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Gold Tone MicroBass Talk

#221
I went all in with the pahoehoes. They sound great. All warmth and thud, but unfortunately I can't play it now for a few weeks until the D and G settle. I was noodling on it while it was temporarily settled at EAAD. It was interesting.
 
#230
SBassman said:
For Uke/21 inch scale?

Yes, they are for the shorter scale but I didn't realize that until I received them. I installed them anyway and they seem to be working.
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davewave said:
Wonderful.
How do they feel for slickness / stickiness compared to OEM?

Less sticky but not as smooth.

Are the diameters smaller?

A bit, but I haven't yet felt the need to change the nut.

How's the intonation?

Seems to be the same as it was with the OEM strings.
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#231
Were they long enough to tie knots in? Assuming that's what you did. Are they very stretchy?

When you say less sticky but not as smooth as oem, do you mean the stock thunderguts on the micro?
Are they not sticky at all? Or just a little less sticky?

How stable are they?

Sorry for the attack of questions but you're the first with these strings, and if I can order the ubass set directly from kala, I'd rather do that than order the shortbass set from Italy with a dodgy order form.
 
#232
3234718 said:
Were they long enough to tie knots in?

Yes.

Assuming that's what you did. Are they very stretchy?

I didn't think so.

When you say less sticky but not as smooth as oem, do you mean the stock thunderguts on the micro?

OEM means whatever came with the micro. I thought it was "yellow" Thunderguts (more of a pale beige color).

Are they not sticky at all? Or just a little less sticky?

Less sticky

How stable are they?

Don't know yet. They're still stretching and I can't tend to them all day so I tune them a bit sharp morning and night until they stabilize.

Sorry for the attack of questions but you're the first with these strings, and if I can order the ubass set directly from kala, I'd rather do that than order the shortbass set from Italy with a dodgy order form.
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Best thing to do is to buy a set for yourself and see if they suit you.
 
#234
3234718 said:
I went all in with the pahoehoes. They sound great. All warmth and thud, but unfortunately I can't play it now for a few weeks until the D and G settle. I was noodling on it while it was temporarily settled at EAAD. It was interesting.
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If you have the time, tune it up every day - or more often. It seems to help get them settled a bit sooner.

Did you knot the D and G as you did the lower strings, or did you install some kind of spacers as well?
 
#236
Some here know that I am working on a solid body, steel string micro bass that will be offered at my website in 2014.
It's not appropriate to discuss it here. When it is actually available, perhaps it will be appropriate to have a separate thread for it.
In the meantime, though, there has been great progress, and some here have expressed interest. I'm posting this just to announce that if anyone is interested in receiving occasional news about this bass as it unfolds, please write to me using the Contact page at my site, and I will add you to the email list.

I will be sending out an email update within the next day or two.
Obligatory pics will be included. :hyper:
 

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