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#159,302
MCF said:
What have you been feeding that thing?
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The big thing behind the fence is something else. The rose is in front to the right with no flowers. Just an evil thorny thing that I can’t kill because my wife got it from her mom.
On Saturday I reached to grab something and got a thorn right in the tip of my index finger...and a tiny bit broke off. That night I played a block party and the pain was nasty. So bad, I had to grab a pick to get through Proud Mary (we do the Tina Turner version)
My wife dug out most of it on Sunday, but there’s still some in there.
 
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#159,304
PillO said:
WRT Finger noise - try playing with treble way up. It accentuates finger noise - it makes you much more aware of what you are doing right/wrong for finger noise. That was what I was doing to improve technique.

WRT fret buzz - Geddy is well known for a little bit of fret buzz. Likewise I set things up for a tiny bitt of buzz if I play hard enough (but clean also doable). And buzz starts to sound good with some drive...
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I read somewhere that John Entwistle told his bass tech that he didn't care if his basses buzzed, as long as they buzzed the same all over the neck.
 
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PillO said:
WRT Finger noise - try playing with treble way up. It accentuates finger noise - it makes you much more aware of what you are doing right/wrong for finger noise. That was what I was doing to improve technique.

WRT fret buzz - Geddy is well known for a little bit of fret buzz. Likewise I set things up for a tiny bitt of buzz if I play hard enough (but clean also doable). And buzz starts to sound good with some drive...
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PillO said:
WRT Finger noise - try playing with treble way up. It accentuates finger noise - it makes you much more aware of what you are doing right/wrong for finger noise. That was what I was doing to improve technique.

WRT fret buzz - Geddy is well known for a little bit of fret buzz. Likewise I set things up for a tiny bitt of buzz if I play hard enough (but clean also doable). And buzz starts to sound good with some drive...
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PillO, I’ve been meaning to ask...why the plague doctor avatar?
 
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Happy Greco TB 70 Thursday...for shipping protection with Gigbag + Gibson case

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…action is low...lightweight, seems to be a great player...
 
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Engle said:
The big thing behind the fence is something else. The rose is in front to the right with no flowers. Just an evil thorny thing that I can’t kill because my wife got it from her mom.
On Saturday I reached to grab something and got a thorn right in the tip of my index finger...and a tiny bit broke off. That night I played a block party and the pain was nasty. So bad, I had to grab a pick to get through Proud Mary (we do the Tina Turner version)
My wife dug out most of it on Sunday, but there’s still some in there.
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Just wink twice and maybe someone will drive by and "accidentally" pour bleach on it...
 
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#159,317
FlyingPigSound said:
Question for you Miles_ONeal ...when I sold you the Epi VP, I had just put Rotosound 66's on it, based on input from this forum, but never really played it before I sent it your way.
I'm usually a TI jazz flat guy (have 'em on all my basses, including the VP I purchased after I regretted selling the first one to you, lol), but I just got my hands on a '78 Gibson RD Standard (passive w/ two humbuckers and none of those annoying Moog / active wonky electronics), and my luthier suggested Roto 66's for it.
So...here's the question (about time I got to the point, eh?)...did you keep the Roto 66's on the VP? If so, what's your take on them?
I'm thinking I'll have the Roto's put on (XL since the RD allows for through-body), and I can always swap 'em out for my TI flats if I don't like them...but I'd like to hear your experience w/ them.
(I'm a finger player...never use a pick...so I don't want noisy strings)
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They do the Angry Piano quite well. I initially took them off as they were chewing up my fingertips, but after a bit with Cobalt flats (which I love on every bird I've tried them on so far), I put them back on. These, combined with the pickups and whatnots, make it a very different bass than the Classic Pro with Cobalt flats. And after a month of playing more with the CFs, the Rotos no longer bothered my fingers. There's a little bit of noise, but that's as much my playing as anything, and forces me to work on technique.

They're not the best for huuuge lows, but if you want good lows with zing on demand (hello, Mr Tone Knob), they're great. For instance, I can get JE's tone from the early Who days. Now if only I could play like that.

Oh, and I am currently playing finger 90% of the time, which is dead backward from a few years ago.
 
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PillO said:
You didn't ask me, but I'll chip in anyway...

I like RS66 on my bird. They have an aggressive sound that I think comes from the brightness. They have good bass and good mids (unlike Prosteels).

Finger noise - that's a feature, not a bug... ;) Actually, I don't think the finger noise is terrible - I have noticed much more with other strings. But, I think finger noise is more prominent with steel (vs nickel). Finger noise is also about technique - spending time working on changing position well has helped me reduce finger noise. Maybe flats make you lazy... ;):D
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They don't make you lazy, but they make it easy to get away with being lazy. That's why they fit so well in this group, the little enablers.
 
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Eddie LeBlanc said:
I've been using Coated DRs. I like the colored ones. Pretty long lasting and a well made strings.
"HI-DEF NEON™ BLUE Colored Bass Strings feature a luminescent coating designed to give your stage presence a little extra pop, especially under UV black lighting. They feature a round core wire and a silver-plated nickel-plated steel wrap. All strings include the neon colored K3™ coating, delivering longevity, more projection, fewer unwanted overtones, plus enhanced clarity and articulation than standard, uncoated strings. Yet, they provide the same protection due to corrosion and perspiration as well as increased tone life that coated strings are known for."
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If only I could get EBCFs color coated...
 
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