Recent content by Selim

I need to stop reading this thread, it’s got me remembering them and thinking about putting them back on! I actually almost did that this past weekend, but then I played some on my Tempera hybrids and said no, don’t fix what ain’t broken. I definitely do miss the “centeredness” of the pitches...

Once well broken in, Dunlops can give you the thump depending on where you set your tone knob.

It’s not a matter of quality. Spirocores are such excellent quality that some spend their whole career on the same set. But I am not alone when I say that the bass chooses the string

If it’s been 5 years, in my experience that means the bass itself doesn’t get along well with Spiros. They’re not for every bass.

Yes one big drawback of this bass is the lack of a tone control. I wonder if there is a onboard preamp out there that includes a tone pot that works active or passive.. As to the AC pre, Jimmy C always said “just turn both knobs all the way up, it was designed that way” !! I have it in a pedal...

I need to replace the pickups in the 5 string “jazz type” bass I bought recently. The current pickups are very bright and hashy. Looking for a replacement set with more of a vintage punch and warmth without the harshness. Familiar with and have liked: Alleva/Coppolo, Lindy Fralin (standard...

Both you and the bass/strings sound good

I think the FL set on my jazz bass with Alleva Coppolo pickups present the La Bella DTF tone with great clarity. The Olintos on a different bass, a ‘66 P bass converted to P/J, sound more overtly old school, but that may be because of the bass they’re on. The Olintos may feel more supple...

Well stop the presses... The SIT nickels are well-made and sound very good (and their customer service is excellent - nice company). But my mind kept going back to playing this brand new bass for the first time with the XLs - I loved the feel, balance and the tautness of the XLs, and most of...

It’s a 130 B. I dug things about the XLs, esp the B. And the overall tautness. And they are well made. Even tho I slapped on a used set of nickel low riders for a day just to get a reference (because it is a new bass from a company I wasn’t familiar with until now),I played the XLs daily and...

After all these years, I know well enough by now to give new strings time to mellow and reach their groovy potential — but I just couldn’t hang out with the D’Addario XLs. I’ve had this instinctive feeling all along they weren’t for me. The telltale is that I had to do some pretty severe EQing...

Hey I live on the Queens/Long Island border - just a skip and a jump from D’Addario. If they sold out of the factory, I could get a set hot off the machines!

I’ve ordered the SIT power nickels as recommended and also a new set of DR nickel low riders (the only round that has worked for me so far). I’ll see what the XLs can be once they’ve mellowed completely. I like them a lot more since they’ve mellowed some and the intonation is excellent (but I...

I did put the whole set back on for that reason. Thanks for the reinforcement!