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06-23-2011, 07:03 AM
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Does anyone play 889 mm basses?
How much more of a stretch do they feel compared to a 864, when playing in the F# major scale say, on the E string, finger per fret?
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06-23-2011, 07:10 AM
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06-23-2011, 07:14 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Winnipeg | | | I noticed the increase in string tension WAY more than the slight increase in distance between frets. For me the increased tension was a big positive, but not everybody likes it.
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06-23-2011, 07:19 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I have owned 34", 35" and 36" basses, but I have never felt that the playability differed. Yes, as has been mentioned, the tension can help - especially the feel of the B-string, but I have never felt a difference in term of distance between the frets, though it's obviously there :-)
EDIT: Also, I have heard some people state that the sound of the G-string changes once you get above 34", but I have never noticed that on any of my long-scale basses neither.
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06-23-2011, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by NKBassman I noticed the increase in string tension WAY more than the slight increase in distance between frets. For me the increased tension was a big positive, but not everybody likes it. | If you like low action, the high tension often allows for lower action, which balances out the effort, IMHO. Quote:
Originally Posted by oldprussians Does anyone play 889 mm basses?
How much more of a stretch do they feel compared to a 864, when playing in the F# major scale say, on the E string, finger per fret?
Cheers! | Keep in mind, you can play the F# major scale on the 7th fret of the low B and it's a significantly shorter stretch than playing it on the E string.  |
06-23-2011, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by spade2you Keep in mind, you can play the F# major scale on the 7th fret of the low B and it's a significantly shorter stretch than playing it on the E string. | Lazy Bar-Steward!
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06-23-2011, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by oldprussians Lazy Bar-Steward!
I am a man of Wushu! I embrace pain!! | If you want pain, get something with neck dive that still weighs 15lbs. If the pain doesn't benefit me, I'm all about avoiding it. Truth be told, once you know a 5-6 string fingerboard really well, playing bass can be a lot easier despite the ideas that they're difficult to play. |
06-23-2011, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by NKBassman I noticed the increase in string tension WAY more than the slight increase in distance between frets. For me the increased tension was a big positive, but not everybody likes it. | +1, especially on the B string. Quote:
Originally Posted by spade2you If you like low action, the high tension often allows for lower action, which balances out the effort, IMHO. | +1 | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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