Recent content by MrMan

this was the bass I played as a kid.

yes the stock strings are very nice, I just prefer the flat wound ones.

sad I just learned of these basses and was going to contact you about this one

I have had my Gould bass for a few weeks. I put some different strings on it which I did based on my past preferences. I am thinking my preferences have changed a bit. Also I can really barely play now but its getting better with practice. I dont have any new information or anything I just...

that's super fat I got the toasted pine one from Corner Music a couple weeks ago. I put these black nylon Labella strings on it and while they are slightly too lightweight I have bigger issues getting my playing back into some kind of shape. I have been retracking basslines on songs I made with...

yes I will post a video

I ordered a couple different packs of Labella tape wound (black) and we will see. I know the minimum length is ok I am just unsure if all of the strings will wrap correctly around each tuning peg with just the thread, and still have the right tension. they say if the string itself wraps around...

ok I don't mean to spam this thread but my bass arrived and I played it a bit. I realized that the setup on my old g&l bass so many years ago was somewhat painstakingly arrived at and though a lot of trial and error. But I do remember these things: tension was high enough that the strings...

Yes I just no longer know how to do it, the forum seems like a great resource. And being able to interact with the proprietor and orginator of this technology is a privilege.

I live in a small town where all the music stores are mostly closed and this is the first time I have bought an instrument without playing it, its a weird feeling. Pretty excited! 5 string basses and composite construction techniques are all new since I stopped playing stringed instruments...

I bought the pine / walnut GGI5 from corner music I would think the pickup change if necessary is not that bad. This is my first expensive bass but I figure it is low risk.

so I was going to get a deep space one but its 4 strings, but the sound of those pickups is pretty amazing. could one put those pickups in the GGI5?