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11-29-2009, 01:50 PM
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1. What are you using the bass for (arco, pizz, 50/50, 10%pizz/90%arco ?...)
A: Rockabilly, psychobilly.
2. What kind of sound are you looking for (bright, dark, long sustain, thumpy, gut-like, etc.).
A: Thumpy.
3. What kind of feel are you looking for (high/low tension, thick/thin gauge, etc.)
A: high/low tension.
4. What strings have you used in the past and what did you like/dislike about them (If you don't know what was on your old bass, try to find out what strings they were by providing the silk colors at both ends).
A: Nylon coremetal wrap. E string is yellow on top and all the bottom colors are green. A string is blue. D is purple. G is gray.
thank you.
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11-30-2009, 06:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Niagara Falls, NY | | | I play a blend of rockabilly/roots/swing type stuff. In the past few months I've gone through steels, weed wackers, then settled on Innovation Silver Slaps which are nylon. I play more pizz than slap at this point, and I do not bow.
Steels were too dark for me and my type of music.
Wackers were too low tension for me. You can pretty much slap on 'em right away though. I fealt they didn't balance well across each string with respect to tension and tone.
Silver Slaps fealt just about right. Nice balance of tension to tone.
And try rockabillybass.com for a more in depth review of strings used for this type of music. |
12-01-2009, 10:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK | | | Innovation SilverSlaps or Psychoslaps will suit you.
Also Eurosonic Ultralights.
rockabillybass.com has had a sex change, it now like to be called doublebasschat.com
still the place for all thiongs rockabilly / psychobilly bass.
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12-01-2009, 12:04 PM
|  | 'Woodworker - Witch Doctor - Luthier'
Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulKing  rockabillybass.com has had a sex change, it now like to be called doublebasschat.com
still the place for all thiongs rockabilly / psychobilly bass. | They're selling Rockabilly Thongs over there? Does PDUB know about this?  |
12-01-2009, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulKing
rockabillybass.com has had a sex change, it now like to be called doublebasschat.com
| Excellent news!  |
12-02-2009, 03:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers They're selling Rockabilly Thongs over there? Does PDUB know about this? |
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It is not a 'cello my dear
1937 King Mortone, Lamberts Deluxe; 1938 Kay M-2, Guts/PsychoSlaps; 1968 B+H Excelsior, Guts/SilverSlaps
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12-04-2009, 12:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Honky Kong, ShangriLamma | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers They're selling Rockabilly Thongs over there? Does PDUB know about this? | Who the heck do you think is selling them?
PS: Solo strings, Obligatos slowly switching over to Evahs.
60/30/10 pizz/slap/arco
Rockabilly, Celtic swing, blues and other rootsy goodness
trying to go for a gut-like sound with a little more note definition and sustain than real guts
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12-04-2009, 09:13 PM
| | 'Woodworker - Witch Doctor - Luthier'
Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Feral Feline Who the heck do you think is selling them? | Very nice!! |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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