Couldn't be happier!
That's great, Joe!
That's a great looking photo of Blondie and Candy, too! Very professional looking.
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Roscoe Club
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That's great, Joe!
That's a great looking photo of Blondie and Candy, too! Very professional looking.
Thanks! Yea I bet he could do slanted J Bartolini since alignment of poles aren't an issue kinda like the old Warwick a thumb 5's. Maybe close together towards the bridge who knows I bet he could as long as they weren't traditional J pickups with poles
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So anybody compared the OEM Roscoe D'addario strings to the EB Slinky nickel RW's?
The EB Slinky's sound good on my PJ but are quite polite unless I boost the upper mids.
Maybe I just need to A/B them myself. I was hoping to forgo the inevitable string merry go round.
I suppose it is Ray but it's also expensive!
I know!
I'm wanting to A/B two basses, but refuse to install a set of custom strings designed for bass (A) on bass (B) so that, at least, both will have the same type strings. I'm just going to install on bass (B) a set of new strings, which it does need, and go from there. That's close enough, right?
Strings that have really surprised me recently are GHS Boomers. I put them on one of my basses and I love them. Less tension than the D'addarios and maybe less aggressive, but not polite.
I know it's not the same instrument, but when I was playing guitar exclusively the GHS Boomers were the only strings I used. They just worked!
I haven't tried GHS bass Boomers in years. I remember switching from Roto-sound Swing bass to those in the late (drum roll) 70's!
I know, showing my age!
At any rate, I loved the feel of those (compared to the roughness of the Swing bass strings). And I remember that they still had the nice grand piano tone (just a bit warmer).
I may have to give them a try if the Pressurewounds don't do it for me.
Do boomers work on 35" scale? I remember before they were extra long (and trying to wrap the e string around my hipshot detuner), but now they look like the are just long scale...
I used Boomers a lot in the late 70s and early 80s. Hadn't used them in years but I recently had them on my franken-Fender PJ and they were great. Nice balanced tone, nice feel. I just switched that bass to Fender 9050 ML flats, which I also like. As a matter of fact I now have flats on 4 out of my 6 bass guitars - I think I'm being seduced to the dark side. Still have XLs on my Roscoe, though!
Need help finding a Tone control pot to put back into my Buckeye bass. I was told to find a 25k volume pot. The only one I can find like I need is this one. Would one like this work or does it have to be a 25k pot?
Sorry! Can't help you much!! The only thing I know to do with pot is to cook in it or smoke it!
Dang, I moss my Roscoe- not that I can play like him, but...
That's Byron Carter. He's plays with Eric Gales. I met him at Keith's shop while I was picking up my bass almost two years ago. He's a legit dude.
We need a post covid GTG. I'd love to trade stories and share basses with you guys.
