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Kala UBass Megathread, Part 2

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#881
Actually the Thundergut G that I had intonated poorly. The 12th fret harmonic was sharper than the fingered note. It had stretched near the bridge. I took them off anyway. Tried tuning them down a step and they felt and sounded more like the polys, But still sounded pretty bad. I know some people like the T guts, but i hope my review might stop a few of the people who would not like them from making a mistake and wasting their money.
 
#882
Anyone not liking the stock strings might want to consider persevering a few more months. I'm not sure I am going to change them until I need to. My Cali fretless is starting to show subtle signs of opening up and deepening in tone as well. Anyone else notice this phenomenon?[/QUOTE]



Has anyone noticed that when you take a very old set of steel strings offf a bass, they practically want to stand up by themself? A theory: Maybe though the polys get thinner and so have less unit weight (and tension) they might also get harder over time. this would explain some of the changes in sound quality too.
 
#885
I got mine on a Thursday and took it to a gig that night. I just had to tune it every few tunes. But not drastically. That said, I would agree with caeman. Let the strings settle a few days. Also, it might be beneficial to really know how this thing works with your rig. I am just now getting to a comfortable place with my rig after a year. And I have added some gear after trying many things.
 
#888
bryanspkr said:
... It had stretched near the bridge.
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It didn't stretch. You stretched it. The Thunderguts are not handled / set up same way rubber strings are.

If it didn't work out for you, fine, but talking about preventing people from wasting money - is not very fair.

We all have different tastes, so 100% of us will never like one string over another. But, I think history is going to show that something like 8 out of 10 people who try both will prefer the Thunderguts, and thus, people trying them is not a waste of money.
 
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SBassman said:
It didn't stretch. You stretched it. The Thunderguts are not handled / set up same way rubber strings are.

If it didn't work out for you, fine, but talking about preventing people from wasting money - is not very fair.

We all have different tastes, so 100% of us will never like one string over another. But, I think history is going to show that something like 8 out of 10 people who try both will prefer the Thunderguts, and thus, people trying them is not a waste of money.
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Guilty. I stretched it.
I never said no one will like them.
Just to know they sound different. If you have similar reasons for liking the polys as me, you might not like them.
 
#893
I don't know about the history thing. I think that too often, musicians make changes based on trends and promises that may not hold out for "their" use. Just look at the overdrive pedal market as proof of this.

The stock strings, and the thunderguts are fundamentally different. Much like rounds vs flats. Both have their unique qualities in different player's hands.

I have not tried the Thunderguts, but based on their description, I don't want a more focused sound. I want a looser sound of an acoustic bass. So, I am going to stick with the stock for at least a year. The higher tension of the Thunderguts worries me in the long-term, so I will let y'all be the guinea pigs for that. If after 12 months of persistent use, there is no damage to the U-Bass, I will revisit my decision.
 
#894
caeman said:
This is the UBass equivalent of the flats vs. rounds discussion. :)
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That's exactly how I found my experiences with the Thunderguts, that I got a couple of weeks ago (I think I may have gotten an old batch from an eBay seller; no ball ends, took forever to stretch and stay in tune, and a very weak sounding E string).

They are a nice sounding string, but they take that little "extra" away that the Pahoehoe have. My drummer at church said the Hutch model I have with the T'guts sounded like Noel Redding's tone with Hendrix. If that's what you want, great. But for me, it wasn't cutting it so I switched back to the OEM.
 
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caeman said:
I don't know about the history thing. I think that too often, musicians make changes based on trends and promises that may not hold out for "their" use. Just look at the overdrive pedal market as proof of this.

The stock strings, and the thunderguts are fundamentally different. Much like rounds vs flats. Both have their unique qualities in different player's hands.

I have not tried the Thunderguts, but based on their description, I don't want a more focused sound. I want a looser sound of an acoustic bass. So, I am going to stick with the stock for at least a year. The higher tension of the Thunderguts worries me in the long-term, so I will let y'all be the guinea pigs for that. If after 12 months of persistent use, there is no damage to the U-Bass, I will revisit my decision.
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The thunderguts will not damage your bass.
 
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