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  1. fretmeister
    I go as high as possible to use the top of the pickup as a ramp. Only works if the poles are slightly lower than the plastic cover. Otherwise the clicking is nuts.
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    I've had fully lined and dots where the frets were. I like dots where the frets were. It's not as accurate to start with for 4,6,8 positions etc but it's much better training, and it doesn't take long.
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    When I started it was always Ernie Balls, the D'addario Prosteels. I stuck with the Prosteels for years. Then started to experiment with others. Dunlop steels and flats, Ti Flats, Roto flats. EB flats, Dr Hi-Beams steels. I now have Dunlop Flats on my Sandberg Lionel and Ibby Mezzo 5, and I'm trying some DR Black Beauties on my Sandberg TT4. That's my first go with coated strings on bass, but I do use Elixir Optiwebs on guitar.
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    That would be excellent!
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    The shortest 5 they offer is 32.5 inches. I do find their 5 string necks a bit chunky for me, and I like a narrower bridge string spacing than they have on a 5. I'd love 44.5mm nut and 17.5mm bridge spacing - like a Stingray 5. Just as a shortie. I doubt I'll have any luck with that though.
  6. fretmeister
    I really need to find a 5 string shortie.
  7. fretmeister
    It’s a very versatile pedal. The sample settings
  8. fretmeister
    Hipshot USA Ultralights will help, but how much depends on what the current tuners weigh. If they are old fashioned large plate tuners then you can save 1/3 lb, and at the end of the neck that’s a big difference. On a 5 string it can save 1/2lb! USA Hipshots are lighter then the licensed ones, and they are reversible left and right for use in other basses if you ever sell.
  9. fretmeister
    The Tech21 Steve Harris is very good for this.
  10. fretmeister
    Very fast delivery and I have some Black Beauties. They sound good and feel great, hopefully they will last!
  11. fretmeister
    I had one as well. It was ace.
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    I might give them a try then. I do like other DR strings.
  13. fretmeister
    I have never tried any coated strings. Most seem to be nickel, to which I have a nasty allergy - so how long does the coating last? If it starts coming off in a month or two then I would be exposed to the nickel and they'd have to go in the bin. I'm looking for strings with low string noise but are a bit brighter than flats. But not too bright like steels would be. I usually have 40-100 gauge and alas Elixirs only do 45-105 as a steel coated, but I could try the nickels 40-95 if the coating lasts. If not then DR have some coated steels but I've never seen them mentioned on here. Any ideas?
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    I stand corrected. I don't have a problem with digital. I went 100% Helix for my guitar rig many years ago.
  15. fretmeister
    It's multiband so applies compression differently to different frequencies to give an even result instead of more compression on low notes like a traditional compressor does, it reacts to specifically to the incoming signal in a way that no analogue pedal can, and there is absolutely no dip and swell that affects even the best analogue ones, particularly with high output pickups. It has an incredibly low noise floor. Changing a control does loads of stuff behind the scenes so there isn't a bad setting in the box. It's not really a digital pedal, it's digital control over the compression of the analogue bass signal. It's the most natural sounding compressor I've ever used. It ups the voltage to 18v internally so there's loads of headroom too. The only slight downside is that it will eat a 9V battery in 2-3 hours, but I always use a power supply. It just works, with every bass and at every setting. I haven't found a single compromise.
  16. fretmeister
    Will the shop not take it back for a refund?
  17. fretmeister
    £100 will barely get you a single good double bass string... A set of Pirastro Eudoxa are £700!
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    I need to get to a shop to try one - the nut width is much wider than I'm used to and will need to make sure it suits me. I have a great BM patch for my helix, took me a long time to get it right, but I never play Queen songs with it, I just view it as a great guitar tone. It's only instantly recognisable when it's Brian doing the playing. When it's me it's just some hamfisted bloke!
  19. fretmeister
    Order the amp and then use the return period to give it a proper run?
  20. fretmeister
    I love that. I'd really like to try a BM guitar. I like shorter scales.
  21. fretmeister
    All of them, one of them, whatever feels comfortable for the passage of notes at any specific time.
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    The AO type pedals and amps are far closer to fuzz than clank. I used to get a good clank out of a V1 MT900 so I see no reason why the V2 wouldn't do it. I have not tried the X series stuff, but the drive section seems to be voiced a lot more similar to the B*K series than the AO. Why not buy a X7 pedal and run it into the FX loop on your AO900? Or straight in the front with no drive on the amp? That would be a lot cheaper. Or have a good audition of the X7 to see if the X series will do it - you can always return the pedal after trying it out.
  23. fretmeister
    I've got a Thumpinator but I'm going to get the Sine FX one when I can. I really like the Thumpinator but sometimes I'd like to be able to set the frequency.
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    He doesn't do flats though. The Dunlops are my favourite flats in the world. They used to be priced at about the same as Ti Flats, but after lockdown they went mad. I have no idea why. When the price went up I tried a bunch of others - ironically that costing me far more than just getting a set of Dunlops - but for me nothing else was close, particularly for P type basses. I've got EB Group iv flats on my J type. I've never got less than 5 years out of a set of Dunlop flats. I will say though that Strings Direct are the most expensive place for them by a long way. I got a set of short scale for £70 from Amazon - so that's £25 cheaper than Strings Direct.
  25. fretmeister
    Fake strings are a thing. Always buy from somewhere you trust.
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