The Pedulla Club! (page 2)

[CTC564]

Originally Posted by mtb777

You will not be disappointed! Nice peacock blue!

That's funny...I thought it was Peacock Blue as well...but it's actually Arctic Night, just hard to photograph it well :-)

[CTC564]

A better pic

[CTC564]

Question...do any of my fellow Buzz players use flat wound or Tapewound strings?

The bass came with Boomers and they seem pretty bright to me...I recently strung my fretless Stingray with LaBella Tapewound Flat's and like it alot (more of a traditional upright sound) but I'm not sure how this will work with the Pentabuzz

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated

[Joelc73]

Originally Posted by CTC564

Question...do any of my fellow Buzz players use flat wound or Tapewound strings?

The bass came with Boomers and they seem pretty bright to me...I recently strung my fretless Stingray with LaBella Tapewound Flat's and like it alot (more of a traditional upright sound) but I'm not sure how this will work with the Pentabuzz

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated

That seems like sacrilege on the Buzz!

Otherwise it would be called the 'PentaThump'.

;-)

[CTC564]

LOL...point taken :-)

[esa372]

Originally Posted by Joelc73

That seems like sacrilege on the Buzz!

Otherwise it would be called the 'PentaThump'.

LOL!

[BadJazz]

^^^^^^^^^ That's a great name.

[AudioDwebe]

Hey all,

Quick question: Any Thunderbass users out there tried flats? And, if so, your opinion on the sound would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[WayneP]

Interested in this myself. I intend to put some flats on mine when I re-string, but that’s a few months away.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt


Administrator, Pedulla Club #45
Administrator, Tobias Club
Big Cabs Club #23
My Rig: Stage and FOH Friendly

[tlockett]

I'm in the same position as you where, I love the way my 5 string thunder bass plays,but I don't like the electronics or pups, I like Barts, but the Pedulla's are not cutting it for me, so I'm going to try what you did, but my questions is" would the Nordstrand's work, or was it just that you like'd the Barts better, or didn't want exposed poles" also what made you choose your pre amp, why not a different Bart..?

Thanks
Tommy

[Bob Derman]

I am currently using Fender flats (9050) on my Thunderbass 5 and LOVE them because:
Really nice thump.
Feel fantastic.
Hardly any fret rattle.
Not dead sounding....just enough snap.
Just the right tension for me.

Will definitely re-string with these.

Also, I have been playing A Pedulla 5, Vintage Cherry, Thunderbass for the past 13 years. Could I have a number please.

[j.kernodle]

hey pedulla club. got an mvp5 that I picked up as a project bass but just don't have the need for a sixth bass right now. selling cheap at 850 plus shipping if you're interested. includes 4 brand new pots and a new jack (uninstalled) that I orders from mike a month or so ago.

850 dollar Pedulla MVP5, get it while its hot

[fabinosto]

Hi

sound of my Buzz with flatwound La Bella :




https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/buzz-solo-flat





https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/pbjanvier

[AudioDwebe]

Wow!

I thought flats on a Buzz was sacrileges but I rather like the sound!

Huh...

Who'da thunk it.

Bob, thanks for your input of flats on the Thunderbass.

Cheers all.

[fabinosto]

760 FL

[CTC564]

Originally Posted by fabinosto

Hi

sound of my Buzz with flatwound La Bella :




https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/buzz-solo-flat





https://soundcloud.com/fabinosto/pbjanvier

Nice playing and great sound with the flats...I just might try them

[tlockett]

I play a Pedulla Thunder Bass, and for years I've played with the Pedulla/Bartolini Electronics and I never got the sound that I wanted, close but not quite,yet I love how the bass play's, so after following this thread I decided to take action,and change the electronics and pick ups,and i wanted to share my experiance.I've included a link where you can see photo's of the electronics before, I took them out,and show pictures of my bass before I re-route for a new "P2" shape soap bars, I'm making the bass passive for now, no pre amp, the bass when played acoustically (not plugged into an amp) sounds great, so I'm putting in Nordstrand 5 string Big Splits, with just volume-Blend-Tone, my luthier, here in Los Angeles is doing the work for me, so when the bass is done I'll report back with new pictures, and a follow up to my new sounding bass.Thanks to all who posted before me to give me the inspiration to do this

Here is link to pictures: https://plus.google.com/photos/11652...CMq3tvnH0r7oRA

[Envincibal]

I put some Nordy BigSplits in one of my T-Bolts with an Audere pre.... aggressive? Pit bulls & Dobermans quake with fear when I dig in

[tlockett]

So does that mean you like them
Also why did you put that pre have you tried others ?
Tommy

[Envincibal]

Originally Posted by tlockett

So does that mean you like them
Also why did you put that pre have you tried others ?
Tommy

I do like the Nordy + Audere combo because it gives me something quite different from the 'Pedulla tone'. Since I play on the aggressive side, this definitely gives me some more teeth
Usually I play just the neck pickup and roll back on the treble or there is just too much top end. Another thing about this combo (at least on this bass, maybe others have a different opinion), is that Ernie Ball Slinkies (45's) sound horrible. I put on a set of Carvin nickel 40's and the difference was night and day (I'll use EB slinkies, 40's and have been happy with them on my stock t-bolt).

So far my favorite pickup/preamp replacement has been using Delano HE soaps with an Audere pre - very, very growly in the mids, a little less in the bottom than the BigSpilts, but I can help compensate if I need to with the active pre. The top end isn't as hyped on the Delanos and it really lets those rich mids sing! The strings for this bass: Ernie Ball Cobalts - freakin' amazing! I've also used DR Lowriders which sounded great as well.

As far as other preamps, I really haven't had much of a desire to try anything other than the Audere (ok, maybe a Mike Pope Flexcore) - the Audere really doesn't color the sound and the EQ points are pretty much right where I want them).

I've also used Bart classics, which were very nice (much more open than the stock Barts in my t-bolt, plus by adding the DTDP switch it gave me the option to switch between Series/Single/Parallel).

And finally, I installed SGD pickups in my Thunderbass, but even though they sound nice, I don't reach for that bass too often (I finally found a string that worked better with these pickups: DR Highbeams) - I have also just ordered replacements from Kent Armstrong (custom).