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Double Bass Olive G lovefest
- Thread starter Greg Clinkingbeard
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Another good Combo. ..... Olive G. Eudoxa D. Spiro weich under those, great on my bass
I’d like to try a Eudora D. I did not care for the Oliv D on my bass (paired with an Oliv G and Spiro Weichs) My teacher agreed.
Same here but once I started using the Perpetuals under the Oliv G my curiosity about the Eudoxa D faded away.
I've been through Eudora hundreds of times, on my way from Lawrence to Kansas City!
Yesterday my wonderful Oliv G suffered a terrible injury and I am afraid will lead to it’s untimely death.
During the horrendous 1 hr 45min delay due to an incompetent “sound man”s extreme tardiness my bass suffered a tumble due to winds. I waited next to my bass, expecting to start any time, and walked away only momentarily to look back and see “Juzey” my 50’s juzek take a roll on the CONCRETE stage! After a quick inspection and not seeing any cracks I saw this:
During the horrendous 1 hr 45min delay due to an incompetent “sound man”s extreme tardiness my bass suffered a tumble due to winds. I waited next to my bass, expecting to start any time, and walked away only momentarily to look back and see “Juzey” my 50’s juzek take a roll on the CONCRETE stage! After a quick inspection and not seeing any cracks I saw this:
All things considered it could have been much, much worse. Note to self don’t ever, ever ever bring the A bass to a C- (turned to F*-) gig. Needless to say I was furious with the venue and still don’t know how to react with the band leader for letting us be in the situation. He was very kind to give me $100 extra from the tips to compensate, but I wouldn’t say it’s smoothed over.
The string made it through the gig and Iam tempted to leave it on to see how long it lasts, but the core is exposed both at the nut and bridge. I did place an order already for a new one
. She was only 8 months old and had never been removed from the day she went on (despite changing the others several times)
Thank you in advance for your condolences
The string made it through the gig and Iam tempted to leave it on to see how long it lasts, but the core is exposed both at the nut and bridge. I did place an order already for a new one
. She was only 8 months old and had never been removed from the day she went on (despite changing the others several times) Thank you in advance for your condolences
Consider yourself lucky, a broken neck or cracked top would have been much worse. Buy a spare Oliv G and wait till this one breaks or you have a really important gig.All things considered it could have been much, much worse. Note to self don’t ever, ever ever bring the A bass to a C- (turned to F*-) gig. Needless to say I was furious with the venue and still don’t know how to react with the band leader for letting us be in the situation. He was very kind to give me $100 extra from the tips to compensate, but I wouldn’t say it’s smoothed over.
The string made it through the gig and Iam tempted to leave it on to see how long it lasts, but the core is exposed both at the nut and bridge. I did place an order already for a new one
Thank you in advance for your condolences
All things considered it could have been much, much worse. Note to self don’t ever, ever ever bring the A bass to a C- (turned to F*-) gig. Needless to say I was furious with the venue and still don’t know how to react with the band leader for letting us be in the situation. He was very kind to give me $100 extra from the tips to compensate, but I wouldn’t say it’s smoothed over.
The string made it through the gig and Iam tempted to leave it on to see how long it lasts, but the core is exposed both at the nut and bridge. I did place an order already for a new one
Thank you in advance for your condolences
sorry this happened. this right here is a good reason to have a cheap plywood bass lying around.
Soooooo.....I'm not even going to ask how the conversation went from a bad G string to your bass tumbling to the ground.....I would definitely get it to a good bass luthier to make sure everything is ok. Old basses + hard falls can release & cause issues with any point on the bass.
I've used an Olive G pretty steady for about six years. With a more tough string like a Spirocore, I usually like to file & dress the individual bridge string slots so that approx. 1/2 of the string is sitting above the wood. It works well with no issues or binding and looks very tidy. Since wound guts like Olives are fairly fragile and I only use the G, I usually cut the slot a few mm deeper but with plenty of room so that it moves freely and does not bind. That way the string is nestled inside a protective zone so when the bridge bumps something (like it does regularly), the wood takes the hit, not the string.
Your bridge looks a little rough. You definitely want everything to be in top shape and very smooth for Olives. I find that I also need to be very diligent about equalizing the tension on the windings so that they do not bind up or pull behind the bridge (or nut). I average about 3 years of heavy use for an Olive G with probably a dozen times off and on with no issues if I treat them well. On a poorly setup bass with heavy hands I broke my first brand new one once before I ever got it up to full pitch, being used to the indestructible Spiros.....expensive lesson!
I've used an Olive G pretty steady for about six years. With a more tough string like a Spirocore, I usually like to file & dress the individual bridge string slots so that approx. 1/2 of the string is sitting above the wood. It works well with no issues or binding and looks very tidy. Since wound guts like Olives are fairly fragile and I only use the G, I usually cut the slot a few mm deeper but with plenty of room so that it moves freely and does not bind. That way the string is nestled inside a protective zone so when the bridge bumps something (like it does regularly), the wood takes the hit, not the string.
Your bridge looks a little rough. You definitely want everything to be in top shape and very smooth for Olives. I find that I also need to be very diligent about equalizing the tension on the windings so that they do not bind up or pull behind the bridge (or nut). I average about 3 years of heavy use for an Olive G with probably a dozen times off and on with no issues if I treat them well. On a poorly setup bass with heavy hands I broke my first brand new one once before I ever got it up to full pitch, being used to the indestructible Spiros.....expensive lesson!
Tailpiece-to-bridge tension and tuning-post-to-nut tension should be equal to nut-to-bridge tension, achieved by ensuring that the string does not bind in bridge or nut.
Sam I remember you mentioning in some other post that the Oliv G would probably pair better with Spiro mitts or 3/4 weichs than my 4/4 weichs. Now that I’ve changed the 3 weichs for mittels, I see what you mean.
Selim, are you enjoying the mittel/Oliv combo??
I just switched to mittels also, and even tried the g for a couple days, but the thin feeling and also a buzzy Bb in thumb pos had me questioning if I’d keep it. Sound wise (other than Bb,) I was digging the mittel G, but the new Oliv just kept tempting me. I broke down this morning and put it on, and it feels so good!
I just switched to mittels also, and even tried the g for a couple days, but the thin feeling and also a buzzy Bb in thumb pos had me questioning if I’d keep it. Sound wise (other than Bb,) I was digging the mittel G, but the new Oliv just kept tempting me. I broke down this morning and put it on, and it feels so good!
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Yes, all is well — great combination!
The mittel G also works for me. But the Oliv has something really special going on and it fits right in there with the Spiros.
The mittel G also works for me. But the Oliv has something really special going on and it fits right in there with the Spiros.
