Recent content by AndreiR

Hooray! Bingo! Hallelujah!!! It worked like magic! Today the new LaBella "Deep Talkin' Bass" strings arrived and I installed them without any delay. What a difference! The troublesome before E string now sings as the rest do. No foam for muting is needed no more. Now I can see what people mean...

Thanks, davelowell2, I'm going to order those. You're right, C Stone, plus I like that bass and don't want to let it go. I'll fight to the end.

Lighter strings are fine with me. I'll deal with the sustain as you suggest. I just wish that someone could point me to the right brand, scale, and gauge of strings, because I read that some strings don't fit the trapeze. Anyone? I'm fine ethically if I upgrade some cheap Chinese strings for a...

While I'm on the topic of changing the strings, what gauge/scale would be better for this bass?

Thank you for your help, RSBBass! I checked what you suggested: the string has a clear bend over the bridge, I re-install the string, the pickup isn't low, the action is a bit high-ish but not too bad. I'll try to install new strings. I'm attaching an audio file, bass plugged directly into my...

Hello everybody! I just bought a Hofner HI-CB-PE Ignition Club Bass in Green Burst with flat-wound strings for my wife. I'm not a bass player, and my wife has just started playing bass. I got this beautiful bass used, in like-new shape from Guitar Center. But it appears that there is some...