All of a sudden I have visions of an SG bass with snakeskin pickguard. With no harm done to snakes of course.
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Well, snakes do leave sheds - that's the texture of snakeskin, that can be easilly used for a piece of decoupage... hmm
As soon as one of them sheds, I'Lloyd experiment with this on my Epi Gothq T-bird restoration. On a side note -
I'd love to have a perloid pickguard on Helga, buty just the shipping and customs from the US or UK woulicy rise the price of it to around 3x original.
Happy Friday everyone! Here is one of my original memes in a thread I created recently. Join in!.
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Sorry it's not an SG/EB, but opportunities to share a photo like this are rare. Just staying with the current theme.
Candy is a 48" amelanistic corn snake that must have escaped from someone nearby and eventually wandered into my yard about 8 years ago.
It was her lucky day since I was probably the only person in the neighborhood who's first reaction wasn't to start chopping at her with a shovel.
Instead, I brought her inside in a bucket then went into the garage for a tank and secure lid from my old stash of reptile keeping supplies, and had her comfortable in a few minutes.
Told my girlfriend that I had just caught a snake and that we were keeping it--she was positive that I was wrong on all counts.
After a quick look, turned out I was right after all: "It's just too pretty to get rid of!!".
Then we went to a bar to get paid for the previous week's gigs and drink some beers.
Still have Candy, and the 8-string, and beers. Oh...and the girlfriend, too.
Gorgeous little guy/lady.
I'm in the process of breeding out our ball pythons to produce an Ivory Ball - 80 or 90% solid white snake... hmm White Snake on an SG would sound pretty dope 
So I'm starting to think I'll not receive my EB-BS pickup form Novak. No word from them after repeated attempts to contact. So...
What other Mudbucker pickups are out there beside the Dimarzio? The goal is wider range sound on the mudbucker.
What other Mudbucker pickups are out there beside the Dimarzio? The goal is wider range sound on the mudbucker.
That doesnt sound professional, I hope you get your money back.
For the first time in my life Im a flatwound owner, Ernie Ball Super Slinky's. The articles I have read and the tech's that I have talked to said that they can not be used at low tempo tuned to C with or without dirt. After letting the information sail out to sea a few years ago I decided to find out on my own. On my EB3. First thing I realize is how deep the bottom end is. I always run my bass tone at 3 but now have it maxed out at 10 and it is still very deep. I had to alter bass and amp settings to find a comfort zone as far as tonal needs required. I was told these strings would be a sustain killer, I find that to be wrong at least in my experience so far. Ive had the weekend to noodle with them and Im growing receptive to their offering but I wont know if they stay on until I get in a full band practice to see how they cut into the mix. Very cool strings so far. My EB3 sounds very fat and heavy.
Kudos to you and everyone else who can use flatwounds/tapewounds of *any* kind. Seriously.
While I'm well aware of the fact that there are certain types of sound that one can only achieve with flats, I've never gotten over my inability to get comfortable with anything but SS rounds. And it wasn't for a lack of trying.
To each their own, most definitely, in this respect.
The tech told me that if I wasnt playing Motown than these strings had no business being on my bass. They feel very strange, kind of grabby and my fingers stick a bit instead of slide with them so thats a small hurtle Ive begun to research. Could be a groovy experience.
Really? What a silly thing to say.
They feel very strange, kind of grabby and my fingers stick a bit instead of slide with them so that's a small hurdle I've begun to research. Could be a groovy experience.
In my experience it depends on the brand of string you're using. D'Addario flats feel stickier to me than La Bella or Rotosound flats. Also, if you leave sweat or dirt on your strings instead of wiping them off after playing, they will start feeling sticky. You can still wipe them off later, but it's easier when they've just been played.
The grabbiness of flats usually goes away. But, even if not, humans adapt remarkably well. If after 100 hours you're fumbling around then maybe flats aren't for you, though. Give them a legitimate shot. Try to figure them out. They may change the way you play for the better which could be useful to translate over to rounds.The tech told me that if I wasnt playing Motown than these strings had no business being on my bass. They feel very strange, kind of grabby and my fingers stick a bit instead of slide with them so thats a small hurtle Ive begun to research. Could be a groovy experience.
I tried switching to rounds very briefly about two months ago. I could barely play them because the finger noise was like nails on a chalkboard. So, back to flats.
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I should bust my Kalamazoo out more often- thanks for the reminder!
Annnnnnd, cue awkward silence followed with a "I think we need to see other people".
I switched to Rotosound 77 Jazz flats on one of my SGs a few weeks ago. So far I'm lovin it. My other SG is still strung with nickel Rounds. Still trying to decide which strings I like best, and that says a lot for the Rotos considering I normally hate flats.
I've installed these on a wonderful '74 Ric 4001 owned by a friend of mine when I did the setup for him. The bass sounds amazing, but I sound like crap when playing it, probably because I'm fighting both the strings and the neck profile which is not to my liking at the same time...
More related to this thread, I played a very early ('61/62) EB-3 last year that was strung with Pyramids. Through an SVT no less. Sounded great, felt horrible.
I. Just. Can't. Play. Flats.
Roto 77s were surprisingly bright. I am a diehard La Bella guy, have been for years now. But, last year I searched for greener grass. I didn't find any, but I ended up testing pretty much all flats, a few half rounds, a set of Black Beauties (fun strings), and some rounds for kicks. After a few hundred dollars, I ended up where I began, my SG strung with La Bella .49/.109. Coulda bought a new bass rather than all these dang strings. But, long story short, Rotos weren't bad. I'd say they were a subdued Chrome lacking in the deep gut punch department. Still, I wouldn't mind putting them on a P Bass. I could see them doing well there.
My intent on switching to flats on the SG was really about trying to learn how to play with a pic. There's just something magic about flats and a pick on old school rock and roll. Up till now I've been exclusively a finger player, may stay that way but thought I'd at least give the pick a try.I've installed these on a wonderful '74 Ric 4001 owned by a friend of mine when I did the setup for him. The bass sounds amazing, but I sound like crap when playing it, probably because I'm fighting both the strings and the neck profile which is not to my liking at the same time...
More related to this thread, I played a very early ('61/62) EB-3 last year that was strung with Pyramids. Through an SVT no less. Sounded great, felt horrible.
I. Just. Can't. Play. Flats.
