I've been brought in to play bass in a school musical to run at the end of March. First rehearsal was yesterday and with a bunch of kids running around and the chaos of (ahem) non-professionals, there is no way I'm bringing my Sandberg to rehearsal. So I brought my Yamaha TRBX605 instead. it's a pretty formidable stand in for the Sandberg. The 605 is strung with EBCF's and I've always liked those on the Yamaha. My Sandberg has been primarily strung with Sandberg SS strings. But I've gotten a little spoiled with flatwound strings, though the EBCF's are not quite as smooth as others.
I'm almost certain to play the show with my Sandberg, and having a spare set of used EBCF's in the drawer I put them on the Sandberg just a bit ago to see how they'd sound and feel. I have to say, pretty bright for flatwounds, but to my amazement the articulation on the low be is quite remarkable. Not as bright as the Sandbergs SS strings, but reasonably bright for an all-around sound. I think they would be a good stand-in for Motown with a bit of EQing and some muting with a bit of compression.
They do feel a little stiffer than the Sandbergs making me work a little harder. All my basses have minimal neck relief and string height is 5/64". I cannot quite undertand why one bass plays easier than another?
I'm almost certain to play the show with my Sandberg, and having a spare set of used EBCF's in the drawer I put them on the Sandberg just a bit ago to see how they'd sound and feel. I have to say, pretty bright for flatwounds, but to my amazement the articulation on the low be is quite remarkable. Not as bright as the Sandbergs SS strings, but reasonably bright for an all-around sound. I think they would be a good stand-in for Motown with a bit of EQing and some muting with a bit of compression.
They do feel a little stiffer than the Sandbergs making me work a little harder. All my basses have minimal neck relief and string height is 5/64". I cannot quite undertand why one bass plays easier than another?
