Sean

I kinda like the Dug one but the strap button is too far back, like on the older Baron model. If they did a Stiletto 12 that was like the 8 I had, I'd get it.

It's a 3% change in scale length but it's >6% change in tension on a 130 and that makes a very perceptible difference. On a 135 the difference between a 34 and a 35 is still 6% but on the 35 it gives it more tension than a 100 E

I've recently installed this set on my 34" Yamaha BBP35. As you can see, the B it's not the floppiest string. I'll concede that the BBP35 is a premium handbuilt bass but there are Indonesia-made Yams that will give you a very very close experience for <£500 used.

The last person that posted in this format got banned on the 17th

I've got a Shuker carved neck on my #1 P bass. Long story and a little polemico but it's an absolute peach. We don't talk about it because it'll probably upset the NYC bass mafia.

Uffff. I've had a couple of fabulous 35" string basses that I've moved on because of the high tension principally on the D and G. If I'd have known about balanced tension and string tension calculators, those basses might still be here today. The NS5-XL anyway. She was a stunner, even by US Spector standards.

What are Jon's waiting times at the moment?

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GNdAeRfSq/ I really liked this post I found. The keyboard layout and static root/tonic approach makes so much sense.

Also, I sold a bass last week that was very heavily modified. The buyer said that it was exactly what he would have done if he'd bought the bass unmodified. He was absolutely over the moon. We had good chat and he was a gent and now he has a bass that he's very happy with. I can make massive sweeping generalisations too if required, so if you need me to attack anyone putting a J Retro or a Tusq nut on a J&D J bass, please let me know, I'd be happy to...

I did it last week and it got rapturous applause by all those that beholded the vision. I'm not saying it's right but it made quite a lot of folk people happy and when all is said and done, that's why we're here. Each to their own.

Not having a spare PP3 battery on the gig.

After playing for a while, it just makes sense. I've switched back and forth between a 34" with D'Addario 45,65,80,100 and it's a world of difference.

I've done it! I used the D'Addario set with a .145 B on my BBP35. I'm completely converted. The B is a revelation, it's huge. The E is lovely too. I wound the P pickup back a bit to give the string some room and it sounds so clear. Brilliant. Very happy.

Powercuts.

Can I get a reverse-wound frappachino with a 0.96 delrin plectrum with soy milk that leverages the stickiness all across the piece to ringfence the low-hanging fruit in the red ocean that gives us a steer going forward enabling the blue sky thinking? P or J? What's your vibe?

These just arrived. I'll probably add the .145 and get them on tomorrow.

This one goes as dirty as... ... although it's white and spotless... The case was made by Geoff at Matamp.

That's a bargain.