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  1. Nordic Groover

    Flat or not-entirely roundwound piccolo bass strings?

    A quick Google endeavour has been unfruitful, but does anyone know if anybody sells piccolo bass strings in anything other than roundwounds?? Would love a set of flats, or semi-rounds. Cheers, Chris
  2. Nordic Groover

    Double Bass Tuning a cello in fourths

    Hi folks, If one is tuning a cello in fourths, with a purpose-specific EADG set of strings, are these gauged/tensioned to provide the same pitch as a bass, or one octave higher? Cheers! Chris
  3. Nordic Groover

    Short scale flatwound piccolo bass strings... ?? :-)

    Hi all, I know I'm being demanding, but I'd love to string one of my short scale basses (Squier Jag SS) with some piccolo strings. Ideally they'd be shorter strings, but I'm happy to make do with standard length strings. What I'd REALLY love, is some flatwounds, or at least ground/semi-flat...
  4. Nordic Groover

    FS: [Australia] Fender Squier Modified 70's Jazz Bass

    Hi folks, FOR SALE - Fender Squier Modified 70's Jazz Bass - Made in Indonesia - Natural maple finish, maple fretboard with inlay bar markers - Bought new in early 2011 - Stock strings replaced with flatwounds & action lowered somewhat - Straplocks fitted - Basic padded gigbag with...
  5. Nordic Groover

    Opinions on best MIDI foot controllers?

    Hi folks, Wondering if people might be able to offer experience / opinions regarding options for the following: - MIDI foot controller with at least 4 switches - Not fussed about expression pedal - Able to run on battery To be used for live looping with: - Ableton Live (laptop) -...
  6. Nordic Groover

    Simplest looper for multi-part songs on the fly?

    Hi folks, Apologies if this is (a) a stupid question and/or (b) has been addressed previously (I couldn't find anything precisely relevant in a quick search). Do any relatively basic (e.g. Boss RC-3 or equivalent) loopers allow you to do multi-part (multi-loop) recording and playback on...
  7. Nordic Groover

    What is this song??

    Hi folks, Heard a song one the radio last week, and again today, and unfortunately didn't catch the DJ's eventual announcement of who and what it was. I can't recall enough of the lyrics to successfully Google my way to the answer, either. The main riff sounds like this...
  8. Nordic Groover

    Moving to upright bass...

    Hi all, Just wondering if those who have made the transition from bass guitar to double bass / upright bass might like to share their thoughts on how they find the experience, why they did it, and particularly what technical aspects were the most challenging? Cheers!