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#29,244
spiritbass said:
+1 on the nice feel & tone of the reduced core Paysons. :cool:
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+2!!!

If you want warm, though, nickels will probably be what you want instead of RCs. RCs were a good middle ground for me on the NG3. I can't get them to sound as warm as the nickels, though.

I wish I had a button that would switch between them. I guess I just need another NG3 with the other set of strings on it. I might as well put the 3x switch on that one while I'm at it. And world peace, I'll have that too.
 
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Don’t know if I mentioned this, but I put some GHS Boomers 90-30 on my Super P 4. Talk about super light fun. The action is effortless, slapping is super fun, and they sound great. A little darker than the DR Pure Blues.

The AB-1 four string got the DR Pure Blues 95-40 Victor Wooten set. The E string just made the nut. Again super light strings. Great sounding, very bright rounds new, and they mellow nicely. The set on my Cirrus are almost done, but they went a good long time.

I’ve got a set of DAddario Nickel XL’s incoming to try. Another super light set 95 or 90 to .035. They were on sale at Fret Nation, $13.97 shipped. I’m hoping they will fit the AB-1, but for sure they will work on the Cirrus. I haven’t used XL’s in years, but I’m hunting super light strings.

I’m on a super light string exploration.
 
#29,246
BassBH said:
+2!!!

If you want warm, though, nickels will probably be what you want instead of RCs. RCs were a good middle ground for me on the NG3. I can't get them to sound as warm as the nickels, though.

I wish I had a button that would switch between them. I guess I just need another NG3 with the other set of strings on it. I might as well put the 3x switch on that one while I'm at it. And world peace, I'll have that too.
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The reduced core set is nickel. :cool:
 
#29,249
singlemalt said:
Don’t know if I mentioned this, but I put some GHS Boomers 90-30 on my Super P 4. Talk about super light fun. The action is effortless, slapping is super fun, and they sound great. A little darker than the DR Pure Blues.

The AB-1 four string got the DR Pure Blues 95-40 Victor Wooten set. The E string just made the nut. Again super light strings. Great sounding, very bright rounds new, and they mellow nicely. The set on my Cirrus are almost done, but they went a good long time.

I’ve got a set of DAddario Nickel XL’s incoming to try. Another super light set 95 or 90 to .035. They were on sale at Fret Nation, $13.97 shipped. I’m hoping they will fit the AB-1, but for sure they will work on the Cirrus. I haven’t used XL’s in years, but I’m hunting super light strings.

I’m on a super light string exploration.
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I have a set of Elixir super light nickels coming in today for the SJ/P. Right now it is strung with DR Dragon Skins 45-105, but I murdered those strings in under a week even though they're coated :crying:
 
#29,251
I'll likely be waiting another month or two before I order some Payson's... if I decide to at all. I've really been drilling my right hand technique since I last posted which has alleviated a great deal of my problems with pain in that hand. Now I only experience pain in that hand when I slap (in my MCP joint on my index finger, according to google). I'm not sure how to approach fixing that, but I'm sure I'll figure something out ;).

Any of you folks have any recommendations for mid-sized amps (for band practices/small shows) that work well with your Dingwalls? I'm thinking about returning to realm of live music, but I have not owned an amp for almost a decade, so I am very behind the times on that front. I'm leaning towards a generic power amp+ a cheap or used bass cabinet, since I already have a SansAmp pre that I'm able to live with for the time being.
 
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You'll find quite a few Greenboy fEarful cab owners/builders here. If you are DIY oriented, build a fEarful 12/6. I can pull a 12/6 cube together for around $300, but that's cutting my own plywood and building form scratch. It doesn't have to be fancy.

Your sans amp is probably a Di as well as a pre, so the generic power amp plan sounds great.

I use a Streamliner 600 and a fEarful cube. I also have an Acoustic Image ten2 that is a great little amp, but they aren't cheap.

I'd like to get to ampless just using my Line6 POD HD 500x and a few other pedals right into the FOH and in ears. But that only works with a real FOH system. For the moment, amps are a necessary item. I believe the lower the stage volume the better the sound overall.
 
#29,253
Dingwall bass porn, Spring addition. My two beautiful Afterburners.

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invisiman said:
I'll likely be waiting another month or two before I order some Payson's... if I decide to at all. I've really been drilling my right hand technique since I last posted which has alleviated a great deal of my problems with pain in that hand. Now I only experience pain in that hand when I slap (in my MCP joint on my index finger, according to google). I'm not sure how to approach fixing that, but I'm sure I'll figure something out ;).

Any of you folks have any recommendations for mid-sized amps (for band practices/small shows) that work well with your Dingwalls? I'm thinking about returning to realm of live music, but I have not owned an amp for almost a decade, so I am very behind the times on that front. I'm leaning towards a generic power amp+ a cheap or used bass cabinet, since I already have a SansAmp pre that I'm able to live with for the time being.
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I love Genzler stuff myself. Their Bass Array cabs are the bomb. Their Magellan amps are also killer. I play a Monique amp and love the combination. But I suspect there are many great amps and cabs that will work with the best bass instruments on the planet. :bassist::bassist:;)
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
I love Genzler stuff myself. Their Bass Array cabs are the bomb. Their Magellan amps are also killer. I play a Monique amp and love the combination. But I suspect there are many great amps and cabs that will work with the best bass instruments on the planet. :bassist::bassist:;)
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+1 I'm playing Markbass right now, but I've played the Genzler bass arrays and really like them.
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
I love Genzler stuff myself. Their Bass Array cabs are the bomb. Their Magellan amps are also killer. I play a Monique amp and love the combination. But I suspect there are many great amps and cabs that will work with the best bass instruments on the planet. :bassist::bassist:;)
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I play a Mesa WD-800 atm. Love what it does to the mids :D
 
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#29,259
kirkdickinson said:
Replying to an old comment. Do you still like the dUg Pedal with a Dingwall bass? I have one on order from the classifieds here. Should be here next week.
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I still have it, but it's not on my board atm. Honestly, I haven't actually even tried it with my Dingwalls. I got a Darkglass X7 that I've been ignoring for a few months now, lol! It's actually the first DG pedal that gives me what I feel like a DG pedal should be giving me, but I just don't use it that much. The dUg is a great dirt pedal, I think you'll dig the dUg, LOL! I'll probably put it back on my board at the next reconfig.

I will say, that I'm keeping an eye out for the Invalid Link Removed. It looks like a 1590A version of what DG has been doing, but there's no demos out right now, so everybody's waiting.

I should just put my VT Bass back on and be done, I'm just not a dirt guy. LOL!
 
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