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I love a tumbleweed pic. I posted in jest, natch Not heard of Innovation, Marc. I'm quite new to the EUB world. I'll make some checks on Innovations. No bowing for me either - pizz only ! I'll keep my eye on the market, but the EUB section is quite niche, and the chances of a set of Spiros ( or whatever ) coming up is probably a long shot, and i need to sell these Orchestras as well. It would be nice to do a trade, and both parties can save money, but waiting for that could be a long time. Might just have to stump up the coin and get some in PS i have no idea if standard DB strings fit. Perhaps someone more expereinced can verify. Do acoustic DB strings have a lot of sustain ?

Yup, gonna stick to those TPJ. Seems for sustain, this is what is most recommended

Thanks Gary - appreciate you looking, but i will pass on the unknowns. If i stick to well known brands and take advice from those who know much more than i do, i should only have to buy one set and make them last. Spiros are the most advised string by others, considering my criteria. Thomann sell them at £132 + £10 P+P. The cheapest Spiros i've seen ( just starting on the Jack Daniels )

Thanks Gary Yup, as i posted , someone elsewhere suggested a string change, and specifically Spiro Mediums, as i'm after much more sustain. The current strings are seated ok, the silk windings are also behaving, and as i stated, throwing the Pizz / Arco switch really sorted the uneven volume, so i dont see a prob with the piezo. The dead sustain still remained , however. Just gotta stump up the coin for a set of T.I Spiros. £144 - ouch ! I suppose i could sell the D'addario Orchestras, though i'm not sure who would buy. Most people seem to keep their strings, and at the prices, i dont blame them

To help with my own question, the strings, so i have been told elsewhere, are D'addario Orchestras, and i need Spiros. I solved the volume problem on the D by throwing the switch on the NXT, and this has evened up the strings, but for sustain, i need a string swap

Easy tiger ...

I appreciate that Mike.

I'm wondering if i need different strings. The current set ( i have no idea as they were on the bass when i bought it ) so i'm told, are D'addario Trads. If its any help, they have coloured silks at the tuner end - Green E, Black A, Gold D, Red G Other end is all blue, but with a thin gold thread pattern winding round the blue. The open plucking is ok-ish, though the D is distinctly deader than the E A and G But fretting down kills any sustain to almost nothing, and the D again is worse here by some margin compared to the others. Made many adjustments to bass EQ and amp EQ but this proved fruitless, so i'm pointing the finger at the strings - any ideas for strings with more sustain and a more even volume between the 4 ? I read only about 30 mins ago, that someone had thought they had way too much sutsain from their NXT strings, and apparently, he had a 38" scale set, instead of a set for 41.73" I guess there's some spare length on a 38" set, as he had them on this NXT. Would this actually happen though - too much sustain due to strings being shorter ?

Ahem... Bought NS NXT EUB, and sold my flame maple Yammy TRB ll 4 banger. NXT is lovely, but gotta fire off some questions in the EUB section as to why the sustain is non existent as soon as any string is fretted Especially the D string. Might be the strings ?

Fleabag is an immense talent. It must be nice to pop along to Sainsburys and not get mobbed

Just been up to see Mark at BD, as he had a used bass i was interested in. Phoned first to make sure it hadn't been sold or had a deposit on it. I offered to put a deposit on, as it was a 1 hour drive and sods law working the way it does, someone would have gone in and bought it while i was on route Mark said no need, he will hold till close of business for me. Fab I drove up to Warwickshire as promised within 2 hours. Met Mark, nice as pie and a bit of a comedian, just my type of bloke. I also took one of my basses i wanted to part ex, and he glanced over it ( it was mint and faultless by the way ) and he offered me one price, no haggling. I accepted and 15 mins later i was off, after a couple of giggles with Mark while i was in his office. The deal was hassle free, and both of us were happy Job done

Big regret selling my mid 80's Overwater Looked similar to these ( identical shape but 1 pickup and 4 string )

Crack on ! I have popcorn and beer

Never thought of that one

My onsite notifications are fine, but just this afternoon, i get a note in my note in-box that someone had responded in a thread i had posted in about an hour earlier I went to the thread via clicking the note in the in-box, and there was no reply. My post was still the last one in the thread. Possibly just a one off, and maybe trivial, but just thought i'd mention it

Every bass he's ever listed over the years has always been well overpriced, whether good or rubbish. How does he make a living ..

This site is slicker than a snake crawlin' across a mossbed in tennis shoes

Welcome to the charic trouble shooting show . No job too small. 23 1/2 hour call out

Same here William. I wouldnt want that Ford Anglia again, that i once owned. I've had bass cabs with jack sockets and immediately change them for Speakons. Its worth the effort, even if you have to ask someone to sort it

Ah, ok. He's just a comedian having a giraffe. Panic over

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Check the neck pickup. Looks like its just the cover. There's no poles showing. This is one oddball bass

Oh dear That ' jazz bass ' decal was applied by a Bonobo. Crooked as hell, just like the seller

Thanks mr H I just had to dig a little deeper