Elixirs. I have a set on my Passion that are about three years old and they sound new. I use them on everything now and don’t even think about string death any more.
Gotta be the Vigier! I have used a selection of different Passion basses in a funk metal Welsh math-core band (!) and the way they cut through the mix live was excellent. Rock solid construction and amazing neck. A bit different but not so much it can be pigeon holed into a style of music.
Actually I think they have beefed it up a little - mine is an older TecAmp one and the Each ones have some kind of fan or fan looking gubbins on the bottom. Mr Eich told me they are the newest version that is more powerful.
That said, I often find mine too powerful so I can't imagine it being much of an improvement!!
Elixir tension charts here
https://www.elixirstrings.com/support/string-tension-for-tuning-guitar
I use super light with a very low action and love them to bits - they are slightly higher tension than other strings of the same gauge, although being super light they are relatively low tension as a whole.
I don’t think so, I’ve seen several people standing on one at once. Perhaps worth an email to Eich but I’d be surprised. I have a fairly heavy chair on mine.
Well worth calling Watford Valves. I use them a lot in the past and they are always really helpful and interesting to talk to.
When it does to pre-amp valves, I'd be tempted to buy a few and try them out.
Here’s one on the back of my headstock and here’s one on my mini bass. Stuck with 3M double sided tape but on mini bass I may adapt the clip attached to the back of the tuner to attach it permanently also so that it swivels outwards for batt replacement.
I remove the clip from the polytune and attach it to my bass permanently. Always interested to hear about other tuners but many have uneven surfaces on the back so it can’t be stuck to me bayzz
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