SKA man!

[steelhead2]

yes i left Lynyrd,Lemmy,and several other rockers at the curb and have been cruising with the Skatalites man!,i'm diggin' the reggae ska stuff!!

so i'm considering a 5 string(wouldn't hurt anyway to have one) and what sort of strings /tuning would be a starting point to reggae/rocksteady/ska with a 4-banger?

also would a tele RI like the Squire sunburst versions deliver a bit more thud,no make that THUD! due to pickup/P/U location?(just sold a 450 dollar flyrod and a strat copy on eBay so i'm thinking buy another bass quick before the wife finds out,set it up for skatalitin!!!

ya man!

[Hollywars]

Tuning, BEADG. I like DR Hi beams, but those are very trebly stainless steel. You probably want some kind of nickel strings.

[M0ses]

The cool thing about ska is that you can absolutely anything you want.

Well, ONE of the cool things.

[Checker1o1]

For ska/reggea i dig worned in D'addario chormes. They have clarity and thud. I also have them strung to a pbass.

[Arvin]

Originally Posted by Checker1o1

For ska/reggea i dig worned in D'addario chormes. They have clarity and thud. I also have them strung to a pbass.

+1

P-bass + Chromes + tone control at about 1/4 = thumpy ska goodness.

[steelhead2]

chromes on a p bass,of course i need to move up and onward ampwise from my practise amp(old TNT)no i mean the orig TNT 100,great to keep in the corner of a bodyshop and all that but not diverse enough,sold all my pedals off,and a buddy wants it(the TNT) to practise with so maybe i should(set the hook

anyway thanks folks i'm def. on lookout for a new amp/ cab or combo