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09-30-2008, 08:19 PM
|  | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | | E string lost its mojo - what to try first?
Like the title says. It's the LaScala hybrid, Dominants on the G, D, A, and a spiro stark on the E. They've all been on there for a couple of years. Recently, I played a couple of gigs where I had to detune the E to D and then bring it back up. When I brought it back up the last time, the growl and power on the low F, F# and G seemed to be lacking. Last night I played a concert at the U., and the E seemed to be lagging behind the others in terms of power and growl.
What should I try first?
1) New string
2) Figure out if the string got turned funny in retuning
3) The bridge seems a little skewed toward the treble end of the board. Maybe the bass bar is choking the string?
Any ideas? I've not yet seen a stark go dead, at least not with me and my alligator skin playing it. And the bass itself has always been killer. The ply LaScala still growls and punches me in the gut for days with the same string setup. It's never sounded better on the E than the hybrid before. Hmm....
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09-30-2008, 08:43 PM
| | | | Dude.
Buy a new ****ing string.
Nothing will match the Stark E. A new one will kill you. |
09-30-2008, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad  Dude.
Buy a new ****ing string.
Nothing will match the Stark E. A new one will kill you. | I second the motion. Two years!?
Whatya want? Even everlasting Spiros have limits.
You prolly are playing the Hybrid more than the Ply.
FWIW- Outside of this year's foray into SF's and EP's, I've been playing on Spiros for something like 28 years. I like them on the fresh sside. I think they start losing their good juice after 9-10 months or so if you're playing alot. For me they're peaking 4-6 weeks or so after they are new. The detuning/tuning thing just hastened the demise of an already old string.
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10-01-2008, 11:39 AM
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10-01-2008, 12:05 PM
|  | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | My stark E died after 2 years as well. |
10-01-2008, 12:19 PM
| | | | I've never got that far with one. |
10-01-2008, 01:31 PM
| | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mpm Just for my own personal edification, what are you using for a tailpiece and tailpiece cord? | Whatever came standard on the LaScala, I guess. Aircraft cable for the wire, and ________? for the tailpice. It's black wood and not one of the lighter synthetic ones like they use now, if that helps. |
10-01-2008, 04:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald What should I try first?
3) The bridge seems a little skewed toward the treble end of the board. Maybe the bass bar is choking the string? | Durrl.... Try leveling out yer bridge before you blow any $.
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10-01-2008, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad I've never got that far with one. | But but but... it's a spiro. Isn't it supposed to last forever?!?!  |
10-01-2008, 04:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | I'd be shamed to tell you how old my Spiro Orchestras are, including the low B.
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10-01-2008, 05:01 PM
| | | | Every bass is different. Dead spiros sound like crap on my Cleveland, the same exact dead strings on my ancient carved bass sound great. |
10-04-2008, 11:16 AM
| | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | | Well, it turned out to be...
(drum roll by JUNIORTOAD)
None of the above. The bass felt funny, so I measured the string height. It was a little low, probably due to changes in the weather/season. I cranked it back up to the normal height (7-10mm), and now the string is back to growling like a protective Rottweiler. So, the whole thread is much ado about nothing. Good times! |
10-04-2008, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald Well, it turned out to be...
(drum roll by JUNIORTOAD)
None of the above. The bass felt funny, so I measured the string height. It was a little low, probably due to changes in the weather/season. I cranked it back up to the normal height (7-10mm), and now the string is back to growling like a protective Rottweiler. So, the whole thread is much ado about nothing. Good times! | Doooh! |
10-04-2008, 01:31 PM
| | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Not for me. I raise the heights, it's live for about 2 days, then goes dead. Maybe I'll have to try it again. |
10-04-2008, 01:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald Well, it turned out to be...
(drum roll by JUNIORTOAD)
None of the above. The bass felt funny, so I measured the string height. It was a little low, probably due to changes in the weather/season. I cranked it back up to the normal height (7-10mm), and now the string is back to growling like a protective Rottweiler. So, the whole thread is much ado about nothing. Good times! | Great, but that picture looks suspicious to me....where have you been browsing? 
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10-04-2008, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hdiddy it's live for about 2 days, then goes dead. | diddy, I have the same problem with my ****. 
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10-04-2008, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton Great, but that picture looks suspicious to me....where have you been browsing? | My undershorts drawer. |
10-04-2008, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton diddy, I have the same problem with my ****. | Maybe if you boil it it might come back.   |
10-04-2008, 01:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Mine's a little dead lately, I just need to slap it harder until I can afford a new one. |
10-04-2008, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad My undershorts drawer. | You got a drawer just for your undershorts? Quote:
Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson Mine's a little dead lately, I just need to slap it harder until I can afford a new one. | I don't think you got that much bread honey.......
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