Dingwall nickel on the super p/j and super p fretless for a vintage vibe. Dingwall ss on the prima to kick butt. Levy's wide padded leather strap on all. Same one Sheldon now sells but his has the Dingwall logo.
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- Thread starter FroggyOne2
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Well. I ran out of time before jam tonight to attempt the boil.
I do remember trying the boil back my broke youth days. I had such poopy gear I don't think it mattered much then. Anyways, I did run some fast fret rigorously up and down the strings and that stuff works like magic some days.
My strings mostly came back to life. It was a good jam. I don't know that I will get around to boiling them. I will try scrubbing them again with the fast fret but that shall be all until I replace them.
2 thumbs up for fast fret!!! And Paysons for jumping back to life with a little clean!!
Here are the straps I have at home. My jam pad strap is similar to the smallest one at 2 5/8". It's pretty comfortable for a short time. My fav is the middle one with a little padding. The black is a little too big. Rubs on my neck a bit but other then that pretty comfortable.
I do remember trying the boil back my broke youth days. I had such poopy gear I don't think it mattered much then. Anyways, I did run some fast fret rigorously up and down the strings and that stuff works like magic some days.
My strings mostly came back to life. It was a good jam. I don't know that I will get around to boiling them. I will try scrubbing them again with the fast fret but that shall be all until I replace them.
2 thumbs up for fast fret!!! And Paysons for jumping back to life with a little clean!!
Here are the straps I have at home. My jam pad strap is similar to the smallest one at 2 5/8". It's pretty comfortable for a short time. My fav is the middle one with a little padding. The black is a little too big. Rubs on my neck a bit but other then that pretty comfortable.
I have one those Dingwall branded straps and it is fantastic.
I also have a Solostrap Neo which is also awesome.
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I also have several of the PlanetWaves 3"bass straps. Best strap for the money in my opinion.
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I too really like my Levy straps with Dingwall logos. I have one all black and one of the black on brown ones.
I've never boiled strings, and usually replace them only 2-3 times per year. That's with 10-14 hours a week playing time, on average. However, that was mostly with DRs on 34" basses...can't speak yet for strings on Dingwalls. I was planning on getting Payson nickels for my next set of strings.
For straps, I've been happy using Comfort Strapps for the past few years. They are quite...comfy.
For straps, I've been happy using Comfort Strapps for the past few years. They are quite...comfy.
I use isopropyl alcohol-as pure as u can find (99% or higher) better than boiling-strings last for years & years (I've got sets 10 yrs old, sound brand new & no rust)
Just make sure they are 100% dry before you put them near a bass (alcohol & finishes don't mix)
Just make sure they are 100% dry before you put them near a bass (alcohol & finishes don't mix)
I thought about doing this. Also here using lighter fluid cleans em up nicely. I'm not overly interested in going this route but it may come in handy in a pinch.
I do highly recomment fast fret though. I have used it previously but have never had such dramatic results as last night.
I just keep 2 sets in rotation -1 on bass, 1 in isopropyl (for months at a time-soaking and clean, no issues until eventually around the 8- 10'year mark where they start to lose tone slightly quicker than brand new, and may get a buzz/rattle in a string (1 out of 40 times is My avg)
It's always a mystery for me, people who keeps strings for months/years.
I don't know if I play to hard (too bad?) but my strings sounds dead very fast (I boil them some times), but they also have "broken zone". All the contact's point between my strings and frets have a flatter zone and my string isn't completely round
I don't know if I play to hard (too bad?) but my strings sounds dead very fast (I boil them some times), but they also have "broken zone". All the contact's point between my strings and frets have a flatter zone and my string isn't completely round
Mine get that way too. I'm always interested in trying boiling or alcohol but it seems like it may end up being a lot of work.
I find it's faster to switch sets on & off as they are pre shaped to fit over tuning peg/head, and have slight bend for saddle and the flat areas on strings from fret contact align to same area each time you re use (as long as you put on same way each time) and it seems to minimize fret wear
I've put new strings on bass side by side ISO-alcohol bathed ones and demonstrated to musicians, bassists, music store employees etc, no one can see or hear a difference
Works for Me anyway as it saves time and money with no compromise in tone
& no I don't work for an isopropyl manufacturer
I've put new strings on bass side by side ISO-alcohol bathed ones and demonstrated to musicians, bassists, music store employees etc, no one can see or hear a difference
Works for Me anyway as it saves time and money with no compromise in tone
& no I don't work for an isopropyl manufacturer
So you're actually pulling a set off and putting them into alcohol and leaving them in it for months?
Are the strings sitting coiled up or straightened out?
Are the strings sitting coiled up or straightened out?
Keep in mind we don't all have the same body chemistry (alkalinity, acidity). I am an example, I can keep strings on until they no longer intonate correctly. Plus we don't all have the same tonal goals, I am prone to turning tweeters down/off. On my amps, I turn the treble down, or in the case of my My Markbass cmd121h, cmd102p and LMII, it's off completely.
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You doing this with Nickel or SS? I use SS and this could save me some cash for the reason below:
I kill strings in a few days. My hands are so acidic that I've had to replace shift knobs and steering wheels in cars I've own because my hands ate through the leather.
I do mainly with stainless but some nickel as well
Works great regardless of skin chemistry-
As for intonation that will fail eventually for sure - i used to play really hard - broke tons of strings, & played under hot
Lights with Lots of sweat
The iso cleaning still Works to clear out crap on strings
Works great regardless of skin chemistry-
As for intonation that will fail eventually for sure - i used to play really hard - broke tons of strings, & played under hot
Lights with Lots of sweat
The iso cleaning still Works to clear out crap on strings
I made this from some home improvement scraps. 1" pvc with a slip cap. Filled with denatured alchol, it will hold two or three sets.
Velcro keeps it stuck to a lamp and upright. Total cost about $5, mostly for a can of denatured alchol.
Since the strings are already cut and wound, it only takes a few minutes to do a change and drop the used set in.
Faster and easier than boiling.
I'm using DR pure blues on the Super PJ. For longscales, I liked the Payson reduced core and medium light nickels. Infeld super alloys in super long work. You can even get mixed sets of TI flats from Bassstringsonline.com
As for straps, I'm using 4" Italia with suede backing.
