctly. It's quite tight in the bridge, and the bridge edge is not perfectly flat. Could anyone with more knowledge than me advise if this looks ok please.

Thanks Jean, did this last night and now it's perfect. Many thanks for the tips.

Thanks. I'll give that a try when I get home. I think so too. Reminds me of the medium scale P bass I sold you. I still miss that.

Well I did it last night and it wasn't too tricky at all. The white one is slightly too big down by the control panel but hopefully that can be sanded down if I decide to stick with the switch. I think they look great. Thanks for the tips.

Ah, that makes sense. I'll try that and see how it goes. Thanks guys.

I'd have to desolder the pickup though right?

I have two Fender Japan Mustang basses and I'm thinking of swapping the pickguards as I think I'd prefer sunburst/tort and cream/white. The sunburst is a '96 and the cream is a '17. Does anyone know if the pickguards are the same? I'm not comfortable enough to try this myself so would have to get a tech to do it, but don't want to bother if anyone here knows for sure it won't fit. Cheers.