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#41,321
BurningSkies said:
The 5-string Combustion fretless has the usual Dingwall strings on it right now, but I tried Payson flats...I loved the smoothness of them but don't love the higher tension/stiffer tensile feel of the strings. I also have always not liked the perceived 'plunky' vibe of flats and the vibrational deadening.
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Hmm. I agree that the reduced cores from Payson have higher tension, but I never felt that with Payson flats. Vibrational deading - I can see that a bit - depends how I play. But whenever I go back to Stainless I realize why I like the Payson flats so much.
 
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I used to flirt with flats and fretless basses. The first was a fretless Dan Armstrong, the second was a MIM Jazz that I put a Warmoth fretless neck on. I discovered that it's just not my thing. After they found new homes, I would occasionally try flats (also flirted with tapes) on my fretted beauties, but in the long run, I'm round-wound to the bone. Used to be a die-hard SS fan, but all I play anymore are nickel rounds. :cool:
 
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#41,323
NaH said:
Just when I was happy with walnut/bubinga. Wonder how it compares. Some day I shall know.
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This was the option that was mooted as a replacement for wenge when the supply dried up last year. Sheldon said on one of the Q&A's he did (back in maybe October 2020) that the alternative woods they considered were very similar to wenge. So it's probably pretty comparable to a wenge neck.
 
#41,324
NaH said:
Hmm. I agree that the reduced cores from Payson have higher tension, but I never felt that with Payson flats. Vibrational deading - I can see that a bit - depends how I play. But whenever I go back to Stainless I realize why I like the Payson flats so much.
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They're just not the string for me. I tried. I had them on for a few months. Didn't love them amplified or acoustic, they're smooth but fairly stiff. In the end I worked with them to get some technique stuff working then I moved back to rounds and found I could play that stuff better once I re-adjusted...just have to work a bit harder.
 
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#41,326
Waltsdog said:
This was the option that was mooted as a replacement for wenge when the supply dried up last year. Sheldon said on one of the Q&A's he did (back in maybe October 2020) that the alternative woods they considered were very similar to wenge. So it's probably pretty comparable to a wenge neck.
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Warwick went the same path with wenge necks in the 90's, from my experience.

Cross fingers by the time my order comes up for confirmation wenge will still be an option.
 
#41,329
ThisYouCanTrust said:
What's ovangkol exactly ?
To me that was always the lesser wood that warwick used when they stopped bubinga for some reason.
They always said it was just as good, but to me a real thumb is wenge/bubinga and nothing else.
So what's the consensus here ?
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Ovangkol is a wood species. ;)


Seems to be more of an alternative to maple then wenge with its tonal properties according to this. Or as they state, rosewood.

Ovangkol


I wouldn’t call this a replacement for wenge but more so an alternative to wenge and the rest.
 
#41,330
libanass said:
Quick stupid question:

Does the bass tone in passive mode changes if the preamp is switched from a Glockenland to a Darkglass Tone Capsule?

Has anyone done this switch before while maintaining all the internal wirings as they are? (active/passive, 3 series/parallel switches)
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The main differences with the installation and features is, the pot sizes are larger on the DG and so requires drilling or in reverse sleeves that go around the Glock pots. And then as mentioned the lack of Passive tone control on the darkglass vs the treble knob on the glockenklang doubling as passive tone control
 
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AB Nate said:
The main differences with the installation and features is, the pot sizes are larger on the DG and so requires drilling or in reverse sleeves that go around the Glock pots. And then as mentioned the lack of Passive tone control on the darkglass vs the treble knob on the glockenklang doubling as passive tone control
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Thanks,
guess I'll keep it as it is then, already knew about the lack of the passive tone control, but wasn't sure about the holes, I thought they were at the contrary smaller on the Darkglass

My Modulus Quantum has a Darkglass TC, and it's sick!
The Glock is wonderful for sure, but quite calm, which is nice too
 
#41,332
libanass said:
Thanks,
guess I'll keep it as it is then, already knew about the lack of the passive tone control, but wasn't sure about the holes, I thought they were at the contrary smaller on the Darkglass

My Modulus Quantum has a Darkglass TC, and it's sick!
The Glock is wonderful for sure, but quite calm, which is nice too
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I like the sparkle the Glockenklang adds to what’s present. It is calm but very pleasant compared to the DGTC. The darkglass is a tone shaping and honing monster. Both have very nice flavors.

I could have it backwards for pot sizes but I don’t think so. I can physically check for you later.
 
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#41,337
Ryno1330 said:
Another question while pondering my next order. Does anyone have experience with how similar (or different) the neck pickup on a 3 pickup super J sounds vs the P pickup on a super P?
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@MDBass might be able to answer that
 
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Nuage420 said:
So glad to see you posting again man. Your channel has really done a lot for me as a student in this music world.
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Thanks! Glad you like the channel! Still can’t sit for long, but I’m slowly trying to manage pain/discomfort levels and play a bit more. You can see my knee brace in the video :)
 
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