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Ruck

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  1. Anyone notice La Bella Strings arnt the same as they used to be? On my main P bass, I have a 10 year old set of La Bella Deep Talking strings that still feel and sound fantastic. The new sets I have bought recently are just not the same. They feel/sound more rubbery and break easily. Almost like Im buying fake sets but theyre from big named online shops so that cant be. This just me?
  2. Just viewed some youtube videos and I might want to consider the Quad-Coil Musicman pickups too... Still its hard to tell... I might want to consider parallel/series switching too but I rather not and just keep it simple.
  3. Hello all I was hoping for someone with experience in Bartolini Pickups to give advice. I have a custom Musicman 5 String style bass I am putting together. I already have a Bartolini Musicman Classic pickup installed in the sweetspot. Im planning to buy another Bartolini Musicman Pickup and arrange them like the Bongo pickup locations. Keeping the bass passive. Does anyone know if the Bartolini Original Pickups have more low end and more specifically, high end than the Bartolini Classic pickups? Thinking of placing a Bartolini Original at the bridge and the Classic at the neck positions. Thankyou!
  4. Ok thanks all, ill swap the strings back over to another bass to see what happens
  5. So bought a Fazley Hot Rod P bass from Bax. The quality is what you expect from a bass priced that low. I strung it up with La Bella flatwounds and it sounds lovely, however... If I fret anyway along the D string it sounds like a fretless! You know, that kinda Mwaaaaaaah decay. And I have nooooooo idea why! Doesnt make a difference if I adjust the truss rod or action. Ive tried two fender style bridges now and the same thing happens. If anything I kind of want to get the rest of strings to do the same! It sounds great. Any idea whats going on? Oh I should mention I had the same La Bella strings on another precision bass and it didnt do this.
  6. I was lucky to purchase a fretless neck from Status before they stopped production. I was wondering if its wise to use Roundwounds with it? Are the composite fingerboards more resistant to string wear? thanks!

     

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Oooo dear - I wouldn't use it at all.

       

      What you really should do with it is send it to me so that I can safely dispose of it for you. After all, you can't be too careful.

       

      Seriously though, roundwood strings are fine. Status sell them all the time.

       

      That said, I've be using tapewounds recently and love the phat, Motown-ish tone.

    2. bartelby

      bartelby

      I've got round wounds on my bass with a Status fretless neck. Barely a mark on it.

  7. Those Eko acoustic basses sure seem the loudest unplugged. Thanks for the recommendations
  8. Thanks all yeah I was not using google properly XD Found one example called The Spector Timbre acoustic
  9. Are their any real world examples of this happening? Im talking full size acoustic bass bodies like dreadnought. Obviously theres the smaller hollow body fretless basses out there such as Ibanez. I have a Status Fretless neck longing for a suitable quality body and I thought, how about a full sized acoustic body instead of the typical standard size solid body so I could potentially use it unplugged with the right gauge strings to emphasize the upper harmonics instead of worrying about reproducing fundamentals acoustically. It would of course also be wired up to use as an electric. Thanks all
  10. New member to the C4 here. Great pedal looking forward to getting to know it more! * Solved my original hiccup. It was just the preset I was using.
  11. Hello all, I was wondering if I can just use the Future Impact just for its Envelope Filter section? i.e. sound of my bass or whatever is before the FI and just use the FI for its filters and not its oscillators? Also can anyone recommend any Midi controllers used to use the FI with a Expression pedal please.
  12. I currently have a Pedaltrain Terra 42 with flightcase I will be using eventually (Got it secondhand on this forum for an awesome deal). However the flightcase is a bit cumbersome! Pedaltrain do not sell the softcase for it separately.... Can anyone think of a alternative to the Pedaltrain Terra 42 Softcase? Im thinking Warwick gigbag, you know, the one thats inbetween a hardcase and softcase and gutting that to fit the pedalboard in. Pedaltrain pedalboard measures at 42" x 15" x 4"
  13. Hello I am curious about the dimensions of the Yamaha Pickups in this bass. Would I be able to fit other brands of pickups in this bass without further routing? Oh and is the string spacing really 18mm? Many Thanks!
  14. In love with my new TE AH1000-12. Using it with a Micro Thumpinator pre-gain stage to free up a ton of headroom and MXR Smart Gate in the FX Loop to kill the noise from high compression level fun.  Sheer Bliss!

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      If you turn it up we'll all be able to hear it and can give an opinion.😍😍

      Love a Trace Elliot

    2. Rich

      Rich

      Is that with the Barefaced Big Twin 2 still? It must be loud enough to wake the dead. In Australia.

    3. Ruck

      Ruck

      Yes Rich,  Although the GK 1001RB still holds the crown for the least uncompressed loudest amp Ive ever heard (Whilst remaining pretty clean).

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  16. If you fancy selling the P-Retro Separately send me a PM! Cheers.
  17. Ah my old IE SubT! Ended up acquiring two more after I sold that one...
  18. Post EQ it is then from now on!
  19. Indeed! I usually have this on my GK 1001RB but unfortunately was Pre-EQ DI. I run the Flea EQ: Lows: 8 o'clock Low Mids: 9 o'clock High Mids: 11 o'clock and Highs at Noon. Pre-Shape and Presence 10 o'clock though. This with my Fender Precision Deluxe and Barefaced Big Twin II is the tightest punchiest lows Ive ever managed. Even got an Auralex pad to stop the booming on hollow stages, seems to work a treat.
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