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Do you guys stretch your strings?
- Thread starter NickInMesa
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Ridiculous.
Why is waiting for the string to settle normally so difficult? I've never had to stretch a string to keep my bass in tune for a set, even a set after a fresh set was installed.
And my strings last forever because i don't abuse them. Win.
Why is waiting for the string to settle normally so difficult? I've never had to stretch a string to keep my bass in tune for a set, even a set after a fresh set was installed.
And my strings last forever because i don't abuse them. Win.
On a side note I did stretch and retune twice and it was fine, remained in tune for 2 hours of practice, then it was all down by half a tone.
Note I use 5th and 7th harmonics to adjust my tuning once in a while as soon as I realize my scales are sounding odd.
I guess it's pretty normal to lose tuning by about half a tone with new strings. Am I right?
Note I use 5th and 7th harmonics to adjust my tuning once in a while as soon as I realize my scales are sounding odd.
I guess it's pretty normal to lose tuning by about half a tone with new strings. Am I right?
Hey! Who you callin old? I'm 44, that's hardly old! BTW, I wear the knit skull cap/beanie type hats too, but mine don't look like underwear!Hi.
It's a second or third time this video has popped up and I still can't watch it through.
That is absolutely horrible. I bet that if I listened carefully, there would be the sound of wood crackling.
And as for the OP question: Yes I stretch my strings, but along the plane of the FB. I use my thumb as a lever and pull with my other fingers. If I'm in a hurry, between the sets for example, I use both hands. Two or three stretches -tune ups- is enough to get through the next set. Or longer.
Well, if his underwear gets soiled for some reason or he just feels like a quick change there's always the spares available. And he still has the dirty ones for....
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Seriously, I think that's called youth fashion and not understanding it no doubt makes us OLD.
Regards
Sam
PGumby, you old fart. When I was growen up they always said don't trust anybody over 30.. Well you're 14 years into the unreliable zone.
As youngsters we grow up worshiping our Dads and think they could do no wrong. Then in our teen years we think our Dads can't do anything right and then one day we go oh crap... and realize we have become our Dads!
BOB
As youngsters we grow up worshiping our Dads and think they could do no wrong. Then in our teen years we think our Dads can't do anything right and then one day we go oh crap... and realize we have become our Dads!
BOB
