Just curious, why does their listing say those strings can't be used on the fretted M-Bass? I was thinking of trying them on mine until I saw that.
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Sub-Short Scale Talk
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Just curious, why does their listing say those strings can't be used on the fretted M-Bass? I was thinking of trying them on mine until I saw that.
I have not payed attention to their listing at all. I use the strings on fretted basses of all kinds, solid bodies with piezo and magnetic pickups. Go for it.
According to the folks at Gold Tone, compared to the stock strings, they don't intonate very well on the Gold Tone fretted models. On the fretless you should ignore the lines and intonate with your fingers and ears (which is good advice on any lined fretless, IMO).
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Gold Tone LaBella 760FM Flat Wound Steel strings for Microbass - Gold Tone Part number MBSLS
A great choice for a bass player used to playing traditional flatwound strings.
A great choice for a bass player used to playing traditional flatwound strings.
- Tape wound metal, most like regular bass strings.
- String Gauges: .048, .068, .088, .108
The enemy base has a two position Bridge so that you can use the Thunder gut strings or the LaBella strings. The acoustic microbass has a set Bridge and because of the thickness of those strings in comparison to the relative thinness of the flatwounds it throws off intonation on the acoustic models. However you would also notice that on most solid bodies normal electric guitars and bass guitars the bridge is individually adjusted for each string just like it is on my model and you would notice that these are typical deep talkin LaBella strings the only difference is that the silk and string length is made to fit that particular guitar for goldtone but they serve as well when adapted properly to others such as this one utilizing a string through method
That should have said m e bass not enemy base
I started this thread a lonnnnnnnng time ago. Cool. 
I'm back after a significant break, and I just searched this thread to see if there were any references to the Ibanez PNB14E. There weren't.
Sub-short scale lovers - you Have to know about and check out one of these. 24.7" scale. Not 30, not 28, and not 20. 24.7". The scale of a guitar. Tuned like a regular bass, with 90 to 37 strings by D'Addario that are perfectly stable. Great electronics with built-in tuner. Great, great bass for a mere $250. Lots of fun to play.
I'm back after a significant break, and I just searched this thread to see if there were any references to the Ibanez PNB14E. There weren't.
Sub-short scale lovers - you Have to know about and check out one of these. 24.7" scale. Not 30, not 28, and not 20. 24.7". The scale of a guitar. Tuned like a regular bass, with 90 to 37 strings by D'Addario that are perfectly stable. Great electronics with built-in tuner. Great, great bass for a mere $250. Lots of fun to play.
I started this thread a lonnnnnnnng time ago. Cool.
I'm back after a significant break, and I just searched this thread to see if there were any references to the Ibanez PNB14E. There weren't.
Sub-short scale lovers - you Have to know about and check out one of these. 24.7" scale. Not 30, not 28, and not 20. 24.7". The scale of a guitar. Tuned like a regular bass, with 90 to 37 strings by D'Addario that are perfectly stable. Great electronics with built-in tuner. Great, great bass for a mere $250. Lots of fun to play.
Over the last few years I've converted several 24.75" (Gibson guitar scale) guitars into basses, several Epiphones and a couple of Ibanez AF55s,
I started this thread a lonnnnnnnng time ago. Cool.
I'm back after a significant break, and I just searched this thread to see if there were any references to the Ibanez PNB14E. There weren't.
Sub-short scale lovers - you Have to know about and check out one of these. 24.7" scale. Not 30, not 28, and not 20. 24.7". The scale of a guitar. Tuned like a regular bass, with 90 to 37 strings by D'Addario that are perfectly stable. Great electronics with built-in tuner. Great, great bass for a mere $250. Lots of fun to play.
I do like the sound of the fretless. But I wonder if there are flatwounds that fit it. I hate the sound of roundwounds on any bass.
These may (please enquire with LaBella or Gold Tone for exact winding length, or ask @kohanmike):
MicroBass LaBella Flat Wound Strings | Gold Tone Folk Instruments
However, intonation will be a distant cousin of what it is with nyloncores unless you reposition the bridge saddle (because much stiffer strings), and you'll have to learn to compensate manually.
The full length of the LaBella Gold Tone 25" scale flatwounds is 42" and the blue cloth starts at 28" approximately.
Sub short loving brothers and sisters - I thought you might like to watch this new thread I started:
Ibanez 25" Scale Acoustic Basses - PNB14E, AVNB1E, AVNB1FE
If you don't have a sub short acoustic, check out the thread and jump in the water.
Ibanez 25" Scale Acoustic Basses - PNB14E, AVNB1E, AVNB1FE
If you don't have a sub short acoustic, check out the thread and jump in the water.
Had to come back here to post again on the sub short of my life - my own design Picco bass. The 25" Ibanez I have been playing has renewed my playing. I had been on a break, playing mostly drums and gigging on drums. The break is over, and I'm obsessed with my 25" Ibby. Today, I went a step further and took out - for the first time in some time - the 25" scale Picco bass solid electric that I designed and sold a dozen of a few years ago.
Love all over again. She has aged very well. The neck is - yup - Awesome. Having a whole new love affair with the bass. With the pickup upgrade kit we put together at the end of the Picco journey, I think this is a fine, fine bass.
Love all over again. She has aged very well. The neck is - yup - Awesome. Having a whole new love affair with the bass. With the pickup upgrade kit we put together at the end of the Picco journey, I think this is a fine, fine bass.
I use leather armrests held on with magnets from hard drives as I don't care for sharp edgea
I have ordered a rogue rocketeer RR50 to attempt another Sub short Scale electric bass guitar. It's in wine and so I have ordered black bridge block tuners black bridge cover and black metal knob. Of course it will have labella flats when done. Musicians friend had them on sale for $61 then I had a 15% off coupon on eBay so I bought it from eBay so 50 bucks for a body in new condition is pretty cheap for donor.
