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Just bought a fine-looking Jap Pbass from Will. I'm very happy with it, and the transaction, which was just how they all should be - easy, friendly and efficient. Thanks.

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1134695' date='Feb 20 2011, 07:35 PM']Is Leeds too far? [url="http://www.scottdevinemusic.com/live/"]http://www.scottdevinemusic.com/live/[/url] He's on BC too[/quote] Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm really hoping to find someone in York. I spend lots (my wife would say too many!) of my evenings travelling to Leeds for various musical things as it is. To have a realistic chance of fitting regular lessons in among my other commitments I think I need someone local. Thanks anyway.

Hi. I'm looking for a teacher to help me improve my entirely home-grown technique, and to teach me some funkier chops. I'm not an absolute beginner, and can read music etc (so I'm not looking for music theory lessons thanks) - but I ain't no Jaco! I'm quite commited to improving my playing, but ultimately I'm doing it for my own satisfaction, and for fun, so I'm not looking for anything too intense! Hoping to find someone local - I'm in York. Cheers, Al

[quote name='dood' post='1096967' date='Jan 20 2011, 11:24 PM']Also, just to add to the mix - a string with a round core, verses a hex core will have a more flexible feel. Quite a few manufacturers will state what type core their strings have.[/quote] Thanks - that's helpful. Am I right in thinking that the conventional wisdom is that steel strings are necessarily higher tension than others?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1095080' date='Jan 19 2011, 01:05 PM']Here's a curveball... Thomastik Jazz flatwounds. Flexible as hell, really full bottom end but surprisingly zingy for flats. The gauges don't [i]look[/i] light (standard long-scale 4-string set runs 43-100), but they're so, so playable.[/quote] That sounds really interesting - thanks! I may well have a go with the DR Sunbeams too, as I've heard so much about them on BC, but it's great to get a more unusual recommendation - Cheers.

Maybe I'm seeking the impossible..? I'm looking for a light gauge, low tension string - flexible (ie that will bend easily), that still retains a bit of body at the low end. I've tried two gauges of La Bella Slappers - Custom Light 30, 45, 65, 85 (they were very responsive - flexible and light as I'd hoped, but just too thin in bass tone to be useful) and 40, 60, 80, 100 (greatly improved bass tone, but much stiffer - too stiff to play the way I'd like to). I'm not particularly after a bright, zingy tone, but don't especially mind if they are... I'd welcome any recommendations or advice. Thanks.

Evening all. Just after a quick bit of advice re choice of strings for my Jazz. I usually use D'Addario Chromes, La Bella flats or Rotosound Tru Bass nylon flats, cos I generally prefer those kind of "vintage - ish" sounds. But I'm currently working on some fast, alt/funky stuff (inspired by Les Claypool type thing), with double thumbing and note-bending etc, which I'm sure would work better on some more flexible, lighter gauge strings. Not looking to spend a fortune, and I'm guessing some roundwounds are what I need (though I really don't want an over-bright sound if I can avoid it). The last time I tried to buy strings for this purpose I took a guess and went for Custom Light La Bella Slappers, which turned out to be so thin it was like playing cheese wire, and, to my ears at least, very lacking in tonal depth. Yeah yeah, I realise that being used to Chromes and Nylon Flats etc as I am pretty much anything is going to feel a bit thin in comparison - but the Slappers were a mistake, so your recommendations would be very welcome. Thanks.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='941103' date='Aug 31 2010, 04:46 PM']MB used to make a LMK head. This is a two channel LM which allows you to switch between the two channel using a foot switch. Sounds like this is what your after. [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=1&vedi=68"]LMK[/url] These crop up second hand from time to time on here. No idea why they stopped making them.[/quote] Think they stopped making them in order to encourage people to consider their (in my view) rather silly MoMark series. With the MoMark system you can "create" an LMK from the modules, all be it at much greater cost, and lacking one of the filter options (I forget which off the top of my head). LMKs seem to come up second hand quite often, and relatively cheaply. I've never had a problem with mine in the 5 years or so I've had it - it was second hand when I got it, and it's had pretty heavy use and lots of travelling since then... For your footswitching requirement you could consider this (tho I don't know at what price. High, I imagine) ; [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=6&vedi=117"]http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua...=6&vedi=117[/url]

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='938604' date='Aug 28 2010, 08:45 AM']Thanks guys, some really good advice there - looks like Mark Bass might have missed a trick by not making the VPF a footswitchable option?[/quote] I use a footswitch with my MB LMK - that way I can have the VPF on one channel and a clean signal on t'other. Bingo.