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The Reverend Club (part 7)
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What's going on with the string/polepiece alignment? I hope it's just the angle of the shot or something, but it seems unlikely.My Houser is away, the 5L's home alone and this german beauty makes my day
The only think I don't like about those Deusenbergs is the tuners. I like big ol' cloverleaf ones.
I love the body shape on that D-Bass, though. How's the balance?
I love the body shape on that D-Bass, though. How's the balance?
The polpieces are fake - this got a blade underneath but you are right - in the picture angle it looks
To be honest I did not get the idea of fake polepieces - without it would look cleaner. But anyway the pickup sounds awesome.
They only look odd, but are way better than these crappy 60s Hofner stuff. I just changed the strings (first time on this bass) and there is no big differents to the big heads.
Balance (instrument wise) is very good. I played Fender P's which are more neck heavy. It's not to light and not to heavy. Beside the sound I like the neck most. It's nothing fender or ibanez like, maybe more like a Gibson neck.
Balance (soundwise)...played a couple of rehearsals with my rock band and the bass sound fit perfectly. The combination of mid-shape filter & series/parallel switch offers a lot more usefull sounds then i first expected. The mid-shape is a wonderful thing when changing from pick to fingers.
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Low-Bottom-E said:
LOL. You and me, LBE. I told my guys to put Chromes on my DK the day it came in, do the setup, THEN call me. All my 4s wear Chrome.
I tried chromes on my BH5 a while ago.. I think I'm partial to DR rounds 
They sounded great, but I just couldn't see myself playing them ALL the time. If I get a 4 string P or something... I will definitely give'm another try!
They sounded great, but I just couldn't see myself playing them ALL the time. If I get a 4 string P or something... I will definitely give'm another try!
I tried chromes on my BH5 a while ago.. I think I'm partial to DR rounds
I don't use flats on my 5-strings - I have TI bronze acoustics on my Turner Renaissance fretless (the bass and strings were co-developed, from what I understand) and also on a MIK acoustic fitted with a Turner piezo (no longer made, afaik); TI Jazz Bass (nickel) on my Lakland. Both have unique (and wonderful) sounds.
I don't actually do much with either of these fabulous instruments these days (all purchased pre-Reverend). Since I got it, my P-J 'fish has been my main axe.
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I tried Fender flats years ago on my Rick and fretless...I hated them. I finally tried some Chromes on my 5L and absolutely loved them. I'm not sure what I just put on my Mercalli...I know they are some form of Daddario steel rounds. It sounds so freaking good right now. I might try chromes in a few months maybe.
'way back in the day, LaBella made Fender bass strings, and they were good. These days, when Fender is the 'cheap' brand and LaBellas seem to be considered 'high-end', I haven't found a set of LaB's that work for me. I have a set of LaBellas on my '79 Steinberger XL (Newburgh) and they're... ok. But in flat-wound double ball end strings, my choice is LaBella or LaBella.
Of course, ymmv... I know at least one bass player who insists that the Jamerson set of LaBellas is identical in every way to the original Fender string... and he sounds pretty good. My Chromes on my recentlly-completed P-Franken-bass are freakin' incredible. I can't wait until they have more mileage on them...
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AFAIK LaBella never made strings for Fender. I've also never heard it claimed that the original Fender flats were at all similar to LaBellas.
IIRC, CBS bought the V.C. Squier string company around the same time they bought Fender Electric Instrument. They had already been making strings for Fender for a few years.
But I don't know who made strings for Fender for their first fifteen or so years.
LaBella has been in business in the US since 1914. So it's possible they might have made some strings for K&F or early Fender.
But I don't know who made strings for Fender for their first fifteen or so years.
LaBella has been in business in the US since 1914. So it's possible they might have made some strings for K&F or early Fender.
This is what I heard, 'way back in the day. I do not know if it is correct, but I've believed this story (which I heard when I worked on 48th St in Manhattan, 1966-1967 in a music store that no longer exists:
When Fender introduced the Precision bass, nobody made bass strings. The LaBella company modified piano strings to produce the early bass strings. Then, LaBella continued making bass strings (flatwounds) for Fender, and introduced strings that were similar, but not the same, under their own brand. When Rotosound became popular, and Fender wanted round-wounds for their basses, they started making their own.
I would not swear this story is true with a gun to my head, but it was pretty widely believed among the music retailers/salesmen/musicians I hung out with in my youth.
PS: VC Squier had no metal (electric) bass strings in their catalog when Fender bought them.
I tried chromes either on my 5L and the BH5. On the BH5 it turned out quickly that I did not like it at all in the mix. For me nickels (Framus or D'addario) are the first choice BH5 strings.
On the 5L chromes really shine, also in the mix. But I also like the slightly agressive sound of steels, which really put's the bass (played with pick) fat in the mix.
IMHO flatwounds or halfrounds are best for precision like basses.
Ever tried D'angelico Smooth Bass Hits? Put them on an old precision = instant winning team.
On the 5L chromes really shine, also in the mix. But I also like the slightly agressive sound of steels, which really put's the bass (played with pick) fat in the mix.
IMHO flatwounds or halfrounds are best for precision like basses.
Ever tried D'angelico Smooth Bass Hits? Put them on an old precision = instant winning team.
Then what was Audiovox using on their fretted electric bass? The one that preceeded the Fender Precision by a few years.
I have no idea. I wasn't aware that Audiovox had an electric bass that preceded Fender's. Maybe they did the same thing (used modified piano strings). What do you think they were using? When Fender first produced a bass guitar, the 'factory' did not have the facilities for making strings. They had to source them from somewhere. Maybe the LaBella thing was just a myth, and Fender got them from Audiovox. I do believe that in 1951, Fender was not in the string-manufacturing business.
I am, at this point, very sorry I ever said anything about it - it has no relevance to Reverend basses.
strange. they are us-made and here in germany there was a big dealer who sold them as single strings for less than 15bucks per set. they also make very well sounding steels (which are here in the old world a steal)
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