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Scarf posted:I was able to get it pretty much to the same relief and action that I play my own with. Intonation wasn't too terribly off, which was nice. I'm always worried that I'm gonna run out of travel in the saddles. Nice, seems like the best-case outcome. It's amazing how much difference it makes when an instrument has a decent setup. The Science Goy fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Nov 24, 2021 |
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Anyone play with tapewounds? Thinking of switching from my flats
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That Guy From Pearldiver posted:The Sterling SUB basses are in the $250/$300 range and a joy to play. Neck is very Jazzish (to me). Only complaint the active pickup is very hot and needs to be eq tamed. If not replaced outright. Other than that I love mine. I've got 3 basses and some considerably more expensive but my go to right now and the one I get the most compliments is my light green sub ray. It's a loving workhorse that does no wrong in my eyes. Dependable as gently caress.
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Nov 24, 2021 21:55
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prom candy posted:Anyone play with tapewounds? Thinking of switching from my flats I love me some tapes, specifically La Bella whites/coppers/golds. The black nylon formulation is fine but I like the white (technically clear translucent) nylon better personally.  Those are La Bella Bubby Gokus from NAMM 2019, sonically the same as whites but with *flair* from the silk under the nylon. They are slippery and substantially lower tension than your standard rounds or flats, so they will feel noticeably different, but I really did it. Zero finger noise, slides are effortless, and it's really easy to put some grease on a note with a string wiggle. They last a stupid long time too, I usually swap them every two to four years. They'll be pretty bright (not rounds bright tho) for a couple weeks, settling into a more mellow state where they will remain for the next couple years. If you think you'll be alright with low tension, do it.
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prom candy posted:Anyone play with tapewounds? Thinking of switching from my flats I have black tapes on my warwick and they are amazing.
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Nov 24, 2021 22:43
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So, like, indulge a noob question. A sound like this (timestamped): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_zrgBobQV4&t=283s Is that just like 50 db of compression on the front end and god's own skills on muting? Same thing with this thing that's been flying around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRT_V_3rK3I It seems like you could only do this with a ridiculous amount of comp up front as well as the best 0.1mm-accurate setup on the straightest neck in the world to make it sound like that. I'm not pretending to think I can ever do that, but, school me - how do they do it?
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Nov 25, 2021 03:10
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The Science Goy posted:They last a stupid long time too I have a set that came on a used bass a few years ago. I put them on another bass and they're probably ten years old by now. Tapes are great. The high end is still there, just muted, and never clattery or clanky. Sounds good with chorus on it if you're into that sort of poo poo, more subtle than it would be with rounds.
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Nov 25, 2021 03:39
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I have some tapes on my Gretsch bass and it feels like they sound like really rubbery flatwounds on the low end but still get a lot of high end on the upper strings or if you play really attack-y. Versatile, I guess??? They sound real good doing slides and they feel like big udon noodles
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Nov 25, 2021 05:28
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Jonny 290 posted:So, like, indulge a noob question. Short answer: a bit of compression, a decent setup, and a metric shitload of practice. No other way around it, gotta put in the time and develop good consistent technique. Their good technique is hands down the most important part of the result.
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Nov 25, 2021 05:41
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Alright im sold on tapes, ordering some tomorrow!
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So I traded in my skinny neck'd Ibanez toward a nicer skinny neck'd Ibanez and I've been playing my Yamaha in the meantime, my fretting hand starts to hurt after maybe half hour or so, sort of cramping I guess, to the point where fretting becomes a chore. Is this normal playing with this chunkier neck profile that I'm not really used to? Will it go away with time like any muscle ache after working out said muscle, or should I refrain from playing as to not injure my hand? It's mostly the webbing between thumb and index finger that starts to hurt, not necessarily my actual fretting fingers. Ugh, I really hope the new one shows up sooner than anticipated.
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Nov 28, 2021 00:31
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Are you fretting properly, right up next to the frets, almost right on top?
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Nov 28, 2021 03:23
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So far as I can tell, I don't think anything has changed with fingering. Usually when that happens I'm greeted with a not great sounding note and some buzz. The action is also noticeably higher on this than the old one, the old one also had Rotosound tapes, this one has standard D'addario roundwounds.
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Nov 28, 2021 05:17
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Could be the action. Set it up how you like and see if pain persists.
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Nov 28, 2021 08:53
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Higher action sounds like the culprit, but rounds require more pressure than tapes, I've found, to get a good clear tone out of them.
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Nov 28, 2021 15:59
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The Science Goy posted:Short answer: a bit of compression, a decent setup, and a metric shitload of practice. No other way around it, gotta put in the time and develop good consistent technique. Their good technique is hands down the most important part of the result. Absolutely. If you want to play at that level, you must be practicing multiple hours per day. There is no shortcut.
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Nov 28, 2021 16:23
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Elissimpark posted:Could be the action. Set it up how you like and see if pain persists. That's the plan, I've got a set of tapes for it anyhow so I'll do the full setup when I swap those out. I also called Sam Ash to bug about the new bass even though they said June 2022, it updated to December 6th of this year!
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Don't post in here very much but just wanted to talk about my Sweetwater/Ibanez fiasco that has been ongoing the past year. January: I put in a preorder on the Ibanez SR305E in Sky Veil Matte, waited 6 months and was told not to expect it this year (I mean supply chain issues are hitting every industry) June: Swap to an Ibanez Mezzo SRMD205, was a little bit skeptical, it's a shorter scale on a 5 string but holy gently caress the bang for the buck on this bass was amazing, it played like a dream. End of October: Until the Jazz pick up shits the bed, god this was disappointing but I reach out to Sweetwater and they're like "No problem let's send you a box and shipping label and get that taken care of".....5 days later "Hey Photex.....was there damage to the headstock before you shipped it out? It was brand new? oh uh....this is substantial and we can't send this back to you even after a repair so we will send you a new one."  November: "Hey Photex this bass is out of stock till December, we can refund you or you can wait" I decide to wait December: "Hey Photex, Ibanez discontinued that line, there will be no more shipping, also every 5 string bass in that price range is out of stock till mid 2022" So now i'm waiting on a 4 String Squier Contemporary Jazz Bass - Ocean Blue Metallic. tl;dr: Supply chain issues suck for every drat industry, gently caress fedex that bass was pristine and I literally pack and freight ship stuff for a living some rear end in a top hat threw it off the back of the truck. Sweetwater's communication for such a large company is top notch and they tried their best to make me happy.
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Sup waiting until next June for an Ibanez buddy  Sorry fedex sucked, hope your new one plays just as nicely as your old one.
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:Sup waiting until next June for an Ibanez buddy Sadly because I don't own a bass currently (sold my 505 off for a move) I couldn't wait, not playing is killing me
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Photex posted:Sadly because I don't own a bass currently (sold my 505 off for a move) I couldn't wait, not playing is killing me Double bummer. Mine was supposed to arrive today allegedly, after being originally quoted next June. No call from the shop though, unsurprisingly. I'll call them tomorrow to see what's up but still anticipate waiting a bit.
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Sweetwater is good ppl and really the only good experience I have participating in capitalism
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Frozen Pizza Party posted:Double bummer. Mine was supposed to arrive today allegedly, after being originally quoted next June. No call from the shop though, unsurprisingly. I'll call them tomorrow to see what's up but still anticipate waiting a bit. Selfquoting because I jinxed it, called the shop today, who called Ibanez directly.. looks like June is back on the menu 
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Shageletic posted:Sweetwater is good ppl and really the only good experience I have participating in capitalism I wish any shop music or not music was half as consistently awesome as Sweetwater. It’s an unfortunately rare thing.
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So I did a thing tonight... Went by a Music-Go-Round near the house to kill some time and look around at what people are off-loading before the holidays to get some extra cash and found this gem:  As best as I can date it, it's a 1973 Epiphone EA-260, made in Japan. I don't necessarily have a need for a short-scale hollowbody, but I sure didn't let that stop me. It's so round and warm, just needs some good flats on it. Also needs the solder-joints cleaned up, and that I'm dreading... Working on wiring on a hollowbody is annoying af.
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I love my slightly hotrodded SX jazz 5, but wanted something a little more manageable for couch noodlin'. Excited to give this ibanez tmb30 a run through! I plan to throw flats on it. Reviews seem good and the price was right. e: taking suggestions on flatwounds. Seems like the Rotosounds are highly regarded? Jonny 290 fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Dec 8, 2021 |
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Jonny 290 posted:I love my slightly hotrodded SX jazz 5, but wanted something a little more manageable for couch noodlin'. Excited to give this ibanez tmb30 a run through! I plan to throw flats on it. buy really nice flats, since you will never change them. Pyramids, La Bellas, or TIs. the rotos are fine, but if you're making the investment in flats you want something special.
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Thanks! I found the 43-104 labella short scale flats for the same price as the roto's, so i've got those on the way too. Stoked
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thinking about putting a darkglass preamp in my rick just to make people mad on the internet. also thought about putting a pickup between the bridge and bridge pickup for funsies
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muike posted:thinking about putting a darkglass preamp in my rick just to make people mad on the internet. Is that the one that has a bass, low mid and hi mid settings but no treble?
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Scarf posted:So I did a thing tonight... Well this isn't helping me be patient waiting for a Jack Casady signature model to come back in stock. Nice find! muike posted:thinking about putting a darkglass preamp in my rick just to make people mad on the internet. I'm pretty sure doing any mod to a rick will piss off the internet, even the basic flipping the pickup one. How dare you ruin the special rick TOANs. How dare you.
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 It's a very nice blue.
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muike posted:also thought about putting a pickup between the bridge and bridge pickup for funsies im torn between just continuing to use my little clean boost pedal i got for $15 (it works fine) vs. throwing those artecs in everything, because passive basses just do not give nearly enough to push the tube in my ashdown
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muike posted:thinking about putting a darkglass preamp in my rick just to make people mad on the internet. https://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-6jh.htm I think they’re discontinued now, every review said that it adds little if anything to the sound and is not worth it.
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Photex posted:
Love it!
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DrChu posted:https://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-6jh.htm Yeah those are cool but I was actually thinking like an EMG soapboar or MM pickup lol
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newbie no-talent bass learner blog, entry #73: why does this 30" shorty feel so good. This is incredible fun. and it doesn't feel 'rubbery' at all tbh
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Do not, my friend, become addicted to short scale. It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence.
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I’ve been considering a short scale for years now… I have big hands and a great stretch too, always play one finger per fret etc. 34” just seems too much at times. Sometimes I think “but kilometers, what if the tone isn’t right or it’s not great for recording” and then paul mccartney appears and beats the poo poo out of me and then takes my hand and says “it’s okay son, accept the short scale”. I think he used a full scale on some albums though.
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That 70s Epiphone I picked up is my first ever short-scale after 20ish years of playing... I definitely wish I'd gotten one sooner, but don't really forsee it becoming my main. For sure gonna take it along for the next country gig I play though! I need to get in touch with Novak about either rewinding the pups or seeing what he has that I can drop right in.
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