chrkelly

Also, forgot to mention Daddario Helicore hybrids. £78 from Thomann. They get good reviews and I've heard that Larry Grenadier and Christian McBride use them.

Usually in my experience, it works out a lot cheaper buying from the States (even if you get stung for import taxes!). The best mail order shops are www.lemurmusic.com and www.urbbob.com. Also, Thomann does good prices for the Austrian brands, Pirastro and Thomastik.

What music are you playing and what type of sound are you aiming for?
Spiros have long been the standard jazz string, tonnes of sustain and they have a good amplified sound. They also work reasonably well on the A and E on dark basses for orchestral playing. I quite like really old ones that have mellowed a bit. Either go for the Weich or standard gauge. The starks are too heavy for my tastes
A mate of mine has the innovation silver slaps. Old school gut sound. Really low tension and massive gauge. They feel very strange under the left hand. Completely unbowable.
Pirastro Obligatos are also a good choice but you'd be lucky to get a year out of them. OK for the bow, loads of growl for pizz and more organic sounding than the spiros.
I'm just about to put on a set of Corelli 370TX. Cost me just under £70 from the US. I borrowed a bass recently with a set on and they sounded great. All the growl of spiros and then some. Very nice with the bow too.

Strings that work for some basses will not work fo others though. You may well spend your life experimenting with different combinations to find the perfect match! I still haven't found one I'm perfectly happy with.

Bump

on the bay

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230212470690&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=013"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=013[/url]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230212464791&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=013"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=013[/url]

It's the older grey one with the single tone control.

bump before ebay

Prices lowered!

And back to the top

Back to the top

That'll be mine.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=417&hl=swr"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=417&hl=swr[/url].

Its in storage at the mo while I move house, but will be for sale again as soon as I move in.

Both still up for grabs

A massive bump for an incredibly well made Northern Irish guitar

pm sent

very very tempted. will let you tomorrow.

Chris

Hi, unfortunateley my audio interface is out of action at the mo so can't do any samples myself. There's a review and a few clips on bass player though.

[url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/mxr-bass-auto/Dec-06/24430"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/mxr-bass-auto/Dec-06/24430[/url]

Due to hassle of carrying a double bass and an 8x8, the time has finally come for a bit of downsizing! Had tried out the Berg 410 at Club Bass in Toronto a few months ago and absolutely loved it. Now one will hopefully be with me tomorrow. Stay posted for a full review soon!

Due to the purchase of a new Bergantino 410, these need to go. Both are boxed and in excellent condition. Price inc p&p.

Fulltone Fat Boost - £80 - Great little pedal for adding a bit of nice warm overdrive and presence to your sound.

MXR Bass Auto Q - £55 - Classic auto wah with no loss of low end. Has a cool shimmer effect too.

ALL SOLD!

Bloody hell, if only I had 2 grand!

Hi Mike. Yes, I've got all my gear insured with them. I think electrical instruments go on the power play option. Give them a call and I'm sure they'll sort you out.

One of my favorites is Brad Mahldau's Art of the Trio, vol.3: Songs. Its a sublime album, definitely one the that band's best. Larry Grenadier on bass providing the usual solid bottom end with piles of tone. They also do a great cover of Radiohead's Exit Music for a Film. Well worth checking out if you haven't heard it before.

Allianz Cornhill (formerly British Reserve) is regarded as the best. The vast majority of professional musicians use them, myself included.

[url="http://www.allianzmusicalinsurance.co.uk/insureInstruments/insure.htm"]http://www.allianzmusicalinsurance.co.uk/i...ents/insure.htm[/url]

I'll be about from 18th. Should be a great laugh. Haven't done the festival in about 5 years so really looking forward to it. If any of you guys are that way inclined, I'm doing a show at the Pleasance called 'The Last Five Years' which for a musical is actually bloody great. Brilliant tunes and lots of fretless shred (got to learn how to play a fretless in the next week, S**t!). Still got to check out the other listings though.

Apologies to all those NS design users out there, but just couldn't get a sound I liked. I tried various setups and strings (steel and synthetic core) but ended up selling mine after 2 months. I also found that because the fingerboard is flush to the body, there is limited space to put your thumb and then it's quite difficult to get the full weight of your arm into each note.

After posting just a week ago, my korg tuner has now failed due to a broken input jack socket! New cables will be on the way very soon!

Any of the hollow body Azolas, no question! [url="http://www.azola.com"]http://www.azola.com[/url]. Amazing instruments and amazing customer service. Stay well clear of the NS Design. Its a great instrument but in a class of its own. It sounds absolutely nothing like a upright as you know it.