steve

Well it's a start Bob .... A bit more info, which prolly should have gone on the first post - it's all ply, and it's physically quite a bit larger in the body than my other 3/4. It has quite a thin, erm 'flexible' finger board (which obv might have been planed previously) and a very slender neck depth.

Bought this off ebay as a fixer upper, and it's now giggable, I was wondering if anyone could identify it? There's no label inside (although a rectangular stain on the wood implies there was one once). thanks

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1340713544' post='1708410'] Sorry Steve - this is what sprang to mind when I saw your post. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eEIIB5hVy4[/media] [/quote] "I finished miles ahead of you fellows"

I've been using a PF500 and PF115 for a while now, and so far I've been very happy with them. I just use the combo for upright gigs and add a BFM 10.5 for rock gigs with an electric bass, and the rig has sounded great and always kept up easily. Never had a hint of the amp crapping out like some folks on here have, but I'm always running mine into the PF115 anyway (if that has anything to do with it)

Any news/feedback on these Bremen?

the RABs are now on their way to The Rev, thanks very much for organising this Daf

I'll be taking the RABs off my bass after tonights gig so I'll reinstate my position as next in the queue when Bremen has finishd if that's ok?

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1339847387' post='1695302'] Great review! Looking forward to taking these for a spin. [/quote] thanks, I'll use them again for tonights gig and then take them off, so if you want to pm your postal details, I'll be able to send them on to you at the bginning of next week

I've had these on my bass for a few days, so I thought it only fair to add some feedback since Daf and Innovation were kind enough to organise this trial opportunity. I'm using an old Czech ply DB, with a J-tone piezo into an LR Baggs Gigpro,and then into an Ampeg PF500/PF115. The previous strings I had on (for around a year I think) were second hand Helicores, which sounding really nice if a little quiet and seemed prone to feedback when amplified. I'd been stuffing eggcrate foam in the f-holes, eq-ing out a lot of bass on the amp and having to use my left hand to tame the open E string on some occasions. On go the RABs, and the first noticeable things is the thicker G string, which I liked. In fact all the strings seemed closer in thickness. The tensions are nice and spongy, and feel very responsive to the left hand. I did notice an increase in volume level but having recently repaired a seam, I couldn't say how much of the increase was down to the different strings. Playing in an acoustic jam with guitar/vocals, my bass easily kept up volume wise, where it had struggled before. In an electric rehearsal with my blues band, I was still struggling a little with feedback, mainly due to the idiot nonce bass player in the band in an upstairs room whose bass was so loud, it was making the snare drums springs rattle more than I usually do. His bass will be shoved up one of his nostrils if he does that again Reducing the bass on my amp made it more manageable tho. Last night I played a pub gig with them, and it was fantastic. Didn't need foam in the f-holes, didn't need to cut the bass on my amp, and could here it very clearly on all but one track where the guitarist does chunky chords that obscured what I was playing. The lower tension made playing considerably easier, and less tiring. Leaving the most important element - how they sound, to last; in general, really nice. I had very positive comments from other band members, and the audience at last nights gig. My only niggle is there's maybe a touch too much 'mwah' on the G string from about B upwards, but nobody else picked up on that so I may just need to get used to it and/or adapt my playing technique a bit. In summary, I'm really impressed, and the only thing stopping me ordering them is my pending trial on another set of innovations. I have another gig next weekend I'd like to try them on in a different venue, and then I'll whip em off and send them to the next in line (TheRev I think?)

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1339140794' post='1684148'] If your ears not leading you to the writing the lines you want then hows your theory? Understanding how chords are put together and then the way they are related in a progression is the fundamentals of harmony. It sounds 'boring' but have a look at chord tones to get an idea of whats what. There's a reason walking bass lines work. Syncopation, when to play and when not to play is a group effort. Whats the kick drum doing, what's the melody doing. If you take a lead, the drummer should hear and follow and vice versa. [/quote] [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1339142056' post='1684160'] Put your bass down. Listen to what the rest of the instruments are doing paying particular attention to the drums and vocals. Sing the bass line (in your head if your actual singing's not very good). Now pick up your bass and play what you've been singing. [/quote] +1, also think about where you are in the song and how you want that part to sound in relation to the other parts, i.e. where the song builds etc

woop woop

.... Hi again Daf, can I give these a try pls?

Ok well, can I take them first and then i'll drop down the queue for these if needed? I'll add a post to that thread.

Great stuff, thanks Daf. I would like a go with the RABs too, but I' ll wait till i've tried these before I put my name on that list.

Hello Daf, I'd very much like to try a set of these too, I'm mainly playing blues with a bit of jive thrown in here and there on an upright with piezo pickup, so I assume these strings would be ok with my setup. Cheers Steve

another +1 for j tone

[quote name='marvin spangles' timestamp='1336085922' post='1640850'] Good luck! Be patient you are on a long arduous journey. If you find you have a problem being heard don't try to overcompensate by "digging in" you'll have a lot of pain in the morning. Try and enjoy every note you play. [/quote] I'd agree with this, i use an electroharmonix headphone amp fed by one channel of a boss LS-2. No matter what the onstage volume level, I know I'll be able to hear all my intonation errors

[quote name='endorka' timestamp='1332789529' post='1593187'] Great to see this thread still going :-) And despite the passing of many moons, I've still not sorted out the string question. I'm trying to sort out various sounds in my head... so which set of Innovation strings would you say comes closest to this sound - Danny Thompson on David Sylvian's "The Ink In The Well?" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9LWfVjXXAU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL177B4C158F55B555[/media] Cheers! Jennifer [/quote] really like this. did the silver slaps approximate the tone Jen?