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Effects other than drive or compression - so chorus, autoswell, reverb delay, looper (another story that one), envelope filter. - I use them once (having gotten the idea from our wonderful pedalboard thread) have no real application for them band wise and so they just sit in a box.

Last set of Picato strings (flats) I ordered from Strings Direct (5 or so years back) appeared to be re badged D'Addario Chromes. Disappointing as the set I'd ordered before then were made by Picato themselves, no silks, no gaps between windings.

Its a pretty little thing, I played a Roscoe fretless with the Diamond wood (I think?) fingerboard many years ago, sounded great, no funds to make it come home with me at the time though. Hope you can get used to the 18mm spacing.

Glad you could find a solution to make it work for you, especially with the flats. I love the sound of a Bass VI, I tried a friend's custom model that is based on the fender design but large mitts and sausage fingers don't like the close string spacing!

Playing at light speed a la Mohini Dey - Yes I can't do it but it doesn't sound musical in the slightest. Multi effects pedals Brightly coloured straps Sound of a fretted jazz bass when it is played by me.

I've done both, most recently I put them back in as I've lost them after affixing them with masking/sellotape in the past.

Bought a digital calliper in the end to get an accurate measurement, needed to be almost 6mm longer than those available off the shelf in the UK. Tim at ZeroMod has been very helpful, though I'm still waiting on him to confirm pricing and payment etc. I did reach out to Retrovibe after theirs didn't fit but I've not heard back.

Would love a Triad, but its still number 3 on the want list..

I've emailed Zero-Mod and will see what they say. Also tried to use an import duty calculator and it didn't seem like much extra (less than a tenner) but I guess that doesn't take into account any handling fees or whatever else.

Ah, something to keep in mind then as my plec playing isn't the most refined..

Hi All, Anyone know of a company or one man in a shed that can make a custom thumb rest that mounts to the screws holes of the pickguard of a Rickenbacker 4001V63? I ordered the standard one from Retrovibe (ThumbChum) and then found out it doesn't fit, also checked with RickySounds before buying theirs and they've confirmed it won't fit. Whilst I can manage without, it would be nice to have one.

Two gigs over the weekend with two different bands (photo from second gig), both at local beer fests with during the day slots. First gig outing for the the new (to me) Rick, love the sound but I'm still getting used to playing it (right hand placement). First gig was with a rock covers trio, took a little while to get going, you don't get the same buzz as a gig at night but it went well, there was a crowd and we got some pocket money so what more can you ask for? Second gig was with a seven piece "function" band, apart from myself and the drummer, the others don't gig much at all, so you're having to support them, depending on how nervous they are or how many beers they've had. It was enjoyable all the same, I have to say its the first time I have waited over an hour and a half for a burger because the vendor couldn't find me, being 6ft 3", 18st and wobbling/limping that was a first!

Experimenting is expensive but its worth keeping an eye out on the for sale threads. My understanding is that flats have more surface area than rounds and that gives them more tension, the La Bella Jamerson's do have a bigger core as well from what I've read. Which strings worked best, was a lot of trial and error for me, in addition to what style I was playing at the time, I only played flats for 5 years or more, its only in the last year I've started using rounds again. I have large hands and the extra tension and resistance of flats was beneficial to me, plus I found them easier to EQ because of the lack of overtones mixing with guitar frequencies. Its all a big learning process.

Set up can also be a factor, especially action obviously, as others have said its also very dependant on the bass as to which strings suit it and sound best to you. For example, one bass (P bass) of mine has La Bella Jamerson 110-52 flats on it and another (modern active thru neck) has 100-40 NPS rounds. Whilst you can play the same bass line on each instrument, they both lend themselves to different styles and tones.

It might be the picture, as the saddles are in different places to give some sort of intonation adjustment.