Was that before or after they started using those new fangled electrified basses, Pops?Sonny, I remember when they switched from gut to those goldarned new fangled metal strings.
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EB Cobalt Flats sound pretty close (as close as a flat can get) to rounds. Chromes are bright for flats as well, but never worked for me.
I have La Bella DTB SS on a Gibson, I like them too. The SS Rotos are completely different feeling, they're rough feeling at first but I love the feel and the sound. Your fingers will NEVER slip off of them.
Was that before or after they started using those new fangled electrified basses, Pops?
We used to stand behind one of these with our git fiddles, ayup.
Bob's post reminded me that Roto Flats (77s) are or can be a little bright. I really liked them on a few basses. Low output, however.
Same experience here.
IME - EBCF are probably at the furthest end of the flat scale towards a round wound.
That begs the question - what is the round wound string that sounds closest to EBCFs? Would that be Boomers?
That also begs the question - which flats sound furthest from a round? Would that be La Bella DTFs?
And where do La Bella Black tapes fall on that scale from bright rounds to dull flats?
ps - not a fan of Chrome flats at all.
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I think you’re gonna need a bigger gig mobile to haul your gear in.We used to stand behind one of these with our git fiddles, ayup.
I've heard GHS flats are very um, not bright, I've never tried them. I like the La Bellas for flats because they cut right through with a pick and have a very even sound from bottom to top and do have some top end. They do not sound at all like round wounds, at least to me.
That's really the primary reason I have them on my Blackbird - the pickups on it have so much output, I have to run it through the active input/pad switch on my amps.
And then pull the pre-gain back a bit.
With the Roto 77s, the output is cut enough that I don't have to pull back the pre-gain. Still have to use the active input/pad switch though, unless I want to overdrive the pre-amp........I really love those pickups
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I have a small bottle of Stew Mac 10 THIN cyanoacrylate (super glue) - it's very viscous and comes with a long thin spout. It works very good for a fix like that because it instantly seeps under the separated finish if you dispense it at the crack. Then, tape it flat and Bobs yer' uncle. It takes a bit longer to cure than standard super glue so it needs to be taped. Use a tape that is low-tack, like 3M #2080 - commonly found at any paint store and some HW stores.
I just did a very similar repair prepping a body to be refinished. Once the loose piece is stable, you can flood any gap with the glue and one cured, file and wet-sand smooth.
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The suggestion from the luthier group was to put blue tape reversed onto the sticky side of another piece of blue tape and wax the reversed piece. Could use wax paper as a backing as well. Tape it down and let it cure naturally.
My one concern is that even wiping the cracked area with naptha, that dark edge stain didn't budge. No idea where that ring around the crack came from or if it is possible to eliminate...Thanks.
Need help on sticking down a lifting poly(?) finish crack
Since I've been posting a lot of current pics of my Classic Pro, I figured I'll give an old pic this Whitebird Wednesday, of how it looked the day I got it (two years ago in August):
Since I've never taken the pickguard off a Tbird, what's that slot for?Since I've been posting a lot of current pics of my Classic Pro, I figured I'll give an old pic this Whitebird Wednesday, of how it looked the day I got it (two years ago in August):
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San Ramon Valley. Over the East Bay hills.
