Delrin adjusters

Vince_P9 · #1 10-10-2009, 03:10 PM

I've heard lots of good things about them. StringEmporium uses them on all of their basses but do not sell them seperately. I would love to try them, but can't find them for sale. Has anyone seen them anywhere online?

drurb · #2 10-10-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince_P9

I've heard lots of good things about them. StringEmporium uses them on all of their basses but do not sell them seperately. I would love to try them, but can't find them for sale. Has anyone seen them anywhere online?

What have you heard that leads you to prefer them over aluminum adjusters?

Jed Kriegel · #3 10-13-2009, 03:21 PM

Delrin should be thought of, accoustically, as quite slow.
Not the type of thing I would want betwixt string and top.

Vince_P9 · #4 10-14-2009, 08:40 AM

Interesting. I have heard exactly the opposite through word of mouth from players in my area. Also from what I hear, they are far more expensive than aluminums. I have come to understand that in the world of bass you usually get what you pay for, but apparently this is not true of this instance. I had planned on buying my next bass from StringEmporium, but since they claim Delrins to be the most acoustically similar to a single piece bridge, I'd rather not purchase from an untruthful dealer.

During my research of Delrins I came across this, which does not include Delrins, but I thought might still interest some: http://iwk.mdw.ac.at/Forschung/english/dbb/dbb.htm

kurt ratering · #5 10-14-2009, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Vince_P9

Interesting. I have heard exactly the opposite through word of mouth from players in my area. Also from what I hear, they are far more expensive than aluminums. I have come to understand that in the world of bass you usually get what you pay for, but apparently this is not true of this instance. I had planned on buying my next bass from StringEmporium, but since they claim Delrins to be the most acoustically similar to a single piece bridge, I'd rather not purchase from an untruthful dealer.

During my research of Delrins I came across this, which does not include Delrins, but I thought might still interest some: http://iwk.mdw.ac.at/Forschung/english/dbb/dbb.htm

maybe in their opinion they sound most like a solid bridge. i dont think that calling them an untruthful dealer is accurate. from what i understand they are quite reputable, and are always recomended for shops in the area by quite a few regulars here. snake oil salesmen? i think not

Eric Rene Roy · #6 10-14-2009, 10:56 AM

gotta love Wiki!

Don't shoot a shop as untruthful because they have a belief based on their experience with their product. Ask enough people about any subject and you will get conflicting reports. We use HMWPE tail-gut almost exclusively and we like how it makes our basses sound. Some don't like it and prefer steel cable. That doesn't make us untruthful. The same applies for Steve and although I may disagree with some of his marketing, it does not make him untruthful to promote what he believes in.

With all that said...I like aluminum adjusters above all else...I don't know the kind of aluminum...Gary does that stuff...but I do know different aluminum's sounded different and we picked ours based on how we thought our basses sounded.

Do your homework, if you like the Thompson basses but don't like the idea of Delrin, ask that aluminum ones be used.

robobass · #7 10-16-2009, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Vince_P9

... from what I hear, they are far more expensive than aluminums. I have come to understand that in the world of bass you usually get what you pay for...

If it costs more it must be better. You could set up two identical basses with identical adjusters, tell players that bass "A" had normal aluminum, and "B" had a special NASA alloy that cost 500 bucks an ounce. I bet most players would highly prefer bass "B", and would even make it sound better. Fundamental marketing.

That's not to say Delrin wouldn't make good adjusters. I have no idea.

uprightbass.com · #8 10-16-2009, 03:23 PM

I'd have to agree with Eric. "What's the best" is a subjective matter and I doubt that Steve at String Emporium would risk his reputation trying to convince people that Delrin adjuster are the best, if he didn't believe so, especially considering that adjusters are a relatively cheap item and he doesn't sell them anyhow.

I have the Delrin adjusters and they do what they're supposed to. If I ever had a problem with them, I wouldn't put much effort in trying to get another set of Delrins, I'd be more likely to grab whatever set I had sitting in my parts drawer.

Schoolhouse · #9 10-16-2009, 05:49 PM

I've used the Delrin adjusters from New Harmony Music on several basses including my new bass that won an award for tone at the ISB makers competition (still for sale). They are a well made product. I also really like the ebony adjusters for clarity.
Tom

drurb · #10 10-16-2009, 06:18 PM

I took Vince P9's second post to be sarcasm. No?

Eric Rene Roy · #11 10-16-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by drurb

I took Vince P9's second post to be sarcasm. No?

Sarcasm...what the hell is that???

Vince_P9 · #12 10-19-2009, 09:57 AM

"Untruthful" was perhaps not the right word I was looking for. I sincerely apologize for any toes I may have stepped on.

james condino · #13 10-23-2009, 07:27 PM

I sent you an email regarding the delrin adjusters.
j.