Recent content by dawakri

How is the neck taking the strain from the heavier strings so far? I would be very interested in this bass if I could use it in GDAE-DAE tuning or maybe even CGDA-DAE tuning. Still, the Ibanez soundgear basses, which this seems to be based on, have pretty frail necks. So I am hesitant if I'd...

The one time I had a bass die on me during a gig was during what was probably the most important gig of my life in terms of commercial success. Was in the late 90s and we were a young band and trying to get a record deal, and then we made it into the finals at this huge band contest where there...

Mark King, Tony Levin, Pino Palladino and, believe it or not, Jeff Pevar. I started listening to Level 42's "World Machine" and Peter Gabriel's "So" when I was 9. Didn't even realize the exquisite bass lines at first, just realized there was something about the sound of these records that I...

Hi everyone. Sorry for digging up the old thread. I just thought that anyone searching for info on the topic will quite likely end up here - just like I did - so I wanted to add my experiences with these strings. I've been using DR Lo Riders (stainless and nickel) for about a year now, before...