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    Strings for NS WAV4

    in EUB and Double Bass

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    Bob Gollihur's site has a huge amount of advice on all things upright. His product descriptions are really detailed, and he has this to say about the WAV 4 strings:

    [i]The stock strings are a light gauge steel that serve as a reasonably decent hybrid sort of sound, but the instrument responds well and can handle most standard 3/4 size upright bass strings. I and others report good success with strings such as the Pirastro Obligatos, which are a popular, heavier gauge upright bass string that delivers a more traditional sound, with less sustain and more body than the stock strings. Keep in mind, however, that the tuning machines are similar to bass guitar tuners, so very heavy gauge strings (like the Eurosonics) typically cannot be accommodated. However, since the pickups are piezo-based, which sense vibration, most any 3/4 size upright bass string can be a candidate. They designed the rear control cover that allows you route the excess string around the bottom of the bass and anchor them in keyholes. [/i]

    Just the info you need methinks?!

    Cheers

    Gareth

    Veillette Piccolo Bass

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    [b][color="#FF0000"]GONE[/color][/b]

    Fantastic piccolo bass from Joe Veillette's workshop in Woodstock!



    This bass weighs just 7lbs and is 26.1" scale. It was designed to be strung BEAD or EADG with nylon strings (specifically, the bottom four from the La Bella BG-10 set) tuned an octave higher than a normal bass guitar.

    Pickup is an NB Ducer 4000 from Japan with a D-Tar Timberline 18 volt Preamp. Controls are a simple Volume and Tone.

    Poplar body with a quilted maple top, wenge/ebony bridge and wenge fingerboard on, I assume, a maple neck. It's in very good condition, with just two tiny nicks on the headstock and one on the top. Chrome Gotoh tuners and Dunlop straplocks. The package is rounded out by a Levys gigbag.

    Cheers

    Gareth

    Nut files needed

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by walbassist

    Having just picked up a piccolo bass that was strung ADGC, I need to open the nut slots up a bit more to accommodate EADG. I don't really want to buy a set for a one off job, and taking them to a repair shot will cost almost as much. I'm thinking of just using needle files to do the job, but if anyone NE Hampshire or Central London can lend me a set that'd be grand.

    I only need .037 .041 and .045. The fourth slot is fine as is.

    Cheers

    Gareth

    South East Bass Bash, 10th October 2009

    in Events

    Posted

    Better edit my kit from:

    Wal Mk III (spalted maple) fretted 5, Rick Turner Renaissance Bass fretted 5, Veillette Archtop Bass fretless 5, Brook Otter fretted 5 ABG

    to:

    Wal Mk III (spalted maple) fretted 5, Veillette Piccolo Bass 4, Veillette Archtop Bass fretless 5 (hopefully), Brook Otter fretted 5 ABG

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