I gotchu! When I'm not any more *ahem* celebrating the *ahem* 4/20 holiday, heh heh heh
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Fender pre-CBS Club: pics mandatory!
- Thread starter Mastermold
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I gotchu! When I'm not any more *ahem* celebrating the *ahem* 4/20 holiday, heh heh heh
Don’t worry about flats and the neck. As long as the trussrod works well, flats aren’t an issue.
The PG warping is normal for real celluloid. Live with it. It’s delicate with age now so be careful with it. Just snug screws down with finger and a thumb, especially out at the narrow tips. And don’t even contemplte applying any heat! When you refinsh the bass, screw the pg to a wood scrap because they can shrink. Be gentle when pulling the cable out to avoid breaking the pg.
Interesting! So even an ancient neck that clearly has some extra bow in it can take med flats as long as the truss is holding up? Considering the relief is almost *too* low now, I can testify it's in good shape. I'm intrigued. & yeah--the output jack area isn't quite flush, and I've been feeling the need to take care with cables. Good to know my instincts are right on that. I LIKE the pickguard, so if I can keep it on there, I will (and I have pieces of one-sided board laying around perfect for mounting it). Thanks for the info! I'm new to old basses so it's a learning experience, a fun one.
The neck wood on both my '64 P-basses is essentially petrified at this point, so assuming yours is the same you should be able to use whatever strings you want. Just keep an eye on it after you string it up for any adverse reaction.
My '59 has had either Sadowsky standard or light gauge flats on it for the last 10-12 yrs.
Thanks! You may notice that it looks just a little bit better in the "after" shot. I used the Sadowsky recommended method of cleaning the fretboard with foaming window cleaner followed by a wipe with a thin layer of boiled linseed oil. Keeps the rosewood looking sharp.
Well, I trust the community. The GHS flats just went onto the '60. Currently...
Pros: the FLATS tone with that old pickup? FATNESS. The neck relief was slightly low before, but the added tension has it perfect. Very minor intonation adjustment and I'm good to go.
Cons:
Time to go practice some of these Pino lines on the D'Angelo album.
Pros: the FLATS tone with that old pickup? FATNESS. The neck relief was slightly low before, but the added tension has it perfect. Very minor intonation adjustment and I'm good to go.
Cons:
Time to go practice some of these Pino lines on the D'Angelo album.
If you were worried about the neck I was going to suggest low tension flats like TIs or Low tension La Bella’s but it would appear I’m too late.
These have been surprisingly great sounding strings with low tension. I am torn between which I prefer more, TI’s or these. I seem to go back and forth on any given day, depending on the song and bass I’m using.
I have a package waiting to be used.
Loving the Dunlop flats I’m currently using though.
Tough to accurately say as the action is quite a bit higher than I’d prefer and it needs a setup. I think I remember reviews saying they were a bit lower tension than Chromes.
Gorgeous. I Love the wide sunburst. I hate the ones with a narrow black stripe. Well, not hate, just prefer a nice blend like yours. Congrats.
My new set of LTF's just arrived two days ago, and here they are going on my '65 Jazz bass. These give me the closest tension feel to the DR rounds I've been using.
BTW, the talkbass strore is the best price to get LTF's for members!!!
