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Steve Freides said:

You'd have to start by replacing the bridge with, I dunno, a viola bridge, maybe. Can't have a flat bow and a flat profile to the strings, and since bow hair is suspended under tension, it's going to be flat, so you're left with fixing a bridge.

Why would someone want to do this?

-S-

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If the rosin settled properly there is a possibility that da gamba would be a structurally sound format to play in. Flat backed fretted instrument between 5-6 strings. Held with legs on the lower edge, played underhand. Its problem isn't the playing structure since that would fit the baroque period but only if the strings catch the bow. I would try it but i don't have a bow on me yet. But da gamba is within my particular study. It could be possible for a contra type sound and the tension matches gut string. Feasible in theory

StephenMcLuckie said:

That's exactly what it is, yes.

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Seems like a great piece of kit (especially with a great amp - like that Sisma)!

Classified ads on TB are dead to me. I get all my TB feeds from an RSS feed through Feedly— except no classified ads. As a result, I have neither bought or sold anything via Talkbass, despite being a Gold Supporting Member for over a year. That’s gonna end when my last payment runs out. Sad, but if nobody listens or cares, well so it goes…

ardgedee said:

TI Jazz Rounds also use a small wire for outer wrap.


Doesn't mention the direction of the winding profile, though. If I had to guess it'd be flatter against the core, like most pressure-winds.

Maybe an Alembic owner can chime in. Alembic's new website is better than the old one but still has weird gaps in its information.

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Dunlop Super bright too ....

MultiScaleMale said:

Is Nashville Numbers becoming less of a thing in a day when your iPad can transpose on the fly?

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It's not just about transposition. It's a musical shorthand that is super effective.

All the Best to All of You:



JW

Neo-IV 112 now at $799!! Insane!

Several people have chimed in thinking it 87-89. Could be.

Bob_Ross said:

Addendum: I may be mistaken, but aren't all Smith strings rebadged from GHS or some other manuafacturer?

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Ken Smith strings are in fact made by GHS, but to Ken Smith's specs. The Slick Rounds are the same Alloy 52 half-round/groundwound as the GHS Brite Flats with a few minor spec differences. Unfortunately, neither is offered in a 5-string set in "medium scale".

When your strings buzz in the low registers near the nut, you've tightened too much.

Thank you!

Saetia said:

Just a heads up to the group… I thought I’d never do this but I will be putting my beloved ML212 up for sale. Can’t believe I’m saying this… I drove from WI to NJ to pick this beast up. I have way to much gear and am slimming down.

Hit the DM if you’re interested and we can talk, share pics etc. figure give the group dibs before I post it in the classifieds.

Happy Friday.

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And it’s posted

sissy kathy said:

He got it right because replacement screws were readily available; metric screws not so much in the '50s, and even now, finding them can be hit or miss. Another reason we need to go metric. I already have, when are the rest of you going to wake up and quit using customary measurements. The coversion has to start somewhere: let it begin here.

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The conversion has not only started, but finished in certain places. Bicycles have been metric for many decades.

He's not wrong!

And it's funny to me that the stereotypical bassist is the quiet introverted one of the band, yet bass is the instrument that needs others to play with or it does sound kinda lifeless and empty.

And the irony is not lost on me that in the last 3 bands I've been in... I'm the bassist yet I was the most friendly and outgoing person in the band, always glad-handing with the fans and making my presence known on stage.

DWBass said:

Didn't Peavey have some sort of speaker protection circuit? DDT I think it was on my old TNT130.

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That's an amp limiter that's part of most of their amp designs.

What a great idea for a thread! Thanks.

Goto 'copyright,gov'
Any original works are, after they are affixed in print or recording is protected under U.S. law.
The crux is in the defending one's original works. One may unknowingly relinquished some or all rights when posting said works.
In Nashville, everyone is sensitive to such issues. I don't understand why this is a hot-button thing, but it is. I won't say any more.

I agree with the others to be a ‘73, ‘74
neck. The script writing and tuners are similar to my ‘73 Precision.
Maybe it needs re-fretting, as mine did due to using round wound strings for many years. It can be restored to a condition equal to how much you want to pay.

It's okay for me now, thanks Paul!

Probably fine

No basement at my house unfortunately, but my attic is spray foamed under the roof and not in the ceiling so it is much closer to the temp on my house!

Kendescending said:

I received my body today, and fit/finish were perfect! They even pre-drilled the strap buttons, neck mounting holes and the bridge. Spent about an hour on mine installing a Baguley aluminum neck and the other bits, and everything bolted on perfectly.

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That is sick bro

I keep it like 1/4 below the string its pretty close.

Its toast