Recent content by davewave

Put it back the way you found it after you understand what it is would be my suggestion. MiSi under-saddle pickups were the cadillac option when those basses were designed. PRODUCTS | Mi-Si

Yes, the adjustable string length makes all the difference. Like you, I found the Pyramids unusable otherwise. How high up the neck? The harmonic and fretted note at the 12th fret match, which is how I learned to adjust string length. I'm fooling around with the note for note transcription of...

That's some nice work, and tasty recording. Welcome to the club. I finally finished my Cali kit bass with Pyramid tapes project, after a 20 month lay-off. A Squier bridge to adjust string length got me over the finish line. MiSi pickup under the bridge plate. The E string is a little floppy...

^^^ Amen to this. I just installed my first set of the Kala wounds, they feel and sound just like Pyramids. I was an early adopter as soon as Kala started offering Pyramids four years ago. Had a new nut made for my fretted spruce to accommodate them, and never looked back. Pros: Made in USA...

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/kala-ubass-megathread-part-7.1041046/page-6#post-15395350 I posted a lot on this thread back in January when I got my reds, go back and take a look, let me know if you have any more questions after that.

LaBella white tape wounds vs Pyramid black tape wounds. Hopefully you can hear the difference, the LaBellas seem brighter, with more twangy overtones. On my fretted U-Bass, both types are a failure due to intonation problems. My bass has a custom nut and low action for Pyramid silk core round...

You're right, of course. I was awkwardly trying to make the point that the pickup is an x factor as well as strings, and they may not all be created equal. For me, the term "acoustic bass guitar" is kind of a joke. They all have pickups because they can only be played effectively, anywhere but...

Would not sound like anything at all without a piezo pickup. o_O

Piezo pickup. No, but there is an old video of Aquila Thunderguts experimentally strung on a long-scale acoustic bass. Currently, the longest scale they make is 26.4" Thunder Reds for the European "Short Bass 14." Invalid Link Removed For poly vs wound string comparison, this just in:

Bass Strings Online emailed yesterday- he received stock of Labella 21" and 23" copper white tapewounds. :thumbsup: Stay tuned. :cautious:

When you bought them, did they come with a transferable lifetime warranty? Otherwise, I'm S.O.L. Don't worry about it, I've broken more bass strings in my life than you've sold used U-Basses. :cool: I learned what I needed to: Tape wound strings for a u-bass are possible to design and...

Pyramid Tapes on fretted spruce demo As requested.

I had a mishap installing the used Pyramid tapes. When I put the D string on, I gave it a hard tug to settle the tuning, and it broke right where the nylon wraps end and the silks begin. Above the nut and below the tuning peg, must have been the weakest point on that particular string. So I now...

Well put. I would only add that there seem to be a number of folks who have never tried any other u-bass strings. That's fine, I guess, but to me it's like saying vanilla is your favorite flavor of ice cream without ever trying chocolate or strawberry, much less mocha almond fudge. Why would...

That's a shame, thanks for the heads up. I had the same thing happen on my solid Cali with a set of rounds, post #201 of this thread. My solution if the strings are a bit long is to use a stack of multiple brass washers at the ball end. On my Cali I had to shorten the E and G nearly an inch, in...