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The Reverend Club (part 8)

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I put some cheap fender rounds on it for now so they sound good, the other ones had lost a little zing and were uneven. Then again it was played a bit before I got it. Houser has suggested cobalt flats in the video, but I have them in two other basses. Might stick with rounds
 
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sPiKi said:
View attachment 3371914 Last night's outdoors gig. Kinda cool with a mighty 4'C on the clock. Thankfully we had over head heaters. The Decision fulfilled all my expectations and then some. These new PUs are loud. The sound was more growly and gnarly than I had expected with a bit of volume behind it but I just used the blend control to get the right tone. The blend knob is a great feature and so easy to use. All in all this is a definite keeper and a fantastic bass.
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Scary setup. I see that pic and all I can think about is the beer that'll be spilled onto the rig from above.
 
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Thankfully not a drop was spilled...I did have to bare my teeth at one young fella who was trying to 'dance' with a bottle in his hand and he backed off like a scared pup. We had the option to start a bit earlier and finished around 12 before the audience were really hammered.
 
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I need to get better pictures... but this is my Rumblefish with the original pickguard (top) and a tort pickguard (bottom). A little blurry on the tort photo, sorry. Can I have a Reverend number? :woot:

Rumblefish old pg.jpg


Rumblefish new pg.jpg
 
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Daniel Piper said:
Nope- the rounds.

I thought I had ordered the flats, but obviously got my strings crossed. When these die I’ll grab some cobalt flats for it.

The harmonics are so rich with these strings.

My plan was to have the mercalli to wear cobalt flats, and my Warwick streamer to wear the cobalt rounds.

They both sound amazing today!
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Nice. Oh, Warwick with the cobalt rounds should rule. Seems a great match.

You've got some serious basses! Am hoping to try a Thundergun or Mercalli with the cobalt flats eventually.
 
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Just ordered some DR Fat Beams yesterday. I'm still using the stock stainless steels that came on my Mercalli. They've lost their zingyness and will probably sound fine when cranked but the A string is sounding a little dead.
Haven't had DRs before but they seem to come highly regarded. Also have a set of Pure Blues that were recommended to me.
 
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sPiKi said:
Just ordered some DR Fat Beams yesterday. I'm still using the stock stainless steels that came on my Mercalli. They've lost their zingyness and will probably sound fine when cranked but the A string is sounding a little dead.
Haven't had DRs before but they seem to come highly regarded. Also have a set of Pure Blues that were recommended to me.
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+1 on DRs. I have the HiBeams on my Wattplower and use a copper pick. Lots of, to use the technical term, zing and clang.
 
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They’re made by a company called Clayton. They also make brass and stainless—I’ll occasionally use the stainless, but it has zero flexibility(not that the copper is super flexible....). Incredibly aggressive attack, which comes in handy playing noise rock with boatloads of distortion and/or fuzz. Pick slides are shatteringly loud. They are string demolishers though; why I landed on the HiBeams—they seem to stand up better to the picks in addition to having pretty great clarity. Only drawback to the picks is, my thumb and forefinger look like they were dipped in newsprint after practice/gigs.
 
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Windowliquor said:
They’re made by a company called Clayton. They also make brass and stainless—I’ll occasionally use the stainless, but it has zero flexibility(not that the copper is super flexible....). Incredibly aggressive attack, which comes in handy playing noise rock with boatloads of distortion and/or fuzz. Pick slides are shatteringly loud. They are string demolishers though; why I landed on the HiBeams—they seem to stand up better to the picks in addition to having pretty great clarity. Only drawback to the picks is, my thumb and forefinger look like they were dipped in newsprint after practice/gigs.
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I have some stainless picks and yeah you’ll kill strings. I’ve used them when I knew strings were on their last legs...attack is outta this world
 
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Windowliquor said:
They’re made by a company called Clayton. They also make brass and stainless—I’ll occasionally use the stainless, but it has zero flexibility(not that the copper is super flexible....). Incredibly aggressive attack, which comes in handy playing noise rock with boatloads of distortion and/or fuzz. Pick slides are shatteringly loud. They are string demolishers though; why I landed on the HiBeams—they seem to stand up better to the picks in addition to having pretty great clarity. Only drawback to the picks is, my thumb and forefinger look like they were dipped in newsprint after practice/gigs.
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Daddario used to make XL reds. Copper coated strings. Sounded real cool and different, but turned your fingers black!
 
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sPiKi said:
Just ordered some DR Fat Beams yesterday. I'm still using the stock stainless steels that came on my Mercalli. They've lost their zingyness and will probably sound fine when cranked but the A string is sounding a little dead.
Haven't had DRs before but they seem to come highly regarded. Also have a set of Pure Blues that were recommended to me.
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I just replaced the D'addario steels that I had on with nickel Lo riders. I like them a lot. Much more balanced string to string.
 
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