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Club Alleva Coppolo

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B3bopbass said:
Here's my best attempt to give you guys a 360 degree view:
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And some close-ups:
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And she sounds as good as she looks. :)
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:eek::eek::eek::eek:

You really have got one of the nicest J style basses I've ever seen.....unbelievable. You should stop posting pics of your basses...I'm getting jealous.:)
 
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Bassist30 said:
What strings are on that bass? Are they the new Alleva Coppolo's? How do they sound?
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I'm not sure what strings came with the bass. But honestly, I wasn't thrilled with them and my initial thoughts about the bass were that it was "just another good decent bass." And then I noticed that the A, D and G strings sounded more alive compared to the B and E strings, which sounded rather dead.

So after a little time with the stock strings, I switched them out with a set of GHS Progressives. After a quick setup and neck adjustment, the bass really came to life. Now there seems to be a nice balance, where it's warm yet clear, and bright without being harsh. The B and E feel great and sound balanced with the other strings. I don't know if the exposed core on the B and E have anything to do with this, but that would be my guess to some extent.

I remember Ken posting something about the lower strings on his bass sounding a little polite in comparison to his other basses. But the initial imbalance on my bass was beyond just that. Maybe I got dead strings, or maybe they got beaten to death at BPL. I'll call Jimmy and see what he thinks.
 
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B3bopbass said:
I'm not sure what strings came with the bass. But honestly, I wasn't thrilled with them and my initial thoughts about the bass were that it was "just another good decent bass." And then I noticed that the A, D and G strings sounded more alive compared to the B and E strings, which sounded rather dead.

So after a little time with the stock strings, I switched them out with a set of GHS Progressives. After a quick setup and neck adjustment, the bass really came to life. Now there seems to be a nice balance, where it's warm yet clear, and bright without being harsh. The B and E feel great and sound balanced with the other strings. I don't know if the exposed core on the B and E have anything to do with this, but that would be my guess to some extent.

I remember Ken posting something about the lower strings on his bass sounding a little polite in comparison to his other basses. But the initial imbalance on my bass was beyond just that. Maybe I got dead strings, or maybe they got beaten to death at BPL. I'll call Jimmy and see what he thinks.
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Jimmy was nice enough to set up my bass with my strings of choice (DR Hi Beams... 45-125). They sound GREAT on that bass! I do find that the E is not as 'big' sounding as my other boutique J's when slapped (the string balance is very even when playing fingerstyle to my ear, and the B is just beautiful!). I again really only notice this when slapping, and the bass control on the A-C preamp is voiced beautifully to add more 'balls' to the E string and B without really changing the response of the G to A much.. that's the only time I really use the pre, just to add a little more 'meat' to the low end response on the rare 'slap' occasions on a gig. Very nice!!!!!
 
#709
esoxhntr said:
B3bopbass,

What model GHS are those? Never seen an exposed core E-string before - I like it!!! (which of course means now I have to try and get some) :0
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GHS Progressives. Really great strings that provides the warmth and feel of nickels, and at the same time has a nice clear brightness to them that lasts.

+1 about the preamp Ken. I love how it makes the bass sound fuller while retaining everything great about the passive tone. Really nice indeed.
 
#711
tommixx said:
They look like what came on my LG5 which were Zons...

Peace,

T
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Zons came on mine also. But I don't think the E and the B was exposed cores. To be honest I liked them. I have been in search for a great string for My bass (LM5). So far I like the Low Riders with a 130 B best. But I would like to try the Zons again. Im leaning toward the 130 B's and maybe even bigger. We should have a separate post as to what strings and what it brought to there ALeva Coppolo's. Have not tried and want to try the Progressive's, Fodera's, Zons again, High Beams w/130, and many many more. Even the Dean Markley's with the old man on the front. I use to love that string on my old fender. But so far all strings sound good on the AC because of the instrument itself, but strings holds an imprortance to your sound.
 
#712
Bassist30 said:
Zons came on mine also. But I don't think the E and the B was exposed cores. To be honest I liked them. I have been in search for a great string for My bass (LM5). So far I like the Low Riders with a 130 B best. But I would like to try the Zons again. Im leaning toward the 130 B's and maybe even bigger. We should have a separate post as to what strings and what it brought to there ALeva Coppolo's. Have not tried and want to try the Progressive's, Fodera's, Zons again, High Beams w/130, and many many more. Even the Dean Markley's with the old man on the front. I use to love that string on my old fender. But so far all strings sound good on the AC because of the instrument itself, but strings holds an imprortance to your sound.
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+1... I love the 45-125 DR Hi Beams, per my post above. These strings bring a little bit more modern top end and aggressiveness to the bass, and last a LONG time. They can sound a little 'over the top' sizzly for the first couple of hours of playing, but then settle into that wonderful 'second stage' brightness that lasts at least double the time of any other string I've owned.

I find a well designed instrument does not really need the slight additional tension that a slightly heavier B string provides. There's something very cool about the B string increasing in gauge at the same rate as the other strings.... 45, 65, 85, 105, 125..... it really reinforces the feeling that the B string is just an extension of the E, just like the D string is an extension of the G, etc. It's subtle, so don't want to make too big of a point, but I really like the idea of a B as a 'lower extension to the E' versus the concept of 'the mighty, rumbling, all powerful B string', if that makes any sense. It seems the slightly smaller gauge helps a bit with intonation also (as does the non taper at the core, from what my set-up guys have told me).

The other thing that is cool about the Hi Beams is that they really feel closer to Nickels than typical SS strings... the windings, etc. are very smooth.

The DR Low Riders are cool also.. slightly tighter tension, a little grittier feel, and a slightly more 'rock oriented' tone, which reminds me of a slightly more refined Roto Sound tone... and they last much longer than the Roto's also.

IMO.
 
#718
Congrats on the new beautiful bass- love that red.

What is the fingerboard wood?

M
 
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